DONCASTER. Stockport County defeats Doncaster Rovers 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Stockport County made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Rock with the help of Kevin Mulraine and Jack Forder. The 4th official was Oliver Bickle.

Match Statistics​

Doncaster Rovers

1 - 5

Stockport County

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 7 Total 14
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 99 Attack 94
  • 36 Dangerous attack 45
  • 94 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 16 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Stockport County was in firm control of the ball 56% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stockport County won the match.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Stockport County shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Ben Close and John-Alan McGrath). On the opposite side, Stockport County received 1 yellow card (Paddy Madden).

Match Timeline

5'
Paddy Madden(goal)Macauley Southam
Owen Bailey(own-goal)
11'
33'
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans(goal)Ethan Bristow
Jay McGrath- Yellow
38'
Hakeeb Adelakun- sub ->Kyle Hurst
46'
Harrison Biggins- sub ->Matthew Craig
46'
Conor Carty- sub ->Luke Molyneux
46'
Billy Waters- sub ->Joe Ironside
46'
46'
Paddy Madden(goal)Macauley Southam
55'
Isaac Olaofe(goal)Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
57'
Paddy Madden- Yellow
Harrison Biggins(goal)Ben Close
65'
68'
Myles Hippolyte- sub ->Nick Powell
68'
Rico Richards- sub ->Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
James Maxwell- sub ->Tommy Rowe
73'
73'
Antoni Sarcevic- sub ->Isaac Olaofe
73'
Ibou Touray- sub ->Ethan Bristow
Ben Close- Yellow
89'
90'
Ryan Croasdale- sub ->Odin Bailey

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 match, Doncaster Rovers stays with 28 points like Grimsby Town and Colchester United to sit in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Stockport County will has 57 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Doncaster Rovers will play away with Sutton United on the 3rd of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Doncaster Rovers (0 draws).

Stockport County will play away against Gillingham on the 6th of January with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Gillingham (4 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Louis Jones 12.England
6.4
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
6.6
D
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.1
73'
D
Tom Nixon 16.England
6.3
D
Jay McGrath 25.England
5.4
38'
M
Owen Bailey 17.England
6.7
M
Ben Close 33.England
7.0
89'
M
Matthew Craig 37.Scotland
6.1
46'
F
Luke Molyneux 7.England
6.6
46'
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
6.4
46'
F
Kyle Hurst 21.England
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
B. Bottomley 32.England
D
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
6.6
73'
D
Richard Wood 6.England
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
7.3
46' 65'
M
Hakeeb Adelakun 47.England
6.3
46'
F
Conor Carty 22.Republic of Ireland
6.4
46'
F
Billy Waters 40.England
6.8
46'

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

The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: Louis Jones (6.4), Thomas Nixon (6.3), Joseph Olowu (6.6), John-Alan McGrath (5.4), Tommy Rowe (6.1), Owen Bailey (6.7), Ben Close (7.0), Matthew Craig (6.1), Luke Molyneux (6.6), Joe Ironside (6.4) and Kyle Hurst (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: James Maxwell (6.6), Richard Wood, Harrison Biggins (7.3), Conor Carty (6.4), Ben Bottomley, Billy Waters (6.8) and Hakeeb Adelakun (6.3).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 5 changes: Tommy Rowe for James Maxwell (73′), Kyle Hurst for Hakeeb Adelakun (46′), Luke Molyneux for Conor Carty (46′), Joe Ironside for Billy Waters (46′) and Matthew Craig for Harrison Biggins (46′).

Player of the match: Harrison Biggins​

The most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Harrison Biggins.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 15 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County
G
Ben Hinchliffe 1.England
6.1
D
Akil Wright 4.England
7.1
D
Fraser Horsfall 6.England
6.7
D
Macauley Southam 7.Wales
8.5
D
Ethan Bristow 23.England
7.5
73'
M
Callum Camps 8.England
7.5
M
Nick Powell 11.England
8.1
68'
M
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 24.Wales
8.8
68' 33'
M
Odin Bailey 27.England
7.7
90'
F
Paddy Madden 9.Republic of Ireland
8.5
57' 5', 46'
F
Isaac Olaofe 25.England
7.1
73' 55'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Smith 12.England
D
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
6.7
73'
D
Neill Byrne 5.Republic of Ireland
M
Antoni Sarcevic 10.England
6.4
73'
M
Ryan Croasdale 18.England
90'
M
Rico Richards 22.England
6.4
68'
F
Myles Hippolyte 21.Grenada
6.3
68'

Stockport County started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Dave Challinor played with: Ben Hinchliffe (6.1), Macauley Southam (8.5), Fraser Horsfall (6.7), Akil Wright (7.1), Ethan Bristow (7.5), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (8.8), Callum Camps (7.5), Nick Powell (8.1), Odin Bailey (7.7), Isaac Olaofe (7.1) and Paddy Madden (8.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ibou Touray (6.7), Neill Byrne, Antoni Sarcevic (6.4), Jordan Smith, Ryan Croasdale, Myles Hippolyte (6.3) and Rico Richards (6.4).

Substitutions

Stockport County made 5 changes: Nick Powell for Myles Hippolyte (68′), Ethan Bristow for Ibou Touray (73′), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans for Rico Richards (68′), Isaac Olaofe for Antoni Sarcevic (73′) and Odin Bailey for Ryan Croasdale (90′).

Player of the match: Connor Lemonheigh-Evans​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stockport County was Connor Lemonheigh-Evans.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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