SWINDON. Stockport County found a way to turn the tables against Swindon Town.

The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss with the assistance of Alistair Nelson and Abbas Khan. The 4th official was Marvyn Amphlett. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 8.68 degrees Celsius or 47.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Swindon Town

2 - 4

Stockport County

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 13 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 91 Attack 99
  • 40 Dangerous attack 77
  • 66 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Swindon Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Stockport County that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stockport County won the contest.​

Swindon Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Stockport County shot 16 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Murphy Mahoney and Saidou Khan). Talking about the opposition, Stockport County received 2 yellow cards (Antoni Sarcevic and Kyle Wootton).

Match Timeline

17'
Antoni Sarcevic- Yellow
31'
42'
Ibou Touray- sub ->Antoni Sarcevic
45'
Kyle Wootton- Yellow
Murphy Mahoney- Yellow
51'
52'
Will Collar(penalty)
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy- sub ->Charlie Austin
60'
61'
Saidou Khan- Yellow
68'
69'
Kyle Wootton(goal)Ibou Touray
73'
Odin Bailey(goal)Kyle Wootton
74'
74'
83'
Callum Camps- sub ->Isaac Olaofe
83'
Paddy Madden- sub ->Kyle Wootton
83'
Nick Powell- sub ->Odin Bailey
89'
Callum Camps(goal)Ryan Croasdale
90'
Kyle Knoyle- sub ->Will Collar

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 encounter, Swindon Town will stay with 23 points like Milton Keynes Dons to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Stockport County will have 38 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 17th of February with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (5 draws).

Stockport County will play away agasint Tranmere Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Murphy Mahoney 1.England
6.3
51'
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 5.England
6.7
D
Tom Brewitt 12.England
6.4
D
Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England
6.6
M
Remeao Hutton 2.England
7.0
M
George McEachran 6.England
6.8
74'
M
Saidou Khan 8.Gambia
7.5
68'
M
Dan Kemp 10.England
8.1
31'
M
William Kokolo 17.France
6.8
74'
F
Jake Young 7.England
7.0
61'
F
Charlie Austin 32.England
6.4
60'
Substitutes
G
Lewis Ward 44.England
D
Brooklyn Genesini 14.England
D
Harrison Minturn 31.England
M
Liam Kinsella 23.Republic of Ireland
7.0
74'
M
Anton Dworzak 26.England
F
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 11.England
6.6
60'
F
Tyrese Shade 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.4
74'

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

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Murphy Mahoney (6.3), Udoka Godwin-Malife (6.6), Tom Brewitt (6.4), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.7), Remeao Hutton (7.0), Saidou Khan (7.5), George McEachran (6.8), William Kokolo (6.8), Dan Kemp (8.1), Jake Young (7.0) and Charlie Austin (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (6.6), Brooklyn Genesini, Liam Kinsella (7.0), Anton Dworzak, Tyrese Shade (6.4), Harrison Minturn and Lewis Ward.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 3 changes: George McEachran for Liam Kinsella (74′), William Kokolo for Tyrese Shade (74′) and Charlie Austin for Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (60′).

Best player: Dan Kemp​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Dan Kemp.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 22 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County
G
Ben Hinchliffe 1.England
7.0
D
Akil Wright 4.England
6.7
D
Fraser Horsfall 6.England
7.3
D
Macauley Southam 7.Wales
7.7
D
Ethan Pye 15.England
6.3
M
Antoni Sarcevic 10.England
6.8
42' 17'
M
Will Collar 14.England
8.4
90' 52'
M
Ryan Croasdale 18.England
7.5
M
Odin Bailey 27.England
7.7
83' 73'
F
Kyle Wootton 19.England
8.1
83' 45' 69'
F
Isaac Olaofe 25.England
6.4
83'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Smith 12.England
D
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
90'
D
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
7.1
42'
D
Neill Byrne 5.Republic of Ireland
M
Callum Camps 8.England
7.7
83' 89'
M
Nick Powell 11.England
6.7
83'
F
Paddy Madden 9.Republic of Ireland
6.7
83'

Stockport County started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Dave Challinor played with: Ben Hinchliffe (7.0), Macauley Southam (7.7), Akil Wright (6.7), Fraser Horsfall (7.3), Ethan Pye (6.3), Will Collar (8.4), Ryan Croasdale (7.5), Odin Bailey (7.7), Isaac Olaofe (6.4), Antoni Sarcevic (6.8) and Kyle Wootton (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kyle Knoyle, Ibou Touray (7.1), Neill Byrne, Callum Camps (7.7), Paddy Madden (6.7), Nick Powell (6.7) and Jordan Smith.

Stockport County could not rely on the presence of Ibou Touray (injured) and Nick Powell (injured).

Substitutions

Stockport County made 5 changes: Antoni Sarcevic for Ibou Touray (42′), Isaac Olaofe for Callum Camps (83′), Kyle Wootton for Paddy Madden (83′), Odin Bailey for Nick Powell (83′) and Will Collar for Kyle Knoyle (90′).

Best player: Will Collar​

The most impressive player for Stockport County was Will Collar.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 40 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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