NOTTINGHAM. Notts County had a surprising win over Aldershot Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Scott (52′) and a goal from M. Langstaff (64′). Notts County was surely superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Meadow Lane Stadium stadium in Nottingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Dicicco. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 6 On Target 0
- 11 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 108 Attack 79
- 92 Dangerous attack 31
- 100 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 6
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Notts County had a strong ball possession 70% while Aldershot Town was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Notts County was putting more pressure with 92 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Notts County won the match.
Notts County shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Aldershot Town shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Notts County received 1 yellow card (J. O’Brien). On the other side, Aldershot Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Notts County will have 18 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Aldershot Town will stay with 6 points like Gateshead to hold in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Notts County will host York City on the 29th of April with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of York City (0 draws).
Aldershot Town will host Altrincham on the 29th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Aldershot Town (2 draws).
Notts County – Formation
The manager Luke Williams decided to play with the following team: S. Slocombe, A. Chicksen, R. Brindley, K. Cameron, G. Bajrami, J. O’Brien, M. Palmer, A. Nemane, M. Langstaff, Ruben Rodrigues and C. Scott.
The home team had on the bench: C. Rawlinson, K. Mitchell, Quevin Castro, E. Francis and O. Adebayo-Rowling.
Substitutions
Notts County made 3 changes: R. Brindley for C. Rawlinson (55′), C. Scott for Q. De Castro (68′) and M. Langstaff for K. Mitchell (68′).
Aldershot Town – Formation
Mark Molesley played with: L. Ashby-Hammond, O. Harfield, G. Phillips, T. Cordner, A. Davies, T. Willard, M. Klass, R. Glover, I. Effiong, H. Panayiotou and J. Amaluzor.
The following players were sitting on the bench: F. Amartey, F. Bettache, O. Alfa, R. Hall and C. Jordan.
Substitutions
Aldershot Town made 3 changes: H. Panayiotou for F. Amartey (74′), M. Klass for F. Bettache (75′) and G. Phillips for O. Alfa (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Notts County – Aldershot Town – 2-0
- York City – Bromley – 2-1
- Wrexham – Dagenham & Redbridge – 4-1
- Woking – Oldham Athletic – 3-0
- Torquay United – Solihull Moors – 1-4
- Maidstone United – Wealdstone – 1-1
- Halifax Town – Gateshead – 2-0
- Eastleigh – Yeovil Town – 1-1
- Chesterfield – Southend United – 3-2
- Boreham Wood – Maidenhead United – 1-0
- Barnet – Dorking Wanderers – 0-1
- Altrincham – Scunthorpe United – 2-2