STOCKPORT. Stockport County didn’t concede much to Swindon Town to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Stockport County was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (69%)​.

The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 9,389 spectators.​ The referee was Carl Brook with the assistance of Graeme Fyvie and Lewis Raper. The 4th official was D. Smith. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.51 degrees Celsius or 43.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Stockport County

0 - 0

Swindon Town

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 20 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 4
  • 143 Attack 74
  • 79 Dangerous attack 30
  • 94 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Stockport County was in firm control of the ball 69% while Swindon Town was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Stockport County to win the match​.

Stockport County shot 20 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Swindon Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Stockport County didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Harry McKirdy  and William Kokolo).

Match Timeline

Ethan Bristow- sub ->Ibou Touray
46'
Ethan Pye- sub ->Neill Byrne
46'
56'
R. Aguiar- sub ->George McEachran
63'
Tom Brewitt- sub ->Jake Cain
63'
Aaron Drinan- sub ->Zack Elbouzedi
Odin Bailey- sub ->Myles Hippolyte
72'
Kyle Wootton- sub ->Paddy Madden
72'
78'
Harry McKirdy- sub ->Paul Glatzel
Rico Richards- sub ->Lewis Cass
87'
90'
William Kokolo- Yellow
90'
Harry McKirdy- Yellow

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 encounter, Stockport County has 63 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Swindon Town will has 40 points like Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Stockport County will play away against Colchester United on the 2nd of March with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Swindon Town will host Tranmere Rovers on the 27th of February with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (3 draws).

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County
G
Ben Hinchliffe 1.England
7.7
D
Neill Byrne 5.Republic of Ireland
7.0
46'
D
Fraser Horsfall 6.England
7.9
D
Lewis Cass 32.England
8.1
87'
M
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
6.8
46'
M
Antoni Sarcevic 10.England
7.7
M
Nick Powell 11.England
8.1
M
Myles Hippolyte 21.Grenada
7.9
72'
M
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 24.Wales
7.1
F
Paddy Madden 9.Republic of Ireland
7.3
72'
F
Isaac Olaofe 25.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Jordan Smith 12.England
D
Ethan Pye 15.England
7.1
46'
D
Ethan Bristow 23.England
6.8
46'
M
Rico Richards 22.England
6.4
87'
M
Odin Bailey 27.England
7.1
72'
M
Cody Johnson 30.England
F
Kyle Wootton 19.England
6.8
72'

Stockport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: Ben Hinchliffe (7.7), Lewis Cass (8.1), Fraser Horsfall (7.9), Neill Byrne (7.0), Myles Hippolyte (7.9), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (7.1), Antoni Sarcevic (7.7), Nick Powell (8.1), Ibou Touray (6.8), Isaac Olaofe (6.4) and Paddy Madden (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Smith, Ethan Pye (7.1), Kyle Wootton (6.8), Rico Richards (6.4), Ethan Bristow (6.8), Odin Bailey (7.1) and Cody Johnson.

Substitutions

Stockport County made 5 changes: Neill Byrne for Ethan Pye (46′), Myles Hippolyte for Odin Bailey (72′), Paddy Madden for Kyle Wootton (72′), Lewis Cass for Rico Richards (87′) and Ibou Touray for Ethan Bristow (46′).

Player of the match: Nick Powell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stockport County was Nick Powell.

His rating is 8.1 with 68 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 17.

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Jack Bycroft 1.England
8.5
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 5.England
7.9
D
Conor McCarthy 24.Republic of Ireland
7.9
D
Harrison Minturn 31.England
7.1
M
George McEachran 6.England
7.0
56'
M
Zack Elbouzedi 7.Republic of Ireland
6.8
63'
M
Jake Cain 16.England
7.0
63'
M
William Kokolo 17.France
6.4
90'
M
Dawson Devoy 20.Republic of Ireland
6.8
F
Paul Glatzel 9.England
6.3
78'
F
Charlie Austin 32.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Conor Brann 25.Republic of Ireland
D
Tom Brewitt 12.England
7.0
63'
M
R. Aguiar 29.England
6.4
56'
F
Harry McKirdy 10.England
6.4
78' 90'
F
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 11.England
F
Sean McGurk 15.England
F
Aaron Drinan 23.Republic of Ireland
6.4
63'

Swindon Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Gavin Gunning played with: Jack Bycroft (8.5), Harrison Minturn (7.1), Conor McCarthy (7.9), Frazer Blake-Tracy (7.9), Zack Elbouzedi (6.8), George McEachran (7.0), Jake Cain (7.0), William Kokolo (6.4), Dawson Devoy (6.8), Paul Glatzel (6.3) and Charlie Austin (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Harry McKirdy  (6.4), Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Tom Brewitt (7.0), Sean McGurk, Aaron Drinan (6.4), Conor Brann and Ricky Aguiar (6.4).

Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of Ricky Aguiar (injured).

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 4 changes: George McEachran for Ricky Aguiar (56′), Jake Cain for Tom Brewitt (63′), Zack Elbouzedi for Aaron Drinan (63′) and Paul Glatzel for Harry McKirdy  (78′).

Player of the match: Jack Bycroft​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was the goalkeeper: Jack Bycroft. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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