COLCHESTER. Colchester United was able to capture a draw against Hartlepool United with a late goal from B. Lubala scored in the (90′) after Hartlepool United got a lead with a goal from W. McDonald (29′). Colchester United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons with the support of Anthony Da Costa and Steven Plane. The 4th official was Ryan Whitaker. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Colchester United

1 - 1

Hartlepool United

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 118 Attack 75
  • 53 Dangerous attack 31
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Colchester United had a superior ball possession 62% while Hartlepool United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colchester United had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Colchester United to win the match​.

Colchester United shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hartlepool United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (M. Marshall and M. Longstaff). Talking about the opposition, Hartlepool United received 3 yellow cards (R. Tumilty, T. Crawford and B. Paterson).

Match Timeline

8'
13'
29'
31'
46'
54'
66'
68'
68'
71'
72'
Tom Crawford- Yellow
74'
74'
83'
Brody Paterson- Yellow
86'
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 match, Colchester United will have 5 points like Gillingham to sit in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Hartlepool United will have 3 points like Crawley Town to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away against Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (6 draws).

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

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
K. O'Hara 13.Republic of Ireland
6.3
D
Luke Chambers 4.England
7.1
D
Tom Dallison 6.England
7.1
D
Al-Amin Kazeem 30.England
6.8
D
J. Tchamadeu 22.Cameroon
7.0
86'
M
Cole Skuse 8.England
6.5
31'
M
Alex Newby 19.England
6.3
68'
M
Matty Longstaff 25.England
6.8
71'
M
Noah Chilvers 14.England
7.0
M
M. Miranda 33.England
6.6
46' 8'
F
Kwesi Appiah 9.Ghana
6.4
68'
Substitutes
G
S. Hornby 1.England
D
Tom Eastman 18.England
D
Cameron Coxe 27.Wales
86'
M
Dan Chesters 23.England
6.5
68'
F
Frank Nouble 45.England
6.4
68'
F
Bez Lubala 15.DR Congo
6.9
46' 90'
F
Freddie Sears 11.England
6.6
31'

Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Wayne Brown decided to play with the following team: Kieran O’Hara (6.3), Junior Tchamadeu (7.0), Luke Chambers (7.1), Tom Dallison (7.1), Al-Amin Kazeem (6.8), Cole Skuse (6.5), Marley Marshall (6.6), Matthew Longstaff (6.8), Noah Chilvers (7.0), Alex Newby (6.3) and Kwesi Appiah (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Frank Nouble (6.4), Beryly Lubala (6.9), Dan Chesters (6.5), T. Eastman, S. Hornby, Cameron Coxe and Freddie Sears (6.6).

Colchester United could not rely on the presence of F. Sears (injured).

Substitutions

Colchester United made 5 changes: C. Skuse for F. Sears (31′), M. Marshall for B. Lubala (46′), K. Appiah for F. Nouble (68′), A. Newby for D. Chesters (68′) and J. Tchamadeu for C. Coxe (86′).

Best player: Luke Chambers​

The player that probably impressed the most for Colchester United was Luke Chambers.

His rating is (7.1) with 54 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United
G
Ben Killip 1.England
7.1
D
Alex Lacey 24.England
6.5
D
E. Murray 5.Scotland
6.5
D
Rollin Menayese 23.Wales
6.9
M
Reghan Tumilty 26.England
7.0
54'
M
Brody Paterson 14.Scotland
6.6
83'
M
Nicky Featherstone 8.England
6.5
13'
M
Mouhamed Niang 4.Senegal
7.3
F
Wesley McDonald 11.England
7.1
74' 29'
F
Tom Crawford 22.England
6.9
74' 72'
F
J. Hamilton 19.Scotland
6.8
66'
Substitutes
G
Kyle Letheren 21.Wales
D
David Ferguson 3.England
M
Mohamad Sylla 20.France
7.1
13'
M
Clarke Oduor 27.Kenya
6.3
66'
M
Mark Shelton 6.England
6.2
74'
F
Jake Hastie 7.Scotland
6.3
74'
F
Joe Grey 12.England

Hartlepool United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Paul Hartley played with: Ben Killip (7.1), Rollin Menayese (6.9), Alex Lacey (6.5), Euan Murray (6.5), Reghan Tumilty (7.0), Nicky Featherstone (6.5), Mouhamed Niang (7.3), Brody Paterson (6.6), Tom Crawford (6.9), Wesley McDonald (7.1) and Jack Hamilton (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jake Hastie (6.3), J. Grey, Mohammad Sylla (7.1), Clarke Oduor (6.3), K. Letheren, Mark Shelton (6.2) and D. Ferguson.

Hartlepool United could not rely on the presence of M. Sylla (injured) and C. Oduor (injured).

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 4 changes: N. Featherstone for M. Sylla (13′), J. Hamilton for C. Oduor (66′), W. McDonald for J. Hastie (74′) and T. Crawford for M. Shelton (74′).

Best player: Mouhamed Niang​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartlepool United was Mouhamed Niang.

His rating is (7.3) with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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