Tranmere Rovers conquers Mansfield Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers beat Mansfield Town to win 2-1.

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David Brown
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Tranmere Rovers conquers Mansfield Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers overcome Mansfield Town to win 2-1. It was Tranmere Rovers to strike first with a goal of Regan Hendry at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Robert Apter gave the win to Tranmere Rovers in the 56′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 5,488 spectators.​ The referee was Ben Toner with the collaboration of Thomas Harty and D. Smith. The 4th official was James Oldham. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.82 degrees Celsius or 53.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Tranmere Rovers

2 - 1

Team 1

Mansfield Town

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 16 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 112 Attack 118
  • 45 Dangerous attack 60
  • 83 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Tranmere Rovers was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Tranmere Rovers managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Tranmere Rovers shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Josef Yarney and Brad Walker). Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town received 4 yellow cards (George Maris, Stephen Quinn, George Williams and Louis Reed).

Match Timeline

Regan Hendry(goal)Kieron Morris
12'
39'
Will Swan(goal)Louis Reed
46'
George Maris- Yellow
54'
Louis Reed- Yellow
Brad Walker- Yellow
54'
Rob Apter(goal)Lee O\'Connor
56'
55'
Hiram Boateng- sub ->George Maris
59'
George Williams- Yellow
62'
Jordan Bowery- sub ->George Williams
62'
Davis Keillor-Dunn- sub ->Aaron Lewis
Kristian Dennis- sub ->Kieron Morris
82'
82'
Stephen McLaughlin- sub ->Baily Cargill
Luke Norris- sub ->Harvey Saunders
82'
82'
Stephen Quinn- sub ->Tom Nichols
Josef Yarney- Yellow
87'
89'
Stephen Quinn- Yellow
Dan Pike- sub ->Robert Apter
90'

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 contest, Tranmere Rovers has 47 points like Notts County to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Mansfield Town will stays with 69 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away with Wrexham on the 16th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Wrexham (2 draws).

Mansfield Town will play away against Bradford City on the 16th of March with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
6.7
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Jordan Turnbull 6.England
7.7
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
6.8
87'
D
Connor Wood 27.England
7.3
M
Brad Walker 4.England
7.3
54'
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
6.4
82'
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
8.1
Goals12'
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
8.1
90' Goals56'
F
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.3
F
Harvey Saunders 19.England
6.7
82'
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Dan Pike 24.England
90'
D
Jean Belehouan 30.France
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
M
Reece McAlear 23.Scotland
F
Luke Norris 9.England
6.7
82'
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
6.7
82'

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Nigel Adkins decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee (6.7), Lee O’Connor (7.5), Josef Yarney (6.8), Jordan Turnbull (7.7), Connor Wood (7.3), Robert Apter (8.1), Brad Walker (7.3), Regan Hendry (8.1), Kieron Morris (6.4), Connor Jennings (7.3) and Harvey Saunders (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Luke Norris (6.7), Josh Hawkes, Joe Murphy, Kristian Dennis (6.7), Reece McAlear, Dan Pike and Jean Belehouan.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Kieron Morris for Kristian Dennis (82′), Harvey Saunders for Luke Norris (82′) and Robert Apter for Dan Pike (90′).

Player of the match: Regan Hendry​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Regan Hendry.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 51 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town
G
Christy Pym 1.England
7.0
D
Baily Cargill 6.England
7.3
82'
D
Aden Flint 14.England
6.8
D
George Williams 22.England
6.4
62' 59'
D
Lewis Brunt 24.England
6.8
M
George Maris 10.England
6.6
55' 46'
M
Aaron Lewis 15.Wales
6.4
62'
M
Tom Nichols 20.England
7.3
82'
M
Louis Reed 25.England
7.1
54'
M
Will Swan 26.England
6.8
Goals39'
F
Lucas Akins 7.Grenada
7.0
Substitutes
G
Scott Flinders 13.England
M
Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland
6.7
82'
M
Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland
7.0
82' 89'
M
Davis Keillor-Dunn 40.England
7.5
62'
M
Hiram Boateng 44.England
6.7
55'
F
Jordan Bowery 9.England
7.0
62'
F
James Gale 12.England

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

Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym (7.0), George Williams (6.4), Aden Flint (6.8), Lewis Brunt (6.8), Baily Cargill (7.3), Aaron Lewis (6.4), Louis Reed (7.1), Tom Nichols (7.3), George Maris (6.6), Will Swan (6.8) and Lucas Akins (7.0).

They had on the bench: Stephen McLaughlin (6.7), Jordan Bowery (7.0), James Gale, Scott Flinders, Stephen Quinn (7.0), Davis Keillor-Dunn (7.5) and Hiram Boateng (6.7).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 5 changes: George Maris for Hiram Boateng (55′), George Williams for Jordan Bowery (62′), Aaron Lewis for Davis Keillor-Dunn (62′), Tom Nichols for Stephen Quinn (82′) and Baily Cargill for Stephen McLaughlin (82′).

Player of the match: Davis Keillor-Dunn​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Davis Keillor-Dunn.

His rating is 7.5 with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 62′.

Results of the day

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