SUTTON. Sutton United was after all too strong for Rochdale with the goal of E. Boldewijn (12′), E. Boldewijn (45′) and J. Kizzi (57′). Rochdale was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the The Borough Sports Ground stadium in Sutton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie who was helped by Samuel Ogles and Nicholas Cooper. The 4th official was Daniel Bonneywell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rochdale had a strong ball possession 63% while Sutton United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sutton United had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sutton United won the match​.

Sutton United shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sutton United received 1 yellow card (R. Milsom). Regarding the opposition, Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (E. O’Connell and J. Dorsett).

Standings

After playing this match, Sutton United will have 57 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale will stay with 38 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will play away against Walsall on the 12th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Walsall (0 draws).

Rochdale will host Barrow on the 12th of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (0 draws).

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Dean Bouzanis (7.4), Joe Kizzi (7.6), Ben Goodliffe (7.5), Louis John (7.4), Robert Milsom (7.2), David Ajiboye (6.1), Craig Eastmond (7.3), Kenny Davis (7.1), Enzio Boldewijn (8.7), Omar Bugiel (7.3) and Richie Bennett (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kylian Kouassi (6.3), B. Wyatt, C. Rowe, S. Nelson, Ricky Korboa (6.4), Harry Beautyman (6.8) and W. Randall-Hurren.

Sutton United could not rely on the presence of H. Beautyman (injured).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 3 changes: K. Davis for H. Beautyman (10′), O. Bugiel for K. Kouassi (81′) and E. Boldewijn for R. Korboa (87′).

Best player: Enzio Boldewijn​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Enzio Boldewijn.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Robbie Stockdale played with: Jay Lynch (7.0), Jimmy Keohane (6.0), Jimmy McNulty (6.8), Eoghan O’Connell (6.6), Jeriel Dorsett (6.1), Max Clark (7.3), Alex Newby (6.7), Stephen Dooley (6.8), James Ball (6.8), Conor Grant (6.8) and Tahvon Campbell (6.4).

They had on the bench: Liam Kelly (6.2), J. Coleman, Luke Charman (6.4), M. Done, G. Broadbent, Corey O’Keeffe (6.7) and D. Cashman.

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: A. Newby for L. Charman (58′), J. Keohane for C. O’Keeffe (58′) and C. Grant for L. Kelly (87′).

Best player: Max Clark​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rochdale was Max Clark.

His rating is (7.3) with 46 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 12 crosses.

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