BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Swindon Town had a surprising win over Barrow with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Kokolo (35β²) and a goal from P. Glatzel (45β²). Swindon Town took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,502 spectators.β The referee was Ben Toner with the support of Bradley Hall and Mark Cunliffe. The 4th official was Alex Gray. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.02 degrees Celsius or 53.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.β
Match Statisticsβ
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 21 Total 13
- 8 On Target 9
- 8 Off Target 1
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 95 Attack 98
- 55 Dangerous attack 49
- 84 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Swindon Town had a superior ball possession 56% while Barrow was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Barrow was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Swindon Town managed to find the solution to win this match.β
Barrow shot 21 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Swindon Town shot 13 times, 9 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Barrow received 4 yellow cards (George Ray, Elliot Newby, Peter Wild and Robbie Gotts). Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Aaron Drinan and William Kokolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Barrow stays with 67 points like Crewe Alexandra to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Swindon Town will has 50 points to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will host Bradford City on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Barrow (1 draw).
Swindon Town will play away against Walsall on the 23rd of March with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (10 draws).
Barrow β Formation
Barrow started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman
, George Ray , James Chester , Rory Feely , David Worrall , Kian Spence , Tom White , Robbie Gotts , Ben Whitfield , Dom Telford and Cole Stockton .The home team had on the bench: Jamie Proctor
, Elliot Newby , Josh Lillis, Sam Foley , Emile Acquah and Tyrell Warren .Substitutions
Barrow made 5 changes: Rory Feely for Emile Acquah (46β²), Robbie Gotts for Sam Foley (58β²), Dom Telford for Jamie Proctor (69β²), Ben Whitfield for Elliot Newby (46β²) and David Worrall for Tyrell Warren (46β²).
Player of the match: Paul Farmanβ
The player that probably impressed the most for Barrow was the goalkeeper: Paul Farman. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.
Swindon Town β Formation
Swindon Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Gavin Gunning played with: Jack Bycroft
, Udoka Godwin-Malife , Conor McCarthy , Frazer Blake-Tracy , Nnamdi Ofoborh , Zack Elbouzedi , Jake Cain , George McEachran , William Kokolo , Paul Glatzel and Aaron Drinan .The following players were sitting on the bench: Harry McKirdy
, Tom Brewitt , Sean McGurk, Conor Brann, R. Aguiar , J. McGregor and Charlie Austin .Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of R. Aguiar (injured).
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 4 changes: Frazer Blake-Tracy for Tom Brewitt (85β²), Paul Glatzel for Charlie Austin (72β²), George McEachran for R. Aguiar (58β²) and Aaron Drinan for Harry McKirdy (85β²).
Player of the match: Paul Glatzelβ
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Paul Glatzel.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.β
- Tranmere Rovers β Walsall β 1-3
- Sutton United β Stockport County β 1-3
- Notts County β Harrogate Town β 3-0
- Morecambe β Doncaster Rovers β 0-3
- Mansfield Town β Crawley Town β 1-4
- Grimsby Town β Newport County β 1-0
- Forest Green Rovers β Milton Keynes Dons β 0-2
- Colchester United β Wrexham β 1-2
- Bradford City β Gillingham β 1-0
- Barrow β Swindon Town β 0-2
- Accrington Stanley β Crewe Alexandra β 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon β Salford City β 1-0