ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley and Grimsby Town didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Grimsby Town was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Rock with the support of Daniel Woodward and Mark Cunliffe. The 4th official was Emmanuel Edet. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.76 degrees Celsius or 47.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 5 Total 16
- 3 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 100 Attack 106
- 35 Dangerous attack 54
- 39 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Grimsby Town had a superior ball possession 57% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grimsby Town was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Grimsby Town to win the contest.
Accrington Stanley shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Grimsby Town shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (Benjamin Woods). Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Denver Hume).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Accrington Stanley has 42 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will has 29 points like Colchester United and Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Accrington Stanley will play away against Milton Keynes Dons on the 10th of February with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).
Grimsby Town will host Stockport County on the 10th of February with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Stockport County (3 draws).
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
74'
49'
Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Radek Vítek , Connor O’Brien , Brad Hills , Joseph Gubbins , Lewis Shipley , Dan Martin , Benjamin Woods , Alex Henderson , Jake Bickerstaff , Jack Nolan and Josh Woods .
The home team had on the bench: Jay Bagueloc’rich, Kelvin Mellor, Joe Pritchard , Seb Quirk, Tommy Leigh , Seamus Conneely and Jack McIntyre.
Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Jay Bagueloc’rich (injured).
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 4 changes: Benjamin Woods for Seamus Conneely (74′), Jake Bickerstaff for Tommy Leigh (58′), Alex Henderson for Joe Pritchard (58′) and Joe Pritchard for Jay Bagueloc’rich (89′).
Player of the match: Radek Vítek
The most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was the goalkeeper: Radek Vítek. His rating is 8.16. He performed 3 saves.
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
David Artell played with: Harvey Cartwright , Liam Smith , Harvey Rodgers , Niall Maher , Denver Hume , Curtis Thompson , Arthur Gnahoua , Harry Clifton , Gavan Holohan , Abo Eisa and Danny Rose .
They had on the bench: Kieran Green , Charles Vernam , Jake Eastwood, Harry Wood, Jamie Andrews, Justin Obikwu and Toby Mullarkey.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 2 changes: Arthur Gnahoua for Charles Vernam (68′) and Curtis Thompson for Kieran Green (69′).
Player of the match: Denver Hume
The player that probably impressed the most for Grimsby Town was Denver Hume.
His rating is with 30 passes (69% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Tranmere Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 0-0
- Sutton United – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
- Stockport County – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Salford City – Wrexham – 3-1
- Newport County – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Mansfield Town – Notts County – 1-0
- Gillingham – Walsall – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Morecambe – 1-2
- Colchester United – Forest Green Rovers – 3-3
- Bradford City – AFC Wimbledon – 0-0
- Barrow – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Grimsby Town – 0-0
