SALFORD. Salford City and Tranmere Rovers draw 1-1. A. Oteh scored the first goal (29′) for Salford City. P. Glatzel equalized (70′).
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ross Joyce who had the assistance of Richard Wigglesworth and Richard Woodward. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 2 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 113
- 45 Dangerous attack 47
- 39 Ball safe 38
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 19
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Tranmere Rovers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Tranmere Rovers was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Tranmere Rovers to win the match.
Salford City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 4 yellow cards (T. Wright, , A. Eastham and J. Morris). Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (T. Davies).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Salford City will have 31 points like Leyton Orient and Crawley Town to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers will have 42 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Bradford City on the 15th of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Salford City (1 draw).
Tranmere Rovers will host Rochdale on the 15th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (2 draws).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Gary Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Tom King , Theo Vassell , Ashley Eastham , Jordan Turnbull , Donald Love , Josh Morris , Matthew Lund , Jason Lowe , Tyreik Wright , Brandon Thomas-Asante and Aramide Oteh .
The home team had on the bench: L. Loughlan, J. Torrance, Conor McAleny , C. Ndaba, T. Golden, Andrew Smith and D’Mani Bughail-Mellor.
Substitutions
Salford City made 2 changes: A. Oteh for C. McAleny (73′) and T. Brandon for D. Bughail-Mellor (87′).
Best player: Jordan Turnbull
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Jordan Turnbull.
His rating is with 38 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 24 duels out of 34.
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Also Tranmere Rovers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan , Josh Dacres-Cogley , Tom Davies , Peter Clarke , Calum MacDonald , Liam Feeney , Jay Spearing , Lee O’Connor , Josh McPake , Charlie Jolley and Elliott Nevitt .
These were the players on the bench: Paul Glatzel , J. Maguire, Sam Foley , C. Merrie, J. Murphy, R. Watson and K. Hayde.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 2 changes: E. Nevitt for S. Foley (46′) and J. McPake for P. Glatzel (58′).
Best player: Lee O’Connor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Lee O’Connor.
His rating is with 32 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Forest Green Rovers – Colchester United – 2-0
- Salford City – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 3-2