SALFORD. Salford City tops Stevenage 1-0 after J. Turnbull scored just 1 goal (34′).
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves with the support of Gary Hilton and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Darren Handley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 17 Total 17
- 6 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 97
- 55 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Stevenage that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Salford City was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Salford City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Stevenage shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 1 yellow card (A. Hunter). On the other side, Stevenage received 2 yellow cards (L. Prosser and E. Osborne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Salford City will have 27 points like Rochdale and Hartlepool United to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Stevenage will stay with 19 points like Carlisle United to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Port Vale on the 26th of December with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Stevenage will host Crawley Town on the 26th of December with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Stevenage (6 draws).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City
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Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gary Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Tom King , Theo Vassell , Ashley Eastham , Jordan Turnbull , Ibou Touray , Jason Lowe , Matthew Lund , Josh Morris , Conor McAleny , Ashley Hunter and Tom Elliott .
The home team had on the bench: Tyreik Wright , Z. Jeacock, Liam Shephard , T. Golden, Andrew Smith and Aramide Oteh .
Substitutions
Salford City made 3 changes: C. McAleny for T. Wright (73′), A. Hunter for L. Shephard (82′) and T. Elliott for A. Oteh (83′).
Best player: Ashley Hunter
The player that probably impressed the most for Salford City was Ashley Hunter even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage
Stevenage started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paul Tisdale played with: Adam Smith , Owen Cochrane , Scott Cuthbert , Luke Prosser , Ben Coker , Jake Reeves , Chris Lines , Jake Taylor , Elliott List , Luke Norris and Bruno Andrade .
They had on the bench: J. Smith, J. Daly, Jamie Reid , A. Williams, Elliot Osborne and A. Read.
Substitutions
Stevenage made 2 changes: C. Lines for J. Reid (58′) and O. Cochrane for E. Osborne (80′).
Best player: Bruno Andrade
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Bruno Andrade.
His rating is with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Rochdale – Newport County – 3-0
- Salford City – Stevenage – 1-0
- Sutton United – Harrogate Town – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Leyton Orient – 1-0
