BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Barrow beats Tranmere Rovers 1-0 after D. Campbell scored just 1 goal (80′).
The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,023 spectators. The referee was Adam Herczeg who was helped by Wayne Grunnill and . The 4th official was John Mulligan. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 2 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 99 Attack 120
- 59 Dangerous attack 48
- 87 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Barrow was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Tranmere Rovers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Barrow was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barrow won the match.
Barrow shot 15 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Barrow received 1 yellow card (Sam Foley). Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Brad Walker and James Norris).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Barrow has 48 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers will stays with 33 points like Morecambe to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will host Newport County on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Barrow (2 draws).
Tranmere Rovers will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 13th of January with a 10-6 head to head in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).
Barrow – Formation
Barrow started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman , James Chester , George Ray , Niall Canavan , Rory Feely , Kian Spence , Dean Campbell , Mazeed Ogungbo , Elliot Newby , Jamie Proctor and Ben Whitfield .
The home team had on the bench: Gerard Garner, Josh Lillis, Tom White , Robbie Gotts , Sam Foley , Dom Telford and Emile Acquah .
Substitutions
Barrow made 4 changes: Dean Campbell for Tom White (86′), Jamie Proctor for Emile Acquah (75′), Ben Whitfield for Sam Foley (86′) and Mazeed Ogungbo for Robbie Gotts (75′).
Player of the match: Dean Campbell
The player that probably impressed the most for Barrow was Dean Campbell.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 8.
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee , Lee O’Connor , Tom Davies , Jordan Turnbull , Connor Wood , Reece McAlear , Brad Walker , Regan Hendry , Kieron Morris , Connor Jennings and Harvey Saunders .
These were the players on the bench: Josh Hawkes , Charlie Jolley , Joe Murphy, Samuel Taylor, Josef Yarney, Paul Lewis and James Norris .
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Harvey Saunders for Charlie Jolley (46′), Lee O’Connor for James Norris (57′) and Reece McAlear for Josh Hawkes (83′).
Player of the match: Connor Wood
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Connor Wood.
His rating is with 45 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 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