SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Southend United beats Altrincham with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Ralph (35′) and a goal from M. Dennis (41′).

The match was played at the Roots Hall Stadium stadium in Southend-on-Sea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Aji Ajibola.

Match Statistics​

Southend United

2 - 0

Altrincham

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 127 Attack 125
  • 87 Dangerous attack 54
  • 126 Ball safe 140
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Southend United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Altrincham that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Southend United had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the match​.

Southend United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Altrincham shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Southend United received 1 yellow card (M. Dennis). Talking about the opposition, Altrincham received 2 yellow cards (H. Perritt and T. Mullarkey).

Match Timeline

Nathan Ralph (goal)
35'
41'
46'
46'
53'
65'
74'
Ben Pringle- sub ->I. Marriott
83'
83'
88'
Jack Wood- sub ->J. Bridge
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
94
44
Wrexham
88
44
Solihull Moors
87
44
Halifax Town
84
44
Notts County
82
44
Grimsby Town
77
44
Chesterfield
74
44
Dagenham & Redbridge
73
44
Boreham Wood
67
44
Bromley
67
44
Torquay United
66
44
Yeovil Town
59
44
Southend United
58
44
Altrincham
55
44
Woking
53
44
Wealdstone
53
44
Maidenhead United
51
44
Barnet
50
44
Eastleigh
46
44
Aldershot Town
43
44
King\'s Lynn Town
34
44
Weymouth
28
44
Dover Athletic
1
44

After this match, Southend United will have 47 points like Torquay United to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Altrincham will stay with 40 points like Woking to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Southend United will play away with Maidenhead United on the 22nd of March with a 0-0 head to head record.

Altrincham will play away agasint Bromley on the 10th of May with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Bromley (1 draw).

Southend United – Formation

The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Southend United made 3 changes: N. Ralph for W. Atkinson (46′), N. Husin for J. Dunne (88′) and J. Bridge for J. Wood (90′).

Altrincham – Formation

Phil Parkinson played with: .

Substitutions

Altrincham made 3 changes: J. Hulme for A. Leitch-Smith (46′), M. Kosylo for J. Hancock (65′) and I. Marriott for B. Pringle (74′).

Results of the day

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