HARROGATE. Crewe Alexandra beats Harrogate Town 1-0 after Z. Williams scored just 1 goal (31′). Crewe Alexandra capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne with the support of Wayne Grunnill and Oliver Bickle. The 4th official was Christopher Ward. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.05 degrees Celsius or 48.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 12 Total 15
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 84 Attack 101
- 43 Dangerous attack 49
- 86 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Crewe Alexandra had a superior ball possession 56% while Harrogate Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crewe Alexandra was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crewe Alexandra won the match.
Harrogate Town shot 12 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Harrogate Town received 3 yellow cards (Rod McDonald, Sam Folarin and Levi Sutton). Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Harrogate Town will stay with 19 points to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra will have 29 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away with Crewe Alexandra on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).
Crewe Alexandra will host Harrogate Town on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).
Harrogate Town – Formation
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Harrogate Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: Mark Oxley
, Kayne Ramsay , Anthony O’Connor , Rod McDonald , Matthew Foulds , George Thomson , Josh Falkingham , Levi Sutton , Abraham Odoh , Matty Daly and Luke Armstrong .The home team had on the bench: Dean Cornelius, James Daly, Sam Folarin
, Lewis Thomas , Jack Muldoon, Jeremy Sivi and George Horbury.Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of Lewis Thomas (injured) and Sam Folarin (injured).
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 2 changes: Mark Oxley for Lewis Thomas (50′) and Josh Falkingham for Sam Folarin (66′).
Best player: Matthew Foulds
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was Matthew Foulds.
His rating is
with 31 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.Crewe Alexandra – Formation
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Crewe Alexandra started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Lee Bell played with: Harvey Davies
, Luke Offord , Connor O’Riordan , Mickey Demetriou , Rio Adebisi , Joe White , Joel Tabiner , Zac Williams , Shilow Tracey , Elliott Nevitt and Christopher Long .They had on the bench: Ryan Cooney
, Conor Thomas , Courtney Baker-Richardson, Tom Booth, Charlie Colkett, Matus Holicek and Aaron Rowe .Crewe Alexandra could not rely on the presence of Aaron Rowe (injured), Ryan Cooney (injured) and Conor Thomas (injured).
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Christopher Long for Aaron Rowe (39′), Zac Williams for Ryan Cooney (46′), Joel Tabiner for Conor Thomas (75′) and Elliott Nevitt for Courtney Baker-Richardson (90′).
Best player: Mickey Demetriou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Mickey Demetriou even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 77 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Bradford City – 2-1
- Stockport County – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Notts County – Wrexham – 0-2
- Morecambe – AFC Wimbledon – 4-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Swindon Town – 3-2
- Mansfield Town – Walsall – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Crewe Alexandra – 0-1
- Gillingham – Newport County – 0-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Crawley Town – 2-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Grimsby Town – 1-0
- Barrow – Salford City – 0-0
- Accrington Stanley – Colchester United – 0-1