HARROGATE. Harrogate Town defeats Doncaster Rovers 3-1.

The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 1,017 spectators.​ The referee was Sam Purkiss assisted by Steve Durnall and Joe Simpson. The 4th official was Declan Bourne. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.97 degrees Celsius or 40.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Harrogate Town

3 - 1

Doncaster Rovers

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 9
  • 109 Attack 128
  • 43 Dangerous attack 58
  • 98 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Harrogate Town was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Harrogate Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Harrogate Town shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 17 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Harrogate Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Joseph Olowu, Thomas Nixon and Jamie Sterry).

Match Timeline

Sam Folarin(goal)Abraham Odoh
17'
19'
Tommy Rowe(goal)Jack Senior
38'
Jamie Sterry- Yellow
46'
66'
72'
George Broadbent- sub ->Harrison Biggins
72'
Conor Carty- sub ->Mo Faal
72'
Tom Nixon- sub ->Jamie Sterry
Abraham Odoh(goal)
74'
77'
Tom Nixon- Yellow
Josh Falkingham- sub ->Dean Cornelius
81'
Levi Sutton- sub ->Stephen Dooley
81'
85'
Joseph Olowu- Yellow
Warren Burrell- sub ->Abraham Odoh
90'

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, Harrogate Town has 37 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers will stays with 28 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away with Forest Green Rovers on the 13th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (0 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will host Newport County on the 13th of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town
G
James Belshaw 31.England
6.1
D
Anthony O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Kayne Ramsay 20.England
7.7
D
Matty Foulds 23.England
7.1
D
Liam Gibson 30.England
7.7
M
George Thomson 7.England
7.3
M
Dean Cornelius 8.Scotland
7.3
81'
M
Abraham Odoh 9.England
8.2
90' 74'
M
Sam Folarin 12.England
7.5
46' 17'
M
Jack Muldoon 18.England
6.4
M
Stephen Dooley 22.Northern Ireland
7.0
81'
Substitutes
D
Warren Burrell 6.England
90'
M
Josh Falkingham 4.England
6.8
81'
M
Levi Sutton 17.England
6.6
81'
F
James Daly 11.England
7.5
46' 66'
F
Jeremy Sivi 19.England
F
Finn O'Boyle 37.England

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

The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: J. Belshaw (6.1), Kayne Ramsay (7.7), Anthony O’Connor (7.5), Liam Gibson (7.7), Matthew Foulds (7.1), Dean Cornelius (7.3), Stephen Dooley (7.0), George Thomson (7.3), Abraham Odoh (8.2), Sam Folarin (7.5) and Jack Muldoon (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Falkingham (6.8), Warren Burrell, James Daly (7.5), Levi Sutton (6.6), Jeremy Sivi, Finn O’Boyle, Conor Falls and Alex Mooney.

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made 4 changes: Sam Folarin for James Daly (46′), Abraham Odoh for Warren Burrell (90′), Dean Cornelius for Josh Falkingham (81′) and Stephen Dooley for Levi Sutton (81′).

Player of the match: Abraham Odoh​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was Abraham Odoh.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 33 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 17.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Louis Jones 12.England
6.0
D
Jamie Sterry 2.England
6.3
72' 38'
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
6.7
85'
D
Owen Bailey 17.England
6.8
D
Jack Senior 23.England
6.6
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
8.1
19'
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
6.4
72'
M
Ben Close 33.England
6.7
F
Luke Molyneux 7.England
6.8
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
6.7
F
Mo Faal 36.Gambia
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
B. Bottomley 32.England
D
Tom Nixon 16.England
6.3
72' 77'
D
Jay McGrath 25.England
D
Bobby Faulkner 28.England
M
George Broadbent 8.England
6.4
72'
F
Kyle Hurst 21.England
F
Conor Carty 22.Republic of Ireland
6.6
72'

Doncaster Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Grant McCann played with: Louis Jones (6.0), Jamie Sterry (6.3), Joseph Olowu (6.7), Owen Bailey (6.8), Jack Senior (6.6), Harrison Biggins (6.4), Ben Close (6.7), Tommy Rowe (8.1), Luke Molyneux (6.8), Joe Ironside (6.7) and Mo Faal (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: George Broadbent (6.4), Thomas Nixon (6.3), Kyle Hurst, Conor Carty (6.6), John-Alan McGrath, Bobby Faulkner and Ben Bottomley.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: Harrison Biggins for George Broadbent (72′), Mo Faal for Conor Carty (72′) and Jamie Sterry for Thomas Nixon (72′).

Player of the match: Tommy Rowe​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Tommy Rowe.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 43 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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