ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley prevailed over Walsall to win 2-1. It was Accrington Stanley to strike first with an early goal of Tommy Leigh at the 9′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joe Pritchard gave the win to Accrington Stanley in the 57′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,386 spectators. The referee was Scott Oldham who had the assistance of Ivan Stankovic and Matthew Sowerby. The 4th official was Oliver Yates. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.17 degrees Celsius or 48.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 6 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 87 Attack 101
- 36 Dangerous attack 54
- 94 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Accrington Stanley was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Walsall that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Walsall was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Accrington Stanley managed to find the solution to win this match.
Accrington Stanley shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Walsall shot 13 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (Benjamin Woods). On the opposite side, Walsall didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Accrington Stanley has 34 points to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Walsall will stays with 27 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Accrington Stanley will play away against Harrogate Town on the 26th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).
Walsall will host Crewe Alexandra on the 26th of December with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Crewe Alexandra (10 draws).
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
45'
79'
57'
Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Joe Walsh , Connor O’Brien , Brad Hills , Joseph Gubbins , Lewis Shipley , Dan Martin , Benjamin Woods , Joe Pritchard , Tommy Leigh , Jack Nolan and Josh Woods .
The home team had on the bench: Kelvin Mellor, Shaun Whalley , Aaron Pickles, Leslie Adekoya , Lewis Trickett, Alex Henderson and Jack McIntyre.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: Joe Pritchard for Shaun Whalley (79′) and Tommy Leigh for Leslie Adekoya (88′).
Player of the match: Joe Pritchard
The player that probably impressed the most for Accrington Stanley was Joe Pritchard.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (50% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Matthew Sadler played with: Jackson Smith , David Okagbue , Priestley Farquharson , Donervon Daniels , Tom Knowles , Brandon Comley , Oisin McEntee , Ryan Stirk , Liam Gordon , Freddie Draper and Jamille Matt .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Owen Evans, Isaac Hutchinson , Joe Foulkes, Jack Earing , Harry Williams, Taylor Allen and Danny Johnson .
Walsall could not rely on the presence of Jack Earing (injured).
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: David Okagbue for Jack Earing (70′), Jamille Matt for Danny Johnson (61′) and Ryan Stirk for Isaac Hutchinson (61′).
Player of the match: Donervon Daniels
The most impressive player for Walsall was Donervon Daniels.
His rating is with 26 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Newport County – 2-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Morecambe – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-3
- Grimsby Town – Harrogate Town – 1-2
- Accrington Stanley – Walsall – 2-1
