WALSALL. Swindon Town was eventually too good for Walsall with the goal of H. McKirdy (3′), J. Payne (25′) and J. Payne (45′ pen).
The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the help of Mark Stevens and Connor Brown. The 4th official was Oliver Yates. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 102 Attack 84
- 55 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Walsall was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Swindon Town that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Walsall had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Swindon Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Walsall shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Walsall received 2 yellow cards (D. Daniels and E. Monthe). Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (J. Williams and L. Reed).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Walsall will stay with 54 points like Hartlepool United to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Swindon Town will have 77 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Swindon Town will host Port Vale on the 15th of May with a 13-6 head to head in favor of Swindon Town (3 draws).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
45'
89'
Walsall started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: R. Devine for S. Perry (62′), J. Earing for J. Shaw (87′) and E. Monthe for M. Sadler (89′).
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town
25', 45'
Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ben Garner played with: .
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 3 changes: J. Williams for B. Gladwin (58′), M. Egbo for A. Odimayo (75′) and M. Baudry for J. O’Brien (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Hartlepool United – Colchester United – 0-2
- Walsall – Swindon Town – 0-3
- Stevenage – Salford City – 4-2
- Mansfield Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Harrogate Town – Sutton United – 0-2
- Exeter City – Port Vale – 0-1
- Bristol Rovers – Scunthorpe United – 7-0
- Oldham Athletic – Crawley Town – 3-3
- Newport County – Rochdale – 0-2
- Bradford City – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Barrow – Northampton Town – 1-3
