ROCHDALE. Crawley Town tops Rochdale 1-0 after K. Appiah scored just 1 goal (14′).
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates who had the assistance of Marvyn Amphlett and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Matthew Parry. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 2 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 127
- 63 Dangerous attack 60
- 45 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Rochdale was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Crawley Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Rochdale was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Crawley Town managed to find the solution to win this match.
Rochdale shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Crawley Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Rochdale received 1 yellow card (D. Cashman). On the opposite side, Crawley Town received 2 yellow cards (T. Craig and A. Bansal-McNulty).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rochdale will stay with 12 points like Salford City and Walsall to stay in the 18th place. On the other side, Crawley Town will have 17 points like Leyton Orient, Sutton United and Hartlepool United to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will play away against Swindon Town on the 16th of October with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Swindon Town (4 draws).
Crawley Town will host Sutton United on the 16th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
72'
Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Robbie Stockdale decided to play with the following team: Joel Coleman , Sam Graham , Eoghan O’Connell , Jeriel Dorsett , Corey O’Keeffe , Liam Kelly , Aaron Morley , Aidan White , Conor Grant , Jake Beesley and Abraham Odoh .
The home team had on the bench: J. Lynch, Matt Done , J. Keohane, Alex Newby , Danny Cashman , G. Broadbent and J. McNulty.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: A. Odoh for D. Cashman (63′), C. Grant for A. Newby (63′) and A. White for M. Done (72′).
Best player: Sam Graham
The player that probably impressed the most for Rochdale was Sam Graham.
His rating is with 36 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16.
Crawley Town – Formation
Crawley Town
90'
14'
Crawley Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, John Yems played with: Glenn Morris , George Francomb , Tom Dallison , Tony Craig , Nick Tsaroulla , Jake Hessenthaler , Jack Payne , Amrit Bansal-McNulty , Jack Powell , Kwesi Appiah and Tom Nichols .
They had on the bench: L. Francillette, Sam Ashford , T. Frost, Mark Marshall , A. Davies and D. Henry.
Substitutions
Crawley Town made 2 changes: A. Bansal-McNulty for M. Marshall (60′) and K. Appiah for S. Ashford (81′).
Best player: Jack Payne
The player that probably impressed the most for Crawley Town was Jack Payne even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Forest Green Rovers – Swindon Town – 0-2
- Barrow – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Sutton United – Port Vale – 4-3
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 3-0
- Harrogate Town – Scunthorpe United – 6-1
- Hartlepool United – Northampton Town – 2-1
- Mansfield Town – Oldham Athletic – 0-0
- Newport County – Bradford City – 0-0
- Rochdale – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Stevenage – Exeter City – 2-2
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-1
