DONCASTER. Doncaster Rovers managed to find the solution against Salford City to win 2-1. K. Hurst was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Salford City to strike first with a goal of T. Brandon at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Hurst gave the win to Doncaster Rovers in the 63′ minute scoring a double. Salford City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (70%).​

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the help of Lisa Rashid and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Alex Gray. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Doncaster Rovers

2 - 1

Salford City

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 60 Attack 104
  • 21 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Salford City had a strong ball possession 70% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Doncaster Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Salford City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Salford City received 3 yellow cards (C. Hendry, M. Lund and E. Watt).

Match Timeline

10'
13'
Bobby Faulkner- sub ->K. Knoyle
20'
41'
Callum Hendry- Yellow
44'
Matty Lund- Yellow
Kyle Hurst(goal)A. Clayton
45'
Luke Molyneux- sub ->J. Maxwell
46'
56'
Kyle Hurst(goal)L. Tomlin
63'
73'
82'
Matt Smith- sub ->R. Watson
90'
90'
Elliot Watt- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this match, Doncaster Rovers will have 1 points like Newport County, Sutton United and Bradford City to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Salford City will stay with 3 points like Walsall, Harrogate Town, AFC Wimbledon, Leyton Orient, Barrow, Northampton Town, Crewe Alexandra, Stevenage and Carlisle United to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Doncaster Rovers will play away against Stevenage on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).

Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Jonathan Mitchell 1.England
7.1
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
6.3
13'
D
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
6.1
20'
D
Ro-Shaun Williams 6.England
7.3
D
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
6.8
46'
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.7
M
Adam Clayton 8.England
7.4
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
6.6
M
Kyle Hurst 21.England
8.7
45', 63'
M
L. Tomlin 23.England
6.4
F
George Miller 9.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 13.England
D
Bobby Faulkner 28.England
7.3
20'
D
A. Long 15.England
6.4
13'
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
6.8
46'
F
Josh Andrews 20.England
F
Tavonga Kuleya 30.England
F
Kieran Agard 22.England
6.5
56'

Doncaster Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gary McSheffrey decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Mitchell (7.1), Kyle Knoyle (6.1), Ro-Shaun Williams (7.3), Tom Anderson (6.3), James Maxwell (6.8), Adam Clayton (7.4), Harrison Biggins (6.6), Kyle Hurst (8.7), Lee Tomlin (6.4), Tommy Rowe (6.7) and George Miller (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Luke Molyneux (6.8), Bobby Faulkner (7.3), Josh Andrews, Louis Jones, Tavonga Kuleya, Kieran Agard (6.7) and Adam Long (6.2).

Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of A. Long (injured), B. Faulkner (injured) and K. Agard (injured).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 4 changes: T. Anderson for A. Long (13′), K. Knoyle for B. Faulkner (20′), J. Maxwell for L. Molyneux (46′) and A. Long for K. Agard (56′).

Best player: Kyle Hurst​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Kyle Hurst.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 14 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Tom King 1.Wales
7.1
D
Ryan Leak 26.Wales
6.4
90'
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
6.5
D
Jason Lowe 4.England
6.6
M
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
6.1
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
6.7
82'
M
Luke Bolton 24.England
7.0
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
7.1
90'
F
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
6.7
73' 44'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 10.England
7.6
10'
F
Callum Hendry 9.Scotland
7.1
41'
Substitutes
G
Joel Torrance 31.England
D
Kevin Berkoe 23.England
M
Marcus Dackers 36.England
90'
M
Elliot Simões 11.Angola
6.5
73'
M
Adam Porter 28.England
F
Matt Smith 17.England
6.2
82'

Salford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Neil Wood played with: Tom King (7.1), Jason Lowe (6.6), Theo Vassell (6.5), Ryan Leak (6.4), Luke Bolton (7.0), Elliot Watt (7.1), Ryan Watson (6.7), Ibou Touray (6.1), Matthew Lund (6.7), Callum Hendry (7.1) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (7.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcus Dackers, Josh O’Brien, Joel Torrance, Elliot Simões (6.5), Adam Porter, Matt Smith (6.2) and Kevin Berkoe.

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: M. Lund for E. Simoes (73′), R. Watson for M. Smith (82′) and R. Leak for M. Dackers (90′).

Best player: Brandon Thomas-Asante​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Brandon Thomas-Asante.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 31 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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