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​

Swindon Town

1 - 2

Salford City

  • ! 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

Harry McKirdy(goal)J. Tomlinson
55'
65'
Liam Shephard(goal)A. Hunter
66'
70'
Matty Lund- sub ->L. Shephard
70'
71'
78'
Conor McAleny- sub ->A. Hunter
79'
86'
Ryan Watson(goal)S. Kelly
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

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

Swindon Town
G
Joe Wollacott 1.Ghana
7.0
D
Brandon Cooper 14.Wales
6.5
D
Rob Hunt 24.England
6.7
89'
D
Joe Tomlinson 23.England
7.0
D
Jake O'Brien 16.Republic of Ireland
6.4
M
Louis Reed 25.England
7.1
M
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
6.7
M
R. Aguiar 28.England
7.4
F
Harry McKirdy 11.England
7.3
66' 55'
F
Louie Barry 19.England
6.3
79'
F
Josh Davison 9.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Lewis Ward 12.England
D
Akin Odimayo 2.England
D
Mathieu Baudry 6.France
M
Jonathan Williams 20.Wales
6.8
66'
M
Ryan East 26.England
M
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson 17.England
6.7
79'
F
H. Parsons 29.England
89'

Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ben Garner decided to play with the following team: Joseph Wollacott (7.0), Robert Donald Hunt (6.7), Jake O’Brien (6.4), Brandon Cooper (6.5), Joseph Tomlinson (7.0), Ricky Aguiar (7.4), Louis Reed (7.1), Ellis Iandolo (6.7), Harry McKirdy (7.3), Josh Davison (6.8) and Louie Barry (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Williams (6.8), R. East, Harry Parsons, L. Ward, Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (6.7), 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 (7.4) with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Tom King 1.Wales
7.5
D
Jordan Turnbull 16.England
7.5
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
7.4
D
Jason Lowe 4.England
6.9
D
Corrie Ndaba 6.Republic of Ireland
6.6
M
Liam Shephard 32.Wales
7.7
70' 65'
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
7.5
86'
M
A. Hunter 10.England
7.4
78'
M
Stephen Kelly 17.Scotland
7.4
71'
F
Matt Smith 19.England
7.1
70'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 37.England
6.9
Substitutes
G
Joel Torrance 31.England
D
Donald Love 2.Scotland
D
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
6.4
70'
M
L. Loughlin 33.England
M
Luke Bolton 24.England
6.4
70'
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.6
78'

Salford City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Gary Bowyer played with: Tom King (7.5), Jason Lowe (6.9), Theo Vassell (7.4), Jordan Turnbull (7.5), Corrie Ndaba (6.6), Liam Shephard (7.7), Stephen Kelly (7.4), Ryan Watson (7.5), Ashley Hunter (7.4), Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.9) and Matt Smith (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Matthew Lund (6.4), J. Torrance, D. Love, L. Loughlan, Conor McAleny (6.6), Luke Bolton (6.4) 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 (7.7) 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.​