BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers had a surprising win over Colchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Clarke (71′) and a goal from J. Hawkes (54′). Its vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham who had the assistance of Steve Rushton and Christopher Ward. The 4th official was Paul Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 3 On Target 1
- 13 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 77
- 64 Dangerous attack 29
- 107 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Tranmere Rovers was in firm control of the ball 61% while Colchester United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Tranmere Rovers was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tranmere Rovers won the match.
Tranmere Rovers shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Colchester United shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Tranmere Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (S. Jasper and R. Clampin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tranmere Rovers will have 18 points like Port Vale to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Colchester United will stay with 10 points like Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers to stay in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away with Carlisle United on the 16th of October with a 10-10 head to head record.
Colchester United will host Harrogate Town on the 16th of October with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers
71'
82'
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Micky Mellon decided to play with the following team: Ross Doohan , Josh Dacres-Cogley , Tom Davies , Peter Clarke , Calum MacDonald , Callum McManaman , Kieron Morris , Jay Spearing , Sam Foley , Josh Hawkes and Elliott Nevitt .
The home team had on the bench: M. Duffy, Liam Feeney , C. Merrie, N. Knight-Percival, N. Maynard, J. Murphy and Ryan Watson .
Tranmere Rovers could not rely on the presence of C. Merrie (injured).
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: C. McManaman for L. Feeney (82′), K. Morris for R. Watson (84′) and J. Hawkes for C. Merrie (90′).
Best player: Peter Clarke
The player that probably impressed the most for Tranmere Rovers was Peter Clarke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
14'
Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Hayden Mullins played with: Shamal George , Cameron Coxe , Luke Chambers , Tom Eastman , Ryan Clampin , Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu , Cole Skuse , Luke Hannant , Alan Judge , Freddie Sears and Frank Nouble .
They had on the bench: Samson Tovide , C. Cooper, G. Kennedy, J. Tchamadeu, J. Turner, Noah Chilvers and Sylvester Jasper .
Substitutions
Colchester United made 3 changes: L. Hannant for S. Jasper (66′), A. Judge for N. Chilvers (66′) and F. Nouble for S. Tovide (82′).
Best player: Cole Skuse
The player that probably impressed the most for Colchester United was Cole Skuse.
His rating is with 33 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
