MANSFIELD. Colchester United and Mansfield Town draw 1-1. H. Anderson scored the first goal (12′) for Colchester United. L. Brunt made it even (64′). Mansfield Town was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 7,517 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Mather who was helped by Kevin Howick and Grant Taylor. The 4th official was Scott Tallis.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Mansfield Town had a superior ball possession 62% while Colchester United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Mansfield Town to win the match​.

Mansfield Town shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card (Davis Keillor-Dunn). On the opposite side, Colchester United received 4 yellow cards (Connor Hall, Tom Hopper, Bradley Ihionvien and Samson Tovide).

Standings

After this match, Mansfield Town has 73 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United will has 34 points to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away with Wrexham on the 29th of March with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Wrexham (5 draws).

Colchester United will host Newport County on the 29th of March with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Newport County (4 draws).

Mansfield Town – Formation

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

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym (7.3), Jordan Bowery (7.1), Aden Flint (7.0), Lewis Brunt (8.7), Baily Cargill (7.0), Hiram Boateng (7.0), Louis Reed (7.0), Stephen Quinn (7.3), Davis Keillor-Dunn (7.3), Will Swan (6.4) and Lucas Akins (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Stephen McLaughlin (7.0), Elliott Hewitt, Ollie Clarke (7.0), James Gale, Scott Flinders, Aaron Lewis and Tom Nichols.

Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of Stephen McLaughlin (injured) and Tom Nichols (injured).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 3 changes: Hiram Boateng for Ollie Clarke (71′), Baily Cargill for Stephen McLaughlin (71′) and Will Swan for Tom Nichols (90′).

Player of the match: Lewis Brunt​

The most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Lewis Brunt.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 72 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Danny Cowley played with: Owen Goodman (7.3), Jay Mingi (7.0), Tom Dallison (7.1), Connor Hall (7.0), Harry Anderson (7.5), Alistair Smith (7.8), Cameron McGeehan (7.5), Arthur Read (7.5), Jayden Fevrier (6.1), Tom Hopper (7.9) and Bradley Ihionvien (6.6).

They had on the bench: Ellis Iandolo (6.7), Matt Jay, Samson Tovide (6.7), Noah Chilvers, Riley Harbottle, John Akinde and Sam Hornby.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: Tom Hopper for Ellis Iandolo (79′), Bradley Ihionvien for Samson Tovide (58′) and Jayden Fevrier for Noah Chilvers (90′).

Player of the match: Tom Hopper​

The most impressive player for Colchester United was Tom Hopper.

His rating is 7.9 with 26 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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

• Barrow – Newport County – 1-0
• Tranmere Rovers – Crawley Town – 1-3
• Sutton United – Accrington Stanley – 3-1
• Stockport County – Milton Keynes Dons – 5-0
• Notts County – Salford City – 1-2
• Morecambe – Gillingham – 2-3
• Mansfield Town – Colchester United – 1-1
• Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 3-0
• Grimsby Town – Wrexham – 1-3
• Doncaster Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
• Crewe Alexandra – AFC Wimbledon – 1-1