SCUNTHORPE. Mansfield Town beats Scunthorpe United 4-0 after playing a incredible match. A. Grant (16′ own), S. McLaughlin (32′), R. Stirk (38′) and S. Quinn (46′).
The match was played at the Sands Venue Stadium stadium in Scunthorpe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby who had the assistance of Matthew Jones and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 5 Total 15
- 0 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 121
- 41 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Mansfield Town was in firm control of the ball 55% while Scunthorpe United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mansfield Town was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the encounter.
Scunthorpe United shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Scunthorpe United received 2 yellow cards (L. Feeney and R. Delaney). Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card (L. Akins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Scunthorpe United will stay with 24 points to remain in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town will have 69 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Scunthorpe United will play away against Leyton Orient on the 15th of April with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Scunthorpe United (5 draws).
Mansfield Town will host Sutton United on the 15th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sutton United (0 draws).
Scunthorpe United – Formation
Scunthorpe United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Keith Hill decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Scunthorpe United made 3 changes: F. Shrimpton for J. Moore-Billam (56′), H. Lewis for E. Young (61′) and A. Grant for A. Beestin (68′).
Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Nigel Clough played with: .
Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of D. Johnson (injured).
Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 3 changes: S. McLaughlin for D. Johnson (45′), R. Stirk for G. Maris (77′) and S. Quinn for J. Law (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Tranmere Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Swindon Town – Newport County – 0-1
- Sutton United – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Scunthorpe United – Mansfield Town – 0-4
- Forest Green Rovers – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 2-0
- Rochdale – Walsall – 1-0
- Port Vale – Oldham Athletic – 3-2
- Northampton Town – Bradford City – 0-0
- Crawley Town – Barrow – 1-0
- Colchester United – Stevenage – 0-2
- Carlisle United – Exeter City – 0-1