DONCASTER. Fleetwood Town tops Doncaster Rovers 1-0 after E. Harrison scored just 1 goal (50′).
The match was played at the Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond who had the assistance of David Hunt and Paul Stonier. The 4th official was Darren Handley. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 7 Total 15
- 0 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 99
- 32 Dangerous attack 54
- 112 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Doncaster Rovers was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Fleetwood Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fleetwood Town was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fleetwood Town won the encounter.
Doncaster Rovers shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Fleetwood Town shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (A. Barlow and T. Rowe). On the opposite side, Fleetwood Town received 2 yellow cards (C. Camps and C. Hayes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 16 points to sit in the 24th place. On the other side, Fleetwood Town will have 25 points like AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln City to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Doncaster Rovers will play away with Lincoln City on the 15th of February with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).
Fleetwood Town will host Plymouth Argyle on the 25th of January with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Fleetwood Town (2 draws).
Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gary McSheffrey decided to play with the following team: Pontus Dahlberg , Joseph Olowu , Ro-Shaun Williams , Tommy Rowe , Kyle Knoyle , Ethan Galbraith , Matthew Smith , Aidan Barlow , Branden Horton , Jordy Hiwula and Omar Bogle .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Dodoo , Charlie Seaman , L. Hasani, B. Blythe, A. Greaves, Tiago Cukur and L. Jones.
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: A. Barlow for J. Dodoo (63′), J. Hiwula for C. Seaman (73′) and B. Horton for T. Cukur (87′).
Best player: Pontus Dahlberg
The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was the goalkeeper: Pontus Dahlberg. His rating is 7.44. He performed 5 saves.
Fleetwood Town – Formation
Fleetwood Town started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Stephen Crainey played with: Alex Cairns , Carl Johnston , Tom Clarke , Callum Johnson , Danny Andrew , Paddy Lane , Callum Camps , Daniel Batty , Harrison Biggins , Cian Hayes and Ellis Harrison .
The following players were sitting on the bench: S. Bird, D. Boyle, Anthony Pilkington , B. Crellin, S. Morris, B. Baggley and C. Conn-Clarke.
Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 3 changes: E. Harrison for A. Pilkington (64′), D. Batty for D. Boyle (90′) and C. Hayes for S. Morris (90′).
Best player: Daniel Batty
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Daniel Batty even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Doncaster Rovers – Fleetwood Town – 0-1
- Gillingham – Ipswich Town – 0-4
- Accrington Stanley – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-1
- Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Oxford United – 2-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Sunderland – 3-3