EASTLEIGH. Oldham Athletic prevailed over Eastleigh to win 2-1. J. Garner was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Oldham Athletic to strike first with a goal of Joe Garner at the 26′. Then Joe Garner scored again for Oldham Athletic in the 70′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Enzio Boldewijn reduced the distance for Eastleigh (85′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Silverlake Stadium stadium in Eastleigh on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Sam Mulhall. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.86 degrees Celsius or 44.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 4 Total 20
- 1 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 114
- 46 Dangerous attack 60
- 95 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Eastleigh was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Oldham Athletic that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Oldham Athletic was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oldham Athletic won the match.
Eastleigh shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Oldham Athletic shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Eastleigh received 3 yellow cards (Solomon Nwabuokei, Lee Hodson and Nigel Atangana). On the opposite side, Oldham Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Devarn Green and Nathan Sheron).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Eastleigh stays with 45 points like Rochdale to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Oldham Athletic will has 56 points like Gateshead to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Eastleigh will host Solihull Moors on the 2nd of March with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Solihull Moors (4 draws).
Oldham Athletic will host Southend United on the 2nd of March with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Southend United (5 draws).
Eastleigh – Formation
Eastleigh
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64'
85'
Eastleigh started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Kelvin Davis decided to play with the following team: Joe McDonnell, Lee Hodson, Ludwig Francillette, George Langston, Oscar Rutherford, Jake Taylor, Nigel Atangana, Solomon Nwabuokei, Ben Greenwood, Scott Quigley and Paul McCallum.
The home team had on the bench: Ben Reeves, Aidan Barlow, Enzio Boldewijn, Luke Croll and Chris Maguire.
Substitutions
Eastleigh made 3 changes: Ben Greenwood for Luke Croll (46′), Oscar Rutherford for Enzio Boldewijn (64′) and Scott Quigley for Chris Maguire (74′).
Oldham Athletic – Formation
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Micky Mellon played with: Mathew Hudson, Harrison McGahey, Shaun Hobson, Charlie Raglan, Liam Hogan, Mark Kitching, Devarn Green, Nathan Sheron, Oliver Hammond, Joe Garner and Mike Fondop.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Magnus Norman, Dan Gardner, Will Sutton, Ethan Walker and Andrew Dallas.
Substitutions
Oldham Athletic made only 1 change substituting Mike Fondop for Andrew Dallas (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Solihull Moors – Kidderminster Harriers – 0-1
- Southend United – Altrincham – 2-1
- Rochdale – Wealdstone – 3-0
- Eastleigh – Oldham Athletic – 1-2
- Barnet – Chesterfield – 0-2
- Woking – Gateshead – 3-2
