ACCRINGTON. Crewe Alexandra didn’t concede much to Accrington Stanley to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday..

The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,658 spectators.​ The referee was Adam Herczeg with the assistance of Christopher Ward and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Richard Wigglesworth. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.53 degrees Celsius or 56.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Accrington Stanley

0 - 0

Crewe Alexandra

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 11 Total 6
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 73 Attack 100
  • 35 Dangerous attack 64
  • 77 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 1

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Accrington Stanley was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Crewe Alexandra that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Crewe Alexandra was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Crewe Alexandra to win the contest​.

Accrington Stanley shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Crewe Alexandra shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Alex Henderson and Dan Martin). Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Elliott Nevitt).

Match Timeline

Alex Henderson- Yellow
11'
Joe Pritchard- sub ->Jack Nolan
46'
Dan Martin- Yellow
57'
Seamus Conneely - sub ->Dan Martin
73'
Josh Woods- sub ->Shaun Whalley
73'
Matt Lowe- sub ->Tommy Leigh
86'
Sebastian Quirk- sub ->Lewis Shipley
86'
88'
Ryan Cooney- sub ->Aaron Rowe
90'
Elliott Nevitt- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this contest, Accrington Stanley has 51 points like Tranmere Rovers to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra will has 67 points like Barrow to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Accrington Stanley will play away against Newport County on the 9th of April with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Newport County (4 draws).

Crewe Alexandra will play away against Morecambe on the 9th of April with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley
G
Radek Vitek 21.Czech Republic
7.5
D
Lewis Shipley 2.England
6.3
86'
D
Brad Hills 5.England
7.3
D
Joe Gubbins 16.England
7.3
D
Connor O'Brien 38.England
7.0
M
Shaun Whalley 7.England
6.7
73'
M
Ben Woods 8.England
7.3
M
Jack Nolan 17.England
7.3
46'
M
Tommy Leigh 18.England
6.8
86'
M
Dan Martin 22.England
6.8
73' 57'
M
Alex Henderson 30.England
6.7
11'
Substitutes
G
Jack McIntyre 61.England
D
Kelvin Mellor 4.England
M
Joe Pritchard 10.England
6.6
46'
M
Sebastian Quirk 12.England
6.8
86'
M
Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland
6.7
73'
F
Matt Lowe 9.England
6.4
86'
F
Josh Woods 39.England
6.7
73'

Accrington Stanley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager John Doolan decided to play with the following team: Radek Vitek (7.5), Connor O’Brien (7.0), Brad Hills (7.3), Joe Gubbins (7.3), Lewis Shipley (6.3), Dan Martin (6.8), Ben Woods (7.3), Jack Nolan (7.3), Alex Henderson (6.7), Shaun Whalley (6.7) and Tommy Leigh (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kelvin Mellor, Matt Lowe (6.4), Joe Pritchard (6.6), Sebastian Quirk (6.8), Seamus Conneely  (6.7), Josh Woods (6.7) and Jack McIntyre.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 5 changes: Dan Martin for Seamus Conneely  (73′), Shaun Whalley for Josh Woods (73′), Jack Nolan for Joe Pritchard (46′), Lewis Shipley for Sebastian Quirk (86′) and Tommy Leigh for Matt Lowe (86′).

Player of the match: Radek Vitek​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was the goalkeeper: Radek Vitek. His rating is 7.45. He performed 2 saves.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Tom Booth 13.England
7.0
D
Rio Adebisi 3.England
7.8
D
Zac Williams 4.Wales
7.9
D
Mickey Demetriou 5.England
8.1
D
Lewis Billington 28.England
7.1
M
Shilow Tracey 10.England
7.0
M
Lewis Leigh 14.England
6.8
M
Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia
7.0
M
Aaron Rowe 21.England
7.1
88'
M
Josh Austerfield 25.England
7.0
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
6.7
90'
Substitutes
D
Ryan Cooney 2.England
88'
D
Zak Kempster-Down 29.England
M
Charlie Finney 24.England
F
Max Woodcock 32.Scotland

Also Crewe Alexandra adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Lee Bell played with: Tom Booth (7.0), Lewis Billington (7.1), Zac Williams (7.9), Mickey Demetriou (8.1), Rio Adebisi (7.8), Josh Austerfield (7.0), Lewis Leigh (6.8), Aaron Rowe (7.1), Matus Holicek (7.0), Shilow Tracey (7.0) and Elliott Nevitt (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Cooney, Charlie Finney, Zak Kempster-Down, Max Woodcock, C. Agius, L. Sant and M. Lenarcik.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made only 1 change substituting Aaron Rowe for Ryan Cooney (88′)​.

Player of the match: Mickey Demetriou​

The most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Mickey Demetriou.

His rating is 8.1 with 32 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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