SWINDON. Swindon Town finds its way back against Colchester United with a goal on the B. Ihionvien 90′ and a goal on the M. Jay 45′. Colchester United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,564 spectators. The referee was Richie Watkins with the support of Leigh Crowhurst and Conor Farrell. The 4th official was Alan Young. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.42 degrees Celsius or 41.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 4 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 8
- 92 Attack 143
- 34 Dangerous attack 62
- 56 Ball safe 46
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 2 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Colchester United had a strong ball possession 64% while Swindon Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Colchester United to win the contest.
Swindon Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Colchester United shot 17 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Swindon Town received 1 yellow card (Tyrese Shade). Regarding the opposition, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Danny Cowley, Marley Marshall and Noah Chilvers).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Swindon Town has 34 points like Bradford City to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United will has 24 points like Salford City to remain in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will play away with Crewe Alexandra on the 13th of January with a 11-9 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).
Colchester United will host Bradford City on the 13th of January with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Colchester United (7 draws).
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town
43'
68'
74'
Swindon Town adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Lewis Ward , Udoka Godwin-Malife , Tom Brewitt , Harrison Minturn , Remeao Hutton , Saidou Khan , Liam Kinsella , William Kokolo , Jake Cain , Charlie Austin and Tyrese Shade .
The home team had on the bench: George McEachran , Brooklyn Genesini, Anton Dworzak, Ricky Aguiar , Sonny Hart, Miles Obodo and Redman Evans.
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 2 changes: Jake Cain for Ricky Aguiar (68′) and Charlie Austin for George McEachran (83′).
Player of the match: Udoka Godwin-Malife
The most impressive player for Swindon Town was Udoka Godwin-Malife.
His rating is with 39 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
Also Colchester United adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Danny Cowley played with: Owen Goodman , Zach Mitchell , Tom Dallison , Connor Hall , Jayden Fevrier , Marley Marshall , Arthur Read , Ellis Iandolo , Matt Jay , Tom Hopper and Noah Chilvers .
These were the players on the bench: William Greenidge, Conor Wilkinson , Owura Edwards , John Akinde , Sam Hornby, Al-Amin Kazeem and Bradley Ihionvien .
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: Matt Jay for Conor Wilkinson (68′), Tom Hopper for John Akinde (68′), Marley Marshall for Bradley Ihionvien (83′) and Zach Mitchell for Owura Edwards (76′).
Player of the match: Jayden Fevrier
The player that probably impressed the most for Colchester United was Jayden Fevrier.
His rating is with 31 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Colchester United – 2-2
- Salford City – Forest Green Rovers – 2-2
- Mansfield Town – Crewe Alexandra – 0-1
- Harrogate Town – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Bradford City – Crawley Town – 2-4
- Barrow – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
