BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United draw 1-1. K. Morris scored the first goal (7′) for Tranmere Rovers. A. Smith made it even (8′).
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,923 spectators. The referee was Scott Tallis assisted by Daniel Guest and Jack Forder. The 4th official was Alan Clayton. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.62 degrees Celsius or 45.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 17 Total 13
- 5 On Target 7
- 10 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 91 Attack 82
- 42 Dangerous attack 35
- 91 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Tranmere Rovers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Colchester United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Tranmere Rovers was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Tranmere Rovers to win the match.
Tranmere Rovers shot 17 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Regan Hendry and Connor Jennings). Talking about the opposition, Colchester United received 4 yellow cards (J. Mingi, Connor Hall, Cameron McGeehan and Jayden Fevrier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Tranmere Rovers has 51 points to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, Colchester United will has 38 points to remain in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will host Walsall on the 6th of April with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Walsall (7 draws).
Colchester United will host Wrexham on the 6th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Wrexham (0 draws).
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nigel Adkins decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee , Lee O’Connor , Tom Davies , Jordan Turnbull , James Norris , Rob Apter , Reece McAlear , Regan Hendry , Kieron Morris , Connor Jennings and Luke Norris .
The home team had on the bench: Josh Hawkes , Kristian Dennis, Chris Merrie, Harvey Saunders , Sam Taylor, Conor Robson and Jean Belehouan.
Tranmere Rovers could not rely on the presence of Sam Taylor (injured).
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Luke Norris for Harvey Saunders (63′), Rob Apter for Josh Hawkes (73′) and Kieron Morris for Sam Taylor (90′).
Player of the match: Jordan Turnbull
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Jordan Turnbull.
His rating is with 55 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Danny Cowley played with: O. Goodman , J. Mingi , Connor Hall , Ellis Iandolo , Harry Anderson , Alistair Smith , Arthur Read , Cameron McGeehan , Jayden Fevrier , Tom Hopper and B. Ihionvien .
They had on the bench: F. Kelleher , Tom Dallison , Matt Jay, Samson Tovide, Noah Chilvers , John Akinde , S. Hornby and Conor Wilkinson .
Substitutions
Colchester United made 5 changes: B. Ihionvien for Noah Chilvers (46′), J. Mingi for F. Kelleher (88′), Jayden Fevrier for Tom Dallison (59′), Cameron McGeehan for John Akinde (84′) and Tom Hopper for Conor Wilkinson (84′).
Player of the match: Ellis Iandolo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Ellis Iandolo.
His rating is with 56 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Colchester United – 1-1
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 3-1
- Stockport County – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
- Notts County – Milton Keynes Dons – 3-3
- Newport County – Crawley Town – 0-4
- Morecambe – Barrow – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Gillingham – 5-1
- Grimsby Town – Bradford City – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Forest Green Rovers – 0-3