STOCKPORT. Crewe Alexandra beats Stockport County 3-1. Stockport County was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 9,363 spectators.​ The referee was Neil Hair assisted by Daniel Jarvis and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was . The weather was drizzle rain. The temperature was cold at 8.33 degrees Celsius or 46.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Stockport County

1 - 3

Crewe Alexandra

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 6 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 98
  • 46 Dangerous attack 41
  • 93 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 19
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Stockport County had a strong ball possession 62% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Crewe Alexandra managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Stockport County shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Stockport County didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Courtney Baker-Richardson).

Match Timeline

8'
Mickey Demetriou(goal)Ed Turns
Isaac Olaofe(goal)Antoni Sarcevic
35'
43'
Ed Turns(goal)Mickey Demetriou
Odin Bailey- sub ->Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
46'
Neill Byrne- sub ->Ethan Bristow
46'
Callum Camps- sub ->Ryan Croasdale
46'
51'
Josh Austerfield(goal)
Kyle Wootton- sub ->Antoni Sarcevic
56'
Myles Hippolyte- sub ->Nick Powell
62'
63'
Shilow Tracey- sub ->Matus Holicek
81'
Charlie Kirk- sub ->Elliott Nevitt
90'
Courtney Baker-Richardson- Yellow
90'
Ryan Cooney- sub ->Aaron Rowe

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 playing this match, Stockport County stays with 61 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra will has 57 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Stockport County will play away with Gillingham on the 6th of January with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gillingham (4 draws).

Crewe Alexandra will host Harrogate Town on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County
G
Ben Hinchliffe 1.England
6.4
D
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
6.7
D
Fraser Horsfall 6.England
7.3
D
Ethan Bristow 23.England
6.3
46'
D
Lewis Cass 32.England
6.0
M
Antoni Sarcevic 10.England
7.0
56'
M
Ryan Croasdale 18.England
6.4
46'
M
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 24.Wales
6.3
46'
F
Paddy Madden 9.Republic of Ireland
6.6
F
Nick Powell 11.England
7.3
62'
F
Isaac Olaofe 25.England
6.8
35'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Smith 12.England
D
Neill Byrne 5.Republic of Ireland
7.0
46'
D
Rhys Bennett 26.England
M
Callum Camps 8.England
6.7
46'
M
Odin Bailey 27.England
6.7
46'
F
Kyle Wootton 19.England
7.0
56'
F
Myles Hippolyte 21.Grenada
6.7
62'

Stockport County started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: Ben Hinchliffe (6.4), Lewis Cass (6.0), Fraser Horsfall (7.3), Ibou Touray (6.7), Ethan Bristow (6.3), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (6.3), Antoni Sarcevic (7.0), Ryan Croasdale (6.4), Paddy Madden (6.6), Isaac Olaofe (6.8) and Nick Powell (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Neill Byrne (7.0), Callum Camps (6.7), Jordan Smith, Kyle Wootton (7.0), Myles Hippolyte (6.7), Rhys Bennett and Odin Bailey (6.7).

Substitutions

Stockport County made 5 changes: Antoni Sarcevic for Kyle Wootton (56′), Ryan Croasdale for Callum Camps (46′), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans for Odin Bailey (46′), Ethan Bristow for Neill Byrne (46′) and Nick Powell for Myles Hippolyte (62′).

Player of the match: Fraser Horsfall​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stockport County was Fraser Horsfall.

His rating is 7.3 with 81 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 20 duels out of 26.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Harvey Davies 1.England
6.8
D
Rio Adebisi 3.England
7.5
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
8.5
8'
D
Ed Turns 12.Wales
8.7
43'
D
Lewis Billington 28.England
6.8
M
Luke Offord 6.England
6.6
M
Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia
6.6
63'
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
6.8
90'
M
Josh Austerfield 25.England
7.5
51'
F
Courtney Baker-Richardson 9.England
6.6
90'
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
6.7
81'
Substitutes
G
Keiren Westwood 27.Republic of Ireland
D
Ryan Cooney 2.England
90'
M
Lewis Leigh 14.England
F
Shilow Tracey 10.England
7.1
63'
F
Charlie Kirk 30.England
6.8
81'

Crewe Alexandra started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Lee Bell played with: Harvey Davies (6.8), Lewis Billington (6.8), Ed Turns (8.7), Mickey Demetriou (8.5), Rio Adebisi (7.5), Luke Offord (6.6), Aaron Rowe (6.8), Josh Austerfield (7.5), Matus Holicek (6.6), Elliott Nevitt (6.7) and Courtney Baker-Richardson (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Cooney, Shilow Tracey (7.1), Lewis Leigh, Kieren Westwood, Charlie Kirk (6.8) and Calum Agius.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: Aaron Rowe for Ryan Cooney (90′), Matus Holicek for Shilow Tracey (63′) and Elliott Nevitt for Charlie Kirk (81′).

Player of the match: Ed Turns​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Ed Turns.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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