MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town and Doncaster Rovers draw 1-1. C. Johnson scored the first goal (21′) for Mansfield Town. J. Ironside settled the score (59′).
The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Scott Jackson with the support of Graeme Fyvie and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 6 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 111 Attack 76
- 59 Dangerous attack 34
- 82 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mansfield Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mansfield Town had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Mansfield Town to win the match.
Mansfield Town shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card (Will Swan). On the other side, Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (Owen Bailey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Mansfield Town has 46 points like Wrexham to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers will has 25 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away with Stockport County on the 1st of January with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (3 draws).
Doncaster Rovers will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 1st of January with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Doncaster Rovers (5 draws).
Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym , Callum Johnson , Aden Flint , Baily Cargill , Jordan Bowery , Lewis Brunt , Louis Reed , George Maris , Stephen Quinn , Lucas Akins and Davis Keillor-Dunn .
The home team had on the bench: Stephen McLaughlin , Ollie Clarke , Scott Flinders, Aaron Lewis , Rhys Oates , George Williams and Will Swan .
Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 5 changes: Callum Johnson for Stephen McLaughlin (79′), Lucas Akins for Will Swan (79′), George Maris for Aaron Lewis (83′), Stephen Quinn for Ollie Clarke (64′) and Davis Keillor-Dunn for Rhys Oates (64′).
Player of the match: Callum Johnson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Callum Johnson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Grant McCann played with: Ian Lawlor , Jamie Sterry , Joseph Olowu , Owen Bailey , Jack Senior , Harrison Biggins , Ben Close , Tommy Rowe , Joe Ironside , Mo Faal and Luke Molyneux .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Louis Jones , Thomas Nixon, Kyle Hurst, Bobby Faulkner, Tavonga Kuleya , Jack Goodman and Sam Straughan Brown.
Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of Louis Jones (injured).
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: Harrison Biggins for Tavonga Kuleya (78′), Ian Lawlor for Louis Jones (57′) and Mo Faal for Jack Goodman (77′).
Player of the match: Ben Close
The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was Ben Close.
His rating is with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Wrexham – 3-1
- Swindon Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-1
- Salford City – Grimsby Town – 0-3
- Notts County – Morecambe – 5-0
- Newport County – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Crawley Town – 2-0
- Mansfield Town – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Tranmere Rovers – 0-2
- Gillingham – Sutton United – 1-0
- Bradford City – Stockport County – 0-0
- Barrow – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Colchester United – 5-3