Swindon Town defeats Rochdale 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SWINDON. Swindon Town was in the end too much to handle for Rochdale.

August 22, 2022

SWINDON. Swindon Town was after all too good for Rochdale with the goal of J. Wakeling (1′), J. Williams (50′) and H. McKirdy (81′).

The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott assisted by Nick Dunn and Scott Williams. The 4th official was Conor Farrell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Swindon Town

3 - 0

Rochdale

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

21 Total 5
3 On Target 0
18 Off Target 5
0 Shots blocked 0

102 Attack 76
54 Dangerous attack 34
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 7

Fouls

7 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Swindon Town had a superior ball possession 55% while Rochdale was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swindon Town had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swindon Town won the match.

Swindon Town shot 21 times, 3 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rochdale shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (S. Khan and B. Gladwin). Regarding the opposition, Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (B. Nelson and E. Brierley).

Match Timeline

Saidou Khan- Yellow

41'

50'

66'

69'

Ethan Brierley- sub ->T. Diagouraga

69'

76'

R. Aguiar- sub ->S. Khan

77'

78'

Harry McKirdy(goal)R. Aguair

81'

83'

85'

Tyrese Sinclair- sub ->D. Rodney

90'

Ethan Brierley- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Swindon Town will have 0 points like Colchester United, Stockport County, Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers, Crawley Town, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Mansfield Town and Hartlepool United to remain in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Rochdale will stay with 0 points like Colchester United, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers, Crawley Town, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Mansfield Town, Swindon Town and Hartlepool United to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will host Bradford City on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (5 draws).

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

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town

Sol Brynn 1.England

6.8

Angus MacDonald 21.England

7.2

Tom Clayton 4.Scotland

6.9

Frazer Blake-Tracy 20.England

6.6

Saidou Khan 23.Gambia

6.6

77'

41'

B. Gladwin 7.England

7.6

76'

Louis Reed 5.England

7.5

R. Darcy 10.England

7.1

Jonathan Williams 8.Wales

7.7

78'

50'

Harry McKirdy 11.England

8.4

81'

J. Wakeling 24.England

8.2

83'

Substitutes

Lewis Ward 12.England

Remeao Hutton 2.England

Mathieu Baudry 6.France

Cian Harries 26.Wales

R. Aguiar 17.England

7.1

77'

T. Adeloye 9.England

6.8

83'

Tyrese Shade 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.7

78'

Swindon Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Scott Lindsey decided to play with the following team: Solomon Brynn (6.8), Thomas Clayton (6.9), Angus MacDonald (7.2), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.6), Ronan Darcy (7.1), Ben Gladwin (7.6), Louis Reed (7.5), Saidou Khan (6.6), Harry McKirdy (8.4), Jacob Wakeling (8.2) and Jonathan Williams (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Remeao Hutton, Tomi Adeloye (6.8), Tyrese Shade (6.7), Ricky Aguiar (7.1), Mathieu Baudry, Cian Harries and Lewis Ward.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 3 changes: S. Khan for R. Aguair (77′), J. Williams for T. Shade (78′) and J. Wakeling for T. Adeloye (83′).

Best player: Harry McKirdy

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Harry McKirdy.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale

Richard O'Donnell 1.England

7.5

Ethan Ebanks-Landell 6.England

6.1

Cameron John 24.England

6.4

85'

Femi Seriki 2.England

6.3

Ben Nelson 16.Scotland

6.9

66'

James Ball 8.England

6.7

85'

Toumani Diagouraga 20.France

6.1

69'

L. Kelly 7.Republic of Ireland

7.1

Abraham Odoh 11.England

6.1

69'

Ian Henderson 40.England

6.4

Devante Rodney 10.England

6.1

85'

Substitutes

C. Slicker 22.Scotland

S. Graham 15.England

Aidan White 3.Republic of Ireland

6.8

85'

Ethan Brierley 14.England

6.4

69'

90'

Tyrese Sinclair 17.England

6.2

85'

Connor Malley 99.England

7.0

85'

Rayhaan Tulloch 21.England

6.2

69'

Rochdale started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Robbie Stockdale played with: Richard O’Donnell (7.5), Femi Seriki (6.3), Ben Nelson (6.9), Ethan Ebanks-Landell (6.1), Cameron John (6.4), Liam Kelly (7.1), Toumani Diagouraga (6.1), James Ball (6.7), Devante Rodney (6.1), Ian Henderson (6.4) and Abraham Odoh (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ethan Brierley (6.4), Sam Graham, Cieran Slicker, Tyrese Sinclair (6.2), Aidan White (6.8), Connor Malley (7.0) and Rayhaan Tulloch (6.2).

Substitutions

Rochdale made 5 changes: T. Diagouraga for E. Brierley (69′), A. Odoh for R. Tulloch (69′), J. Ball for C. Malley (85′), C. John for A. White (85′) and D. Rodney for T. Sinclair (85′).