MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town overcame Walsall to win 2-1. It was Mansfield Town to strike first with a goal of Aden Flint at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jordan Bowery gave the win to Mansfield Town in the 71′ minute with a goal. Mansfield Town took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was David Rock with the support of Richard Woodward and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Grant Taylor. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.62 degrees Celsius or 60.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Mansfield Town

2 - 1

Walsall

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 22 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 10 Shots blocked 2
  • 103 Attack 99
  • 57 Dangerous attack 38
  • 78 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Mansfield Town had a superior ball possession 60% while Walsall was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match​.

Mansfield Town shot 22 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Walsall shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 3 yellow cards (James Gale, Hiram Boateng and Lewis Brunt). Talking about the opposition, Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Brandon Comley and Tom Knowles).

Match Timeline

Aden Flint(goal)
16'
James Gale- sub ->Lucas Akins
30'
Lewis Brunt- Yellow
38'
40'
Tom Knowles- Yellow
Baily Cargill- sub ->Lewis Brunt
46'
52'
Ryan Stirk(goal)Tom Knowles
59'
B. Comley- Yellow
James Gale- Yellow
59'
Will Swan- sub ->George Maris
63'
Jordan Bowery(goal)Will Swan
71'
78'
Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Isaac Hutchinson
Hiram Boateng- sub ->Ollie Clarke
79'
82'
Jamille Matt- sub ->Ryan Stirk
Hiram Boateng- Yellow
86'
88'
Taylor Allen- sub ->Tom Knowles

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this match, Mansfield Town will have 29 points like Crewe Alexandra to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Walsall will stay with 20 points like Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away with Walsall on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

Walsall will host Mansfield Town on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town
G
Christy Pym 1.England
6.4
D
Jordan Bowery 9.England
8.1
71'
D
Calum MacDonald 11.Scotland
7.0
D
Aden Flint 14.England
8.4
16'
D
Lewis Brunt 24.England
7.0
46' 38'
M
Ollie Clarke 8.England
7.3
79'
M
George Maris 10.England
7.0
63'
M
Aaron Lewis 15.Wales
7.0
M
Louis Reed 25.England
7.3
M
Davis Keillor-Dunn 40.England
8.1
F
Lucas Akins 7.Grenada
7.0
30'
Substitutes
G
Scott Flinders 13.England
D
Callum Johnson 2.England
D
Baily Cargill 6.England
6.8
46'
D
George Williams 22.England
M
Hiram Boateng 44.England
6.7
79' 86'
F
James Gale 12.England
7.3
30' 59'
F
Will Swan 26.England
7.3
63'

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym (6.4), Jordan Bowery (8.1), Aden Flint (8.4), Lewis Brunt (7.0), Calum MacDonald (7.0), Aaron Lewis (7.0), Louis Reed (7.3), Ollie Clarke (7.3), George Maris (7.0), Davis Keillor-Dunn (8.1) and Lucas Akins (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Callum Johnson, Baily Cargill (6.8), James Gale (7.3), Scott Flinders, George Williams, Will Swan (7.3) and Hiram Boateng (6.7).

Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of James Gale (injured).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 4 changes: Lucas Akins for James Gale (30′), George Maris for Will Swan (63′), Ollie Clarke for Hiram Boateng (79′) and Lewis Brunt for Baily Cargill (46′).

Best player: Aden Flint​

The most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Aden Flint.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 72 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
7.5
D
David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
7.1
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
7.3
D
Joe Riley 7.England
7.0
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
6.6
78'
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
6.8
88' 40'
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
6.4
59'
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
7.7
82' 52'
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.0
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Jackson Smith 22.England
D
Joe Foulkes 12.England
M
Taylor Allen 21.England
88'
M
H. Griffiths 42.England
F
Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica
6.4
82'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 11.England
7.1
78'

Walsall started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Matthew Sadler played with: Owen Evans (7.5), Joe Riley (7.0), David Okagbue (6.4), Donervon Daniels (7.3), Liam Gordon (7.1), Tom Knowles (6.8), Brandon Comley (6.4), Ryan Stirk (7.7), Isaac Hutchinson (6.6), Ross Tierney (7.0) and Danny Johnson (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Jamille Matt (6.4), Douglas James-Taylor (7.1), Joe Foulkes, Taylor Allen, Jackson Smith and Harvey Griffiths.

Walsall could not rely on the presence of Douglas James-Taylor (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: Isaac Hutchinson for Douglas James-Taylor (78′), Ryan Stirk for Jamille Matt (82′) and Tom Knowles for Taylor Allen (88′).

Best player: Ryan Stirk​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Ryan Stirk.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 36 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​