SALFORD. Mansfield Town topped Salford City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Mansfield Town to strike first with a goal of Jordan Bowery at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 22′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Davis Keillor-Dunn gave the win to Mansfield Town in the 37′ minute with a goal. Salford City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,281 spectators. The referee was Ross Joyce assisted by Graeme Fyvie and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Michael Barlow. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.18 degrees Celsius or 46.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 7 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 141 Attack 78
- 68 Dangerous attack 37
- 82 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Salford City had a superior ball possession 65% while Mansfield Town was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Mansfield Town managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Salford City shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 1 yellow card (Ethan Ingram). Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Louis Reed and Calum MacDonald).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Salford City will stay with 21 points to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town will have 32 points like Crewe Alexandra to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Barrow on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (4 draws).
Mansfield Town will play away agasint Walsall on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Neil Wood decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns
, Liam Shephard , Curtis Tilt , Luke Garbutt , Ethan Ingram , Elliot Watt , Stevie Mallan , Declan John , Matthew Lund , Ryan Watson and Matt Smith .The home team had on the bench: Connor McLennan
, Joseph Wright, Conor McAleny , Kelly N’Mai , Marcus Dackers, Djavan Pedro and Liam Humbles.Substitutions
Salford City made 3 changes: Matthew Lund for Conor McAleny (69′), Liam Shephard for Connor McLennan (46′) and Ryan Watson for Kelly N’Mai (69′).
Best player: Matt Smith
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Matt Smith.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 13 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 26.Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym
, Callum Johnson , Aden Flint , Lewis Brunt , Calum MacDonald , Aaron Lewis , Louis Reed , George Maris , Davis Keillor-Dunn , Rhys Oates and Jordan Bowery .They had on the bench: Baily Cargill, James Gale, Scott Flinders, George Williams, Will Swan, Finn Flanagan and Hiram Boateng
.Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 4 changes: Davis Keillor-Dunn for Hiram Boateng (82′), Calum MacDonald for Baily Cargill (89′), Rhys Oates for James Gale (90′) and Louis Reed for George Williams (90′).
Best player: Christy Pym
The player that probably impressed the most for Mansfield Town was the goalkeeper: Christy Pym. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Gillingham – 2-0
- Walsall – Harrogate Town – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 3-0
- Swindon Town – Stockport County – 2-4
- Salford City – Mansfield Town – 1-2
- Newport County – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-0
- Grimsby Town – Morecambe – 3-2
- Crewe Alexandra – Notts County – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Accrington Stanley – 3-1
- Colchester United – Sutton United – 1-1
- Bradford City – Barrow – 1-2
- AFC Wimbledon – Doncaster Rovers – 2-0