SWINDON. Accrington Stanley managed to reverse the scoreline against Swindon Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Swindon Town to strike first with a goal of Aaron Drinan at the 47′. Then it was a penalty in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alex Henderson gave the win to Accrington Stanley in the 82′ minute. Swindon Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 6,085 spectators. The referee was Thomas Parsons who had the assistance of Stuart Butler and Steven Plane. The 4th official was Christopher Wade. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.96 degrees Celsius or 51.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 5 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 114 Attack 90
- 47 Dangerous attack 44
- 81 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 59% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swindon Town was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Accrington Stanley found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Swindon Town shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Accrington Stanley shot 14 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (George McEachran and Frazer Blake-Tracy). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Kelvin Mellor and Tommy Leigh).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Swindon Town stays with 44 points to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Accrington Stanley will has 49 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 16th of March with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Doncaster Rovers (3 draws).
Accrington Stanley will host Notts County on the 16th of March with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Notts County (5 draws).
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town
59'
74'
47'
Swindon Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gavin Gunning decided to play with the following team: Jack Bycroft , Udoka Godwin-Malife , Conor McCarthy , Frazer Blake-Tracy , William Kokolo , Dawson Devoy , George McEachran , Rushian Hepburn-Murphy , Paul Glatzel , Aaron Drinan and Charlie Austin .
The home team had on the bench: Zack Elbouzedi , Tom Brewitt, Brooklyn Genesini, Sean McGurk , Jake Cain , Conor Brann and Ricky Aguiar.
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 3 changes: Rushian Hepburn-Murphy for Zack Elbouzedi (80′), Aaron Drinan for Jake Cain (74′) and Paul Glatzel for Sean McGurk (74′).
Player of the match: Paul Glatzel
The most impressive player for Swindon Town was Paul Glatzel.
His rating is with 26 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 11.
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
John Coleman played with: Radek Vítek , Kelvin Mellor , Brad Hills , Joseph Gubbins , Connor O’Brien , Dan Martin , Tommy Leigh , Shaun Whalley , Korede Adedoyin , Jack Nolan and Josh Woods .
These were the players on the bench: Benjamin Woods, Seb Quirk, Jake Bickerstaff , Leslie Adekoya, Seamus Conneely , Alex Henderson and Jack McIntyre.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: Josh Woods for Jake Bickerstaff (75′) and Tommy Leigh for Seamus Conneely (84′).
Player of the match: Jack Nolan
The player that probably impressed the most for Accrington Stanley was Jack Nolan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (59% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 14 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Harrogate Town – 0-0
- Walsall – Barrow – 1-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Mansfield Town – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Accrington Stanley – 1-2
- Newport County – Morecambe – 5-3
- Grimsby Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Sutton United – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Notts County – 2-1
- Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 0-2
- AFC Wimbledon – Gillingham – 2-0
