NORTHFLEET. Ebbsfleet United overcame Rochdale to win 2-1. A goal from D. Samuel was decisive in the 90min. It was Ebbsfleet United to strike first with a goal of Dominic Poleon at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dominic Samuel gave the win to Ebbsfleet United in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stonebridge Road stadium in Northfleet on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Westgate. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.52 degrees Celsius or 41.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 2 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 62 Attack 58
- 43 Dangerous attack 24
- 74 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Ebbsfleet United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Rochdale that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ebbsfleet United was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ebbsfleet United won the match.
Ebbsfleet United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Rochdale shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ebbsfleet United didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (Ryan East and Cian Hayes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ebbsfleet United has 44 points like Boreham Wood to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Rochdale will stays with 45 points like Southend United and Dagenham & Redbridge to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Ebbsfleet United will play away with Solihull Moors on the 9th of March with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Solihull Moors (0 draws).
Rochdale will play away against Barnet on the 5th of March with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Rochdale (6 draws).
Ebbsfleet United – Formation
Ebbsfleet United
70'
15'
Ebbsfleet United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Danny Searle decided to play with the following team: Ivan Andonov, Mark Cousins, Luke O’Neill, Declan Skura, Myles Kenlock, Ben Chapman, Josh Wright, Billy Clifford, Bryant Akono Bilongo, Toby Edser, Dominic Poleon and Rakish Bingham.
The home team had on the bench: Ousseynou Cissé, Darren McQueen, Hayden White, Tom Fogarty and Dominic Samuel.
Substitutions
Ebbsfleet United made 3 changes: Luke O’Neill for Hayden White (70′), Dominic Poleon for Dominic Samuel (77′) and Toby Edser for Ousseynou Cissé (83′).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
57'
Rochdale started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jim McNulty played with: Tiernan Brooks, Jimmy Keohane, Kyron Gordon, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, George Nevett, Cameron John, Cian Hayes, Adam Clayton, Ryan East, Devante Rodney, Kairo Mitchell.
These were the players on the bench: Jesurun Uchegbulam, D. Sassi, Finlay Armstrong, Samuel Mather and Ian Henderson.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 2 changes: Devante Rodney for Jesurun Uchegbulam (52′) and George Nevett for Ian Henderson (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- York City – Wealdstone – 2-3
- Oxford City – Aldershot Town – 1-2
- Oldham Athletic – Southend United – 1-1
- Hartlepool United – Barnet – 1-2
- Ebbsfleet United – Rochdale – 2-1
- Eastleigh – Solihull Moors – 3-3
- Dorking Wanderers – Chesterfield – 4-1
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Altrincham – 3-1
- Bromley – Halifax Town – 2-0
- Boreham Wood – Gateshead – 1-1
- Fylde – Maidenhead United – 4-1
