NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town was ultimately too good for Rochdale with the goal of J. Guthrie (42′), S. Hoskins (73′) and S. Hoskins (81′).
S. Hoskins didn’t score a penalty (72′) for Northampton Town.
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss with the support of Richard Morris and Daniel Flynn. The 4th official was Adam Ricketts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 70.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 5 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 77
- 30 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Northampton Town was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Rochdale that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale was more aggressive with 32 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Northampton Town managed to find the solution to win this match.
Northampton Town shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Rochdale shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale received 3 yellow cards (J. Ball, T. Diagouraga and S. Graham).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Northampton Town will have 20 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale will stay with 2 points to remain in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Northampton Town will play away against Sutton United on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).
Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (2 draws).
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
42'
40'
Northampton Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: L. Burge, J. Guthrie, T. Magloire, A. Koiki, S. Sherring, M. Pinnock, J. Sowerby, M. Leonard, S. Hoskins, L. Appéré and K. Bowie.
The home team had on the bench: B. Fox, P. Abimbola, H. Lintott, J. Eppiah, R. Haynes, J. Maxted and M. Dyche.
Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of H. Lintott (injured).
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 3 changes: T. Magloire for H. Lintott (40′), K. Bowie for B. Fox (68′) and J. Sowerby for J. O. Eppiah (84′).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
57'
Also Rochdale adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jim Bentley played with: R. O’Donnell, A. White, J. Ball, S. Graham, B. Nelson, T. Diagouraga, J. Keohane, E. Brierley, A. Odoh, S. Quigley and D. Rodney.
They had on the bench: C. Slicker, I. Henderson, T. Sinclair, L. Kelly, C. Malley, T. Campbell and F. Seriki.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 2 changes: E. Brierley for L. Kelly (59′) and T. Diagouraga for T. Sinclair (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Stockport County – Harrogate Town – 0-0
- Salford City – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Northampton Town – Rochdale – 3-0
- Newport County – Barrow – 0-2
- Leyton Orient – Walsall – 1-0
- Gillingham – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Doncaster Rovers – Swindon Town – 0-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Colchester United – Grimsby Town – 0-1
- Carlisle United – AFC Wimbledon – 2-1
- Bradford City – Stevenage – 3-0
