MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town beats Tranmere Rovers 1-0 after R. Harbottle scored just 1 goal (60′). Mansfield Town took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge who had the assistance of Richard Wigglesworth and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Samuel Lewis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Mansfield Town had a superior ball possession 57% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match​.

Mansfield Town shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (S. Quinn and O. Hawkins). Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (K. Hemmings).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Mansfield Town has 0 points to occupy the 22nd place in the standings. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away against Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (8 draws).

Tranmere Rovers will play away agasint Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (2 draws).

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym (7.5), John-Joe O’Toole (7.3), Oliver Hawkins (7.5), Riley Harbottle (7.4), Lucas Akins (6.7), Hiram Boateng (7.8), George Maris (7.4), Stephen Quinn (7.4), Stephen McLaughlin (6.8), Rhys Oates (6.5) and Jordan Bowery (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Will Swan, George Lapslie (6.8), Anthony Hartigan, Scott Flinders, Ollie Clarke (7.4), Kellan Gordon and Elliott Hewitt (6.4).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 5 changes: O. Hawkins for E. Hewitt (78′), H. Boateng for G. Lapslie (84′), S. Quinn for O. Clarke (84′), G. Maris for A. Hartigan (90′) and R. Oates for W. Swan (90′).

Best player: Hiram Boateng​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Hiram Boateng even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan (8.3), Josh Dacres-Cogley (6.9), Luke Robinson (6.5), Neill Byrne (6.6), Kyle Jameson (6.8), Ethan Bristow (7.2), Reece McAlear (7.0), Lee O’Connor (7.0), Paul Lewis (6.7), Elliott Nevitt (6.3) and Kane Hemmings (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josh Hawkes, Mateusz Hewelt, Rhys Hughes, Chris Merrie, Ben Hockenhull, Samuel Taylor and Jon Nolan (6.4).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made only 1 change substituting R. McAlear for J. Nolan (80′)​.

Best player: Ross Doohan​

The most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was the goalkeeper: Ross Doohan. His rating is 8.25. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Doncaster Rovers – Sutton United – 2-1
• Swindon Town – Salford City – 0-0
• Stevenage – Stockport County – 2-1
• Newport County – Walsall – 0-1
• Mansfield Town – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
• Hartlepool United – AFC Wimbledon – 0-0
• Grimsby Town – Northampton Town – 1-1
• Gillingham – Rochdale – 1-0
• Crewe Alexandra – Harrogate Town – 3-0
• Crawley Town – Leyton Orient – 0-1
• Colchester United – Carlisle United – 1-1
• Barrow – Bradford City – 3-2