WALSALL. Walsall snatched a late win Tranmere Rovers 1-0 after C. Wilkinson scored a penalty (85′). Walsall made the most of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Allison with the assistance of David Hunt and Abbas Khan. The 4th official was Scott Tallis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 7 Total 8
- 2 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 105
- 64 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Walsall had a superior ball possession 56% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Walsall was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match.
Walsall shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Walsall received 2 yellow cards (L. Kinsella and G. Miller). On the other side, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (L. Warrington).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Walsall will have 32 points to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 55 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away against Forest Green Rovers on the 19th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Walsall (2 draws).
Tranmere Rovers will host Mansfield Town on the 11th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (4 draws).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth , Hayden White , Donervon Daniels , Emmanuel Monthe , Reece Devine , Tyrese Shade , Liam Kinsella , Sam Perry , Brendan Kiernan , Conor Wilkinson and George Miller .
The home team had on the bench: Rollin Menayese, Jack Earing , T. Leak, A. Bates, Emmanuel Osadebe, J. Rose and S. Ward.
Walsall could not rely on the presence of J. Earing (injured).
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: S. Perry for J. Earing (77′), G. Miller for E. Osadebe (86′) and T. Shade for R. Menayese (89′).
Best player: Liam Kinsella
The player that probably impressed the most for Walsall was Liam Kinsella even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Also Tranmere Rovers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan , Josh Dacres-Cogley , Tom Davies , Peter Clarke , Calum MacDonald , Kieron Morris , Lee O’Connor , Lewis Warrington , Josh Hawkes , Kane Hemmings and Charlie Jolley .
These were the players on the bench: C. McManaman, Josh McPake , J. Murphy, J. Burton, N. Knight-Percival, Sam Foley and Elliott Nevitt .
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: C. Jolley for E. Nevitt (61′), J. Hawkes for J. McPake (62′) and L. Warrington for S. Foley (76′).
Best player: Calum MacDonald
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Calum MacDonald.
His rating is with 35 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 21.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
- Sutton United – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Rochdale – Harrogate Town – 3-3
- Port Vale – Northampton Town – 0-0
- Newport County – Oldham Athletic – 3-3
- Crawley Town – Hartlepool United – 0-1
- Colchester United – Carlisle United – 2-2
- Bradford City – Exeter City – 0-1
- Barrow – Stevenage – 0-0