ROCHDALE. Rochdale and Harrogate Town played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Rochdale was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Neil Hair with the collaboration of David Avent and Billy Smallwood. The 4th official was Richard Woodward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 43.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 20 Total 16
- 3 On Target 9
- 17 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 127 Attack 100
- 60 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 11 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Rochdale was in firm control of the ball 64% while Harrogate Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Rochdale to win the match.
Rochdale shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. Regarding the opposition, Harrogate Town shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (E. O’Connell and J. Ball). On the other side, Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card (L. Legge).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Rochdale will have 31 points like Barrow and Colchester United to sit in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Harrogate Town will have 38 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will play away against Scunthorpe United on the 19th of February with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Harrogate Town will host Hartlepool United on the 5th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Harrogate Town (1 draw).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Robbie Stockdale decided to play with the following team: Joel Coleman , Corey O’Keeffe , Eoghan O’Connell , Jeriel Dorsett , Max Clark , Liam Kelly , James Ball , Alex Newby , Stephen Dooley , Conor Grant and Tahvon Campbell .
The home team had on the bench: M. Done, J. Lynch, Abraham Odoh , J. McNulty, M. Taylor, Luke Charman and G. Broadbent.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 2 changes: L. Kelly for A. Odoh (46′) and C. Grant for L. Charman (81′).
Best player: Stephen Dooley
The player that probably impressed the most for Rochdale was Stephen Dooley.
His rating is with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Harrogate Town – Formation
Harrogate Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Simon Weaver played with: Mark Oxley , George Thomson , Leon Legge , Warren Burrell , Lewis Page , Alexander Pattison , Josh Falkingham , Josh Austerfield , Brahima Diarra , Luke Armstrong and Jack Diamond .
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Cracknell, Lloyd Kerry , M. Beck, Jack Muldoon , N. Sheron and W. Smith.
Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of J. Muldoon (injured).
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 2 changes: J. Austerfield for L. Kerry (64′) and A. Pattison for J. Muldoon (72′).
Best player: Alexander Pattison
The most impressive player for Harrogate Town was Alexander Pattison.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 19.
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