SWINDON. Swindon Town found a way to clinch a draw against Harrogate Town with a late goal from C. Austin scored in the (85′) after Harrogate Town got a lead with a goal from A. O’Connor (52′). Swindon Town was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,687 spectators. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the help of Nigel Lugg and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.76 degrees Celsius or 36.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 3 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 148 Attack 68
- 77 Dangerous attack 39
- 84 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 5
Fouls
- 3 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 62% while Harrogate Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swindon Town was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Swindon Town to win the match.
Swindon Town shot 15 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Harrogate Town shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Swindon Town received 1 yellow card (Dawson Devoy). On the opposite side, Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card (Dean Cornelius).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Swindon Town has 44 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Harrogate Town will has 49 points like Crawley Town and Newport County to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will play away with Mansfield Town on the 9th of March with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (2 draws).
Harrogate Town will host Crawley Town on the 9th of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Crawley Town (3 draws).
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town
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85'Swindon Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gavin Gunning decided to play with the following team: Jack Bycroft , Udoka Godwin-Malife , Conor McCarthy , Frazer Blake-Tracy , Harry McKirdy , Dawson Devoy , Saidou Khan , William Kokolo , Ricky Aguiar , Aaron Drinan and Sean McGurk .
The home team had on the bench: George McEachran , Zack Elbouzedi , Paul Glatzel , Rushian Hepburn-Murphy , Tom Brewitt, Conor Brann and Charlie Austin .
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 5 changes: Sean McGurk for Charlie Austin (53′), Harry McKirdy for Paul Glatzel (46′), Ricky Aguiar for Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (46′), Udoka Godwin-Malife for Zack Elbouzedi (77′) and Saidou Khan for George McEachran (74′).
Player of the match: Conor McCarthy
The most impressive player for Swindon Town was Conor McCarthy.
His rating is with 105 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.
Harrogate Town – Formation
Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Simon Weaver played with: J. Belshaw , Warren Burrell , Anthony O’Connor , Liam Gibson , Matthew Foulds , George Thomson , Stephen Dooley , Dean Cornelius , Abraham Odoh , Matty Daly and Jack Muldoon .
They had on the bench: Mark Oxley, Derrick Abu, Joe Mattock , Josh Falkingham, Levi Sutton , Josh March and Thomas Bloxham.
Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of Joe Mattock (injured).
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 4 changes: Liam Gibson for Joe Mattock (45′), Abraham Odoh for Josh March (88′), Jack Muldoon for Thomas Bloxham (88′) and Matty Daly for Levi Sutton (85′).
Player of the match: George Thomson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was George Thomson.
His rating is with 38 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Accrington Stanley – 4-0
- Walsall – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Sutton United – 1-0
- Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Salford City – Gillingham – 0-2
- Newport County – Mansfield Town – 0-1
- Grimsby Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Morecambe – 2-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
