LONDON. Leyton Orient beats Tranmere Rovers with a 2-0 win with an own goal from J. Cogley (36′) and a goal from P. Smyth (85′). Leyton Orient capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb assisted by Adam Crysell and James Wilson. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Leyton Orient

2 - 0

Tranmere Rovers

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 90 Attack 98
  • 51 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Leyton Orient had a superior ball possession 59% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leyton Orient was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leyton Orient won the match​.

Leyton Orient shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Leyton Orient received 3 yellow cards (C. Kelman, P. Smyth and O. Beckles). Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (N. Byrne).

Match Timeline

36'
42'
47'
51'
64'
Paul Lewis- sub ->J. Nolan
64'
Rhys Hughes- sub ->R. McAlear
69'
70'
Jordan Brown- sub ->D. Pratley
73'
74'
80'
85'
Omar Beckles- Yellow
90'
90'

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 playing this encounter, Leyton Orient will have 19 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 7 points like Newport County, Stockport County and Harrogate Town to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Leyton Orient will play away with Gillingham on the 18th of April with a 5-5 head to head.

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

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient
G
Lawrence Vigouroux 22.Chile
7.2
D
Omar Beckles 19.Grenada
6.5
90'
D
Tom James 2.Wales
6.5
D
Rob Hunt 32.England
6.9
D
Dan Happe 5.England
7.6
M
Idris El Mizouni 15.Tunisia
6.7
M
Darren Pratley 18.England
6.4
73'
M
George Moncur 14.England
6.9
74'
F
Paul Smyth 7.Northern Ireland
6.8
47' 85'
F
Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus
6.7
51'
F
Charlie Kelman 23.England
6.4
90' 42'
Substitutes
G
Sam Sargeant 1.England
D
Adam Thompson 6.Northern Ireland
D
Jordan Brown 12.England
6.4
73'
D
Stephen Duke-McKenna 99.Guyana
90'
M
Craig Clay 8.England
7.0
74'
F
J. Wareham 98.England
F
Aaron Drinan 16.Republic of Ireland
6.6
51'

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

The manager Richard Wellens decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Vigouroux (7.2), Thomas James (6.5), Omar Beckles (6.5), Daniel Happe (7.6), Rob Hunt (6.9), Darren Pratley (6.4), George Moncur (6.9), Idris El Mizouni (6.7), Paul Smyth (6.8), Charlie Kelman (6.4) and Ruel Sotiriou (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: J. Wareham, Craig Clay (7.0), A. Thompson, Jordan Brown (6.4), Aaron Drinan (6.6), S. Duke-McKenna and S. Sargeant.

Leyton Orient could not rely on the presence of A. Drinan (injured).

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 4 changes: R. Sotiriou for A. Drinan (51′), D. Pratley for J. Brown (73′), G. Moncur for C. Clay (74′) and C. Kelman for S. Duke-McKenna (90′).

Best player: Daniel Happe​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leyton Orient was Daniel Happe even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Ross Doohan 1.Scotland
6.3
D
Neill Byrne 19.Republic of Ireland
6.6
80'
D
Jordan Turnbull 14.England
6.8
D
Josh Dacres-Cogley 2.England
6.8
D
Ethan Bristow 3.England
7.1
M
Lee O'Connor 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Jon Nolan 16.England
6.7
64'
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
6.9
70'
M
Reece McAlear 8.Scotland
6.8
64'
F
Kane Hemmings 10.England
6.9
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
7.0
69'
Substitutes
G
Mateusz Hewelt 23.Poland
D
B. Hockenhull 15.England
D
Dynel Simeu 26.England
6.9
70'
M
Chris Merrie 6.England
M
Rhys Hughes 17.Wales
6.8
64'
M
Paul Lewis 22.England
6.3
64'
F
Jake Burton 27.England
6.2
69'

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

Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan (6.3), Josh Dacres-Cogley (6.8), Neill Byrne (6.6), Jordan Turnbull (6.8), Ethan Bristow (7.1), Reece McAlear (6.8), Lee O’Connor (7.1), Josh Hawkes (6.9), Jon Nolan (6.7), Kane Hemmings (6.9) and Elliott Nevitt (7.0).

They had on the bench: B. Hockenhall, Dynel Simeu (6.9), C. Merrie, Rhys Hughes (6.8), Jake Burton (6.2), Paul Lewis (6.3) and M. Hewelt.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: J. Nolan for P. Lewis (64′), R. McAlear for R. Hughes (64′), E. Nevitt for J. Burton (69′) and J. Hawkes for D. Simeu (70′).

Best player: Ethan Bristow​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Ethan Bristow.

His rating is (7.1) with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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