NORTHAMPTON. Bristol Rovers conquers Northampton Town 1-0 after H. Anderson scored just 1 goal (1′).
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford who had the assistance of Steve Meredith and James Wilson. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 7 Total 6
- 1 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 104
- 33 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 18 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 0
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Northampton Town was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Bristol Rovers that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bristol Rovers was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol Rovers won the match.
Northampton Town shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Bristol Rovers shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards (A. McGowan, P. Lewis and M. Pinnock). Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards (S. Finley, P. Coutts, J. Connolly and C. Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Northampton Town will stay with 63 points like Bristol Rovers and Tranmere Rovers to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers will have 63 points like Northampton Town and Tranmere Rovers to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Northampton Town will host Hartlepool United on the 26th of March with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Northampton Town (2 draws).
Bristol Rovers will play away agasint Carlisle United on the 26th of March with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Bristol Rovers (4 draws).
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 3 changes: T. Magloire for P. Abimbola (19′), P. Abimbola for C. Zimba (73′) and S. Hoskins for B. Lubala (84′).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Joey Barton played with: .
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Salford City – Scunthorpe United – 5-1
- Oldham Athletic – Exeter City – 0-2
- Northampton Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Leyton Orient – Rochdale – 3-1
- Harrogate Town – Walsall – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Swindon Town – 3-1
- Bradford City – Port Vale – 1-2
- Barrow – Carlisle United – 1-2