BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Barrow and Walsall draw 1-1. J. Rooney scored the first goal (35′) for Barrow. D. Daniels settled the score (67′).

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. The referee was Leigh Doughty assisted by Natalie Aspinall and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Barrow was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Walsall that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Barrow was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Barrow to win the match​.

Barrow shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Walsall shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Barrow received 1 yellow card (M. Platt). Regarding the opposition, Walsall received 2 yellow cards (E. Monthe and L. Tomlin).

Standings

After this match, Barrow will have 33 points to hold in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Walsall will have 40 points like Bradford City to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will play away with Rochdale on the 12th of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Rochdale (0 draws).

Walsall will host Sutton United on the 12th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Walsall (0 draws).

Barrow – Formation

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

The manager Mark Cooper decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman (6.6), James Jones (6.8), Niall Canavan (6.4), Matthew Platt (7.0), Robbie Gotts (6.2), Ollie Banks (6.8), Tom White (6.8), Patrick Brough (6.7), John Rooney (7.6), Josh Gordon (7.1) and Will Harris (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: A. Driscoll-Glennon, Jordan Stevens (6.2), Remeao Hutton (6.8), G. Williams, J. Wakeling and J. Taylor.

Substitutions

Barrow made 2 changes: T. White for R. Hutton (79′) and W. Harris for J. Stevens (79′).

Best player: John Rooney​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barrow was John Rooney.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 27 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Walsall – Formation

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

Michael John Flynn played with: Carl Rushworth (6.4), Emmanuel Osadebe (6.9), Donervon Daniels (8.0), Emmanuel Monthe (6.2), Tyrese Shade (6.1), Liam Kinsella (6.9), Jack Earing (6.6), Joss Labadie (7.0), Lee Tomlin (6.2), George Miller (6.2) and Conor Wilkinson (6.4).

They had on the bench: R. Menayese, S. Perry, Devante Rodney (6.2), Brendan Kiernan (6.4), S. Ward, T. Leak and J. Rose.

Substitutions

Walsall made 2 changes: G. Miller for D. Rodney (58′) and L. Tomlin for B. Kiernan (85′).

Best player: Donervon Daniels​

The most impressive player for Walsall was Donervon Daniels.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 36 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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

• Harrogate Town – Hartlepool United – 1-2
• Sutton United – Rochdale – 3-0
• Salford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
• Northampton Town – Tranmere Rovers – 3-2
• Oldham Athletic – Carlisle United – 1-2
• Newport County – Bristol Rovers – 1-0
• Leyton Orient – Stevenage – 2-2
• Crawley Town – Scunthorpe United – 0-0
• Colchester United – Port Vale – 1-0
• Bradford City – Swindon Town – 1-2
• Barrow – Walsall – 1-1