STOCKPORT. Mansfield Town conquers Stockport County with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Maris (49′) and a goal from D. Keillor-Dunn (90′). Stockport County was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 10,334 spectators. The referee was Daniel Middleton with the assistance of Matthew Sowerby and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Lewis Raper. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.85 degrees Celsius or 44.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 125 Attack 96
- 59 Dangerous attack 34
- 103 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Stockport County had a superior ball possession 62% while Mansfield Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stockport County had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Mansfield Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Stockport County shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Stockport County received 1 yellow card (Odin Bailey). Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town received 3 yellow cards (Louis Reed, Stephen McLaughlin and Ollie Clarke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Stockport County stays with 51 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town will has 49 points like Wrexham to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Stockport County will play away with Gillingham on the 6th of January with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gillingham (4 draws).
Mansfield Town will host Crewe Alexandra on the 6th of January with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).
Stockport County – Formation
Stockport County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: Ben Hinchliffe , Akil Wright , Fraser Horsfall , Ethan Pye , Kyle Knoyle , Callum Camps , Ryan Croasdale , Ibou Touray , Odin Bailey , Paddy Madden and Kyle Wootton .
The home team had on the bench: Neill Byrne, Nick Powell , Jordan Smith, Isaac Olaofe , Jayden Richardson , Ashton Mee and Cody Johnson.
Stockport County could not rely on the presence of Jayden Richardson (injured) and Isaac Olaofe (injured).
Substitutions
Stockport County made 3 changes: Ethan Pye for Jayden Richardson (9′), Kyle Knoyle for Isaac Olaofe (66′) and Ryan Croasdale for Nick Powell (82′).
Player of the match: Nick Powell
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stockport County was Nick Powell.
His rating is with 16 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 82′.
Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym , Callum Johnson , Aden Flint , Baily Cargill , Jordan Bowery , George Maris , Lewis Brunt , Ollie Clarke , Aaron Lewis , Stephen McLaughlin and Rhys Oates .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Akins , Scott Flinders, Stephen Quinn , George Williams , Louis Reed , Will Swan and Davis Keillor-Dunn .
Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of Lucas Akins (injured) and Louis Reed (injured).
Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 5 changes: Rhys Oates for Lucas Akins (20′), Callum Johnson for Louis Reed (30′), Stephen McLaughlin for George Williams (78′), Aaron Lewis for Stephen Quinn (79′) and George Maris for Davis Keillor-Dunn (78′).
Player of the match: Ollie Clarke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Ollie Clarke even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 23. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Barrow – 4-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Notts County – 4-2
- Sutton United – Newport County – 1-1
- Stockport County – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Morecambe – Harrogate Town – 2-2
- Grimsby Town – Walsall – 1-6
- Forest Green Rovers – AFC Wimbledon – 1-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 3-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Bradford City – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Swindon Town – 3-1
- Colchester United – Gillingham – 0-1
- Accrington Stanley – Salford City – 3-0