SWINDON. Salford City was able to reverse the score 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 H. McKirdy at the 55′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Watson gave the win to Salford City in the 86′ minute. Swindon Town was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the help of Mark Derrien and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 5 On Target 8
- 11 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 74
- 50 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Swindon Town had a superior ball possession 61% while Salford City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swindon Town was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Salford City found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Swindon Town shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Salford City shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Swindon Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Salford City received 1 yellow card (S. Kelly).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Swindon Town will stay with 52 points like Newport County to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Salford City will have 47 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will host Oldham Athletic on the 12th of March with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Oldham Athletic (9 draws).
Salford City will host Forest Green Rovers on the 5th of March with a 2-2 head to head record.
Swindon Town – Formation
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Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ben Garner decided to play with the following team: Joseph Wollacott
, Robert Donald Hunt , Jake O’Brien , Brandon Cooper , Joseph Tomlinson , Ricky Aguiar , Louis Reed , Ellis Iandolo , Harry McKirdy , Josh Davison and Louie Barry .The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Williams
, R. East, Harry Parsons, L. Ward, Jayden Mitchell-Lawson , A. Odimayo and M. Baudry.Substitutions
Swindon Town made 3 changes: H. McKirdy for J. Williams (66′), L. Barry for J. Mitchell-Lawson (79′) and R. Hunt for H. Parsons (89′).
Best player: Ricky Aguiar
The most impressive player for Swindon Town was Ricky Aguiar.
His rating is
with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.Salford City – Formation
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Salford City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gary Bowyer played with: Tom King
, Jason Lowe , Theo Vassell , Jordan Turnbull , Corrie Ndaba , Liam Shephard , Stephen Kelly , Ryan Watson , Ashley Hunter , Brandon Thomas-Asante and Matt Smith .These were the players on the bench: Matthew Lund
, J. Torrance, D. Love, L. Loughlan, Conor McAleny , Luke Bolton and I. Touray.Substitutions
Salford City made 3 changes: M. Smith for L. Bolton (70′), L. Shephard for M. Lund (70′) and A. Hunter for C. McAleny (78′).
Best player: Liam Shephard
The most impressive player for Salford City was Liam Shephard.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 24 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Newport County – Tranmere Rovers – 4-2
- Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 0-1
- Crawley Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-1
- Colchester United – Oldham Athletic – 1-1
- Bristol Rovers – Exeter City – 1-1
- Bradford City – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Barrow – Harrogate Town – 0-0
- Walsall – Hartlepool United – 3-1
- Swindon Town – Salford City – 1-2
- Rochdale – Northampton Town – 1-0
- Port Vale – Stevenage – 2-0
- Sutton United – Scunthorpe United – 4-1