MORECAMBE. Morecambe was capable to reverse the score against Doncaster Rovers. Morecambe was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Mazuma Stadium stadium in Morecambe on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Bell with the collaboration of Billy Smallwood and Paul Graham. The 4th official was Lewis Raper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 22 Total 9
- 8 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 77
- 66 Dangerous attack 29
- 30 Ball safe 37
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Morecambe had a superior ball possession 65% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Morecambe had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Morecambe won the match.
Morecambe shot 22 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Morecambe received 1 yellow card (J. Ayunga). Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (J. Hiwula and J. Olowu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Morecambe will have 23 points to remain in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 16 points to remain in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Morecambe will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 1st of February with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Doncaster Rovers will host Rotherham United on the 1st of February with a 3-3 head to head record.
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Kyle Letheren , Ryan McLaughlin , Anthony O’Connor , Liam Gibson , Greg Leigh , Shane McLoughlin , Toumani Diagouraga , Alfie McCalmont , Jonah Ayunga , Cole Stockton and Arthur Gnahoua .
The home team had on the bench: R. Delaney, Aaron Wildig , R. Cooney, Jonathan Obika , J. Andrésson, C. Jones and J. Nicholson.
Substitutions
Morecambe made 3 changes: A. McCalmont for A. Wildig (46′), A. Gnahoua for J. Obika (78′) and J. Ayunga for R. Cooney (90′).
Best player: Cole Stockton
The player that probably impressed the most for Morecambe was Cole Stockton.
His rating is with 2 goals, 4 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass.
Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gary McSheffrey played with: Louis Jones , Kyle Knoyle , Joseph Olowu , Tommy Rowe , Aidan Barlow , Matthew Smith , Branden Horton , Ethan Galbraith , Dan Gardner , Omar Bogle and Jordy Hiwula .
These were the players on the bench: Joe Dodoo , P. Dahlberg, R. Williams, Liam Ravenhill , B. Blythe, Tiago Cukur and L. Hasani.
Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of J. Dodoo (injured) and T. Cukur (injured).
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: O. Bogle for J. Dodoo (34′), D. Gardner for L. Ravenhill (46′) and A. Barlow for T. Cukur (61′).
Best player: Dan Gardner
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Dan Gardner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.