SAMUT PRAKAN. Mansfield Town conquers Doncaster Rovers 3-1.

The match was played at the M-Power Stadium stadium in Samut Prakan on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk who was helped by Ivan Stankovic and Abbas Khan. The 4th official was Rob Lewis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.6 degrees Celsius or 86.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Doncaster Rovers

1 - 3

Mansfield Town

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 75 Attack 96
  • 48 Dangerous attack 57
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Doncaster Rovers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Mansfield Town that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the contest.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (L. Tomlin). On the opposite side, Mansfield Town received 3 yellow cards (O. Hawkins, G. Lapslie and O. Clarke).

Match Timeline

15'
Ollie Clarke(goal)
45'
56'
George Maris(goal)G. Lapslie
61'
Jon Taylor- sub ->L. Molyneux
64'
James Maxwell- sub ->H. Biggins
64'
66'
71'
Lucas Akins(penalty)
73'
77'
83'
86'
Ollie Clarke- Yellow
87'
87'
Stephen Quinn- sub ->O. Clarke
90'
Will Swan- sub ->G. Lapslie

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 contest, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 14 points like Salford City and Northampton Town to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Mansfield Town will have 12 points to sit in the 7th 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 in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).

Mansfield Town will play away agasint Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (8 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Jonathan Mitchell 1.England
6.0
D
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
7.6
D
Ro-Shaun Williams 6.England
7.1
D
Bobby Faulkner 28.England
6.1
D
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.3
M
Adam Clayton 8.England
7.4
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
6.8
64'
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
6.8
64'
M
Kyle Hurst 21.England
6.7
M
L. Tomlin 23.England
6.8
77' 66' 45'
F
George Miller 9.England
6.1
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 13.England
D
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
6.1
64'
D
A. Long 15.England
M
Jon Taylor 11.England
6.4
64'
M
Max Woltman 18.England
F
Kieran Agard 22.England
6.4
77'
F
Tavonga Kuleya 30.England

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 (6.0), Kyle Knoyle (7.6), Ro-Shaun Williams (7.1), Bobby Faulkner (6.1), Tommy Rowe (6.3), Adam Clayton (7.4), Harrison Biggins (6.8), Kyle Hurst (6.7), Lee Tomlin (6.8), Luke Molyneux (6.8) and George Miller (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kieran Agard (6.4), James Maxwell (6.1), Jon Taylor (6.4), L. Jones, T. Kuleya, A. Long and M. Woltman.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: L. Molyneux for J. Taylor (64′), H. Biggins for J. Maxwell (64′) and L. Tomlin for K. Agard (77′).

Best player: Kyle Knoyle​

The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was Kyle Knoyle.

His rating is (7.6) with 20 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town
G
Christy Pym 1.England
7.1
D
James Perch 14.England
6.3
73'
D
Elliott Hewitt 4.Wales
D
Oliver Hawkins 12.England
7.2
61'
D
Riley Harbottle 6.England
7.0
M
Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland
7.0
87'
M
Ollie Clarke 8.England
7.0
87' 86' 15'
M
Anthony Hartigan 5.England
6.5
M
Jordan Bowery 9.England
6.8
M
George Maris 10.England
7.9
56'
F
George Lapslie 32.England
7.6
90' 83'
F
Lucas Akins 7.Grenada
7.3
71'
Substitutes
G
Scott Flinders 13.England
D
Kieran Wallace 17.England
6.3
73'
M
Will Swan 26.England
90'
M
K. Gordon 2.England
87'
M
Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland
87'
F
James Gale 21.England

Mansfield Town started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Nigel Clough played with: E. Hewitt, Christy Pym (7.1), Riley Harbottle (7.0), Oliver Hawkins (7.2), James Perch (6.3), Jordan Bowery (6.8), Ollie Clarke (7.0), Anthony Hartigan (6.5), George Maris (7.9), Stephen McLaughlin (7.0) and George Lapslie (7.6), Lucas Akins (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: W. Swan, Kellan Gordon, S. Flinders, J. Gale, Kieran Wallace (6.3) and Stephen Quinn.

Mansfield Town could not rely on the presence of K. Wallace (injured).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 4 changes: J. Perch for K. Wallace (73′), S. McLaughlin for K. Gordon (87′), O. Clarke for S. Quinn (87′) and G. Lapslie for W. Swan (90′).

Best player: George Maris​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was George Maris.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 33 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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