SWINDON. Swindon Town conquered AFC Wimbledon. Swindon Town capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,511 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver Yates assisted by Mark Derrien and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Samuel Ogles. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.62 degrees Celsius or 60.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Swindon Town

3 - 2

AFC Wimbledon

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 80 Attack 119
  • 34 Dangerous attack 44
  • 79 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 3 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Swindon Town had a superior ball possession 58% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Wimbledon was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Swindon Town was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Swindon Town shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, AFC Wimbledon shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Dawson Devoy and Udoka Godwin-Malife). Talking about the opposition, AFC Wimbledon didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

2'
Joe Lewis(goal)Lee Brown
Dawson Devoy- sub ->Jake Cain
46'
Aaron Drinan(goal)
51'
Udoka Godwin-Malife- Yellow
60'
Dawson Devoy(goal)William Kokolo
71'
Charlie Austin- sub ->Aaron Drinan
69'
72'
James Tilley- sub ->Josh Neufville
73'
Josh Davison- sub ->Lee Brown
73'
Ryan McLean- sub ->Josh Kelly
79'
John-Joe O'Toole- sub ->Armani Little
Tom Brewitt- sub ->Nnamdi Ofoborh
80'
Dawson Devoy(goal)
84'
88'
Joe Lewis(goal)Kofi Balmer
Udoka Godwin-Malife(yellowredcard)
90'
Dawson Devoy- Yellow
90'

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 this encounter, Swindon Town has 53 points to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, AFC Wimbledon will stays with 62 points like Walsall and Harrogate Town to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will play away against Walsall on the 16th of April with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Swindon Town (10 draws).

AFC Wimbledon will play away against Tranmere Rovers on the 20th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of AFC Wimbledon (3 draws).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Jack Bycroft 1.England
7.0
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 5.England
6.4
D
Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England
6.4
60'
D
Conor McCarthy 24.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
George McEachran 6.England
6.8
M
Zack Elbouzedi 7.Republic of Ireland
6.3
M
Jake Cain 16.England
6.7
46'
M
William Kokolo 17.France
7.1
M
Nnamdi Ofoborh 59.Nigeria
6.4
80'
F
Paul Glatzel 9.England
6.3
90'
F
Aaron Drinan 23.Republic of Ireland
7.3
69' 51'
Substitutes
G
Conor Brann 25.Republic of Ireland
D
Tom Brewitt 12.England
6.6
80'
M
R. Aguiar 29.England
M
Dawson Devoy 20.Republic of Ireland
8.4
46' 90' 71', 84'
F
Harry McKirdy 10.England
F
Sean McGurk 15.England
F
Charlie Austin 32.England
7.0
69'

Swindon Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Gavin Gunning decided to play with the following team: Jack Bycroft (7.0), Udoka Godwin-Malife (6.4), Conor McCarthy (7.1), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.4), Nnamdi Ofoborh (6.4), Zack Elbouzedi (6.3), Jake Cain (6.7), George McEachran (6.8), William Kokolo (7.1), Paul Glatzel (6.3) and Aaron Drinan (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Harry McKirdy, Tom Brewitt (6.6), Sean McGurk, Dawson Devoy (8.4), Conor Brann, Charlie Austin (7.0), J. McGregor and R. Aguiar.

Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of Tom Brewitt (injured).

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 3 changes: Nnamdi Ofoborh for Tom Brewitt (80′), Jake Cain for Dawson Devoy (46′) and Aaron Drinan for Charlie Austin (69′).

Player of the match: Dawson Devoy​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Dawson Devoy.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 8 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was sensational also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Alex Bass 12.England
6.0
D
Lee Brown 3.England
7.0
73'
D
Kofi Balmer 5.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
Ryan Johnson 6.Northern Ireland
5.7
D
Joe Lewis 31.Wales
8.5
2', 88'
M
Jake Reeves 4.England
6.8
M
Josh Neufville 11.England
6.4
72'
M
Armani Little 14.England
7.0
79'
M
John-Kymani Gordon 38.England
6.8
F
Josh Kelly 10.England
6.4
73'
F
Omar Bugiel 18.Lebanon
7.5
Substitutes
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
D
John-Joe O'Toole 19.Republic of Ireland
6.4
79'
D
Isaac Ogundere 33.England
M
James Ball 16.England
F
James Tilley 7.England
7.1
72'
F
Josh Davison 9.England
6.4
73'
F
Ryan McLean 17.England
6.4
73'

AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Johnnie Jackson played with: Alex Bass (6.0), Kofi Balmer (7.0), Joe Lewis (8.5), Ryan Johnson (5.7), Lee Brown (7.0), Josh Neufville (6.4), Jake Reeves  (6.8), Armani Little (7.0), John-Kymani Gordon (6.8), Josh Kelly (6.4) and Omar Bugiel (7.5).

They had on the bench: Nikola Tzanev, James Tilley (7.1), Josh Davison (6.4), James Ball, Ryan McLean (6.4), John-Joe O’Toole (6.4) and Isaac Ogundere.

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 4 changes: Armani Little for John-Joe O’Toole (79′), Josh Neufville for James Tilley (72′), Lee Brown for Josh Davison (73′) and Josh Kelly for Ryan McLean (73′).

Player of the match: Joe Lewis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Joe Lewis.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 27 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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