Swindon Town tops Doncaster Rovers 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Wakeling. HIGHLIGHTS

SAMUT PRAKAN. Swindon Town overcomes Doncaster Rovers 1-0 after J. Wakeling scored just 1 goal (60').

By
John Ross
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Swindon Town tops Doncaster Rovers 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Wakeling. HIGHLIGHTS

SAMUT PRAKAN. Swindon Town overcomes Doncaster Rovers 1-0 after J. Wakeling scored just 1 goal (60′). Swindon Town capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

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 Charles Breakspear with the collaboration of Oliver Bickle and David Avent. The 4th official was Helen Edwards. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.9 degrees Celsius or 76.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Doncaster Rovers

0 - 1

Team 1

Swindon Town

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 6 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 86 Attack 97
  • 49 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Swindon Town had a superior ball possession 56% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swindon Town was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swindon Town won the match.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (T. Rowe). On the other side, Swindon Town received 1 yellow card (M. Baudry).

Match Timeline

Tommy Rowe- Yellow
10'
19'
45'
Harrison Biggins- sub ->T. Rowe
57'
60'
Kyle Hurst- sub ->J. Taylor
62'
74'
76'
76'
90'
Saidou Khan- sub ->T. Shade

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 this match, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 14 points like Sutton United and Swindon Town to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town will have 14 points like Sutton United and Doncaster Rovers to sit in the 11th 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 stats in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).

Swindon Town will host Bradford City on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (5 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Jonathan Mitchell 1.England
6.7
D
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
6.1
D
Ro-Shaun Williams 6.England
6.8
D
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
6.8
76'
D
Bobby Faulkner 28.England
6.5
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.5
57' 10'
M
Adam Clayton 8.England
6.5
M
L. Tomlin 23.England
6.2
76'
F
Jon Taylor 11.England
6.7
62'
F
Luke Molyneux 7.England
6.9
F
George Miller 9.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 13.England
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
D
A. Long 15.England
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
6.5
57'
M
Kyle Hurst 21.England
6.6
62'
F
Kieran Agard 22.England
6.2
76'
F
Max Woltman 18.England
6.3
76'

Doncaster Rovers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gary McSheffrey decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Mitchell (6.7), Kyle Knoyle (6.1), Bobby Faulkner (6.5), Ro-Shaun Williams (6.8), James Maxwell (6.8), Lee Tomlin (6.2), Tommy Rowe (6.5), Adam Clayton (6.5), Luke Molyneux (6.9), George Miller (6.3) and Jon Taylor (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: J. Olowu, Harrison Biggins (6.5), A. Long, Kieran Agard (6.2), Kyle Hurst (6.6), Max Woltman (6.3) and L. Jones.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 4 changes: T. Rowe for H. Biggins (57′), J. Taylor for K. Hurst (62′), J. Maxwell for M. Woltman (76′) and L. Tomlin for K. Agard (76′).

Best player: Luke Molyneux​

The most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Luke Molyneux.

His rating is (6.9) with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Sol Brynn 1.England
7.3
D
Angus MacDonald 21.England
6.9
19'
D
Tom Clayton 4.Scotland
6.8
D
Remeao Hutton 2.England
6.8
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 20.England
6.5
M
B. Gladwin 7.England
7.3
M
Louis Reed 5.England
7.4
M
R. Darcy 10.England
7.1
74'
F
Jonathan Williams 8.Wales
6.8
F
Tyrese Shade 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis
7.2
90'
F
J. Wakeling 24.England
7.1
Goals60'
Substitutes
G
Conor Brann 25.Republic of Ireland
D
Saidou Khan 23.Gambia
90'
D
Mathieu Baudry 6.France
7.1
19' 45'
M
R. Aguiar 17.England
M
Morgan Roberts 33.England
M
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
F
L. Jephcott 15.Wales
6.4
74'

Also Swindon Town adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Scott Lindsey played with: Solomon Brynn (7.3), Remeao Hutton (6.8), Angus MacDonald (6.9), Thomas Clayton (6.8), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.5), Ronan Darcy (7.1), Louis Reed (7.4), Ben Gladwin (7.3), Jonathan Williams (6.8), Jacob Wakeling (7.1) and Tyrese Shade (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luke Jephcott (6.4), R. Aguiar, M. Roberts, S. Khan, C. Brann, Mathieu Baudry (7.1) and E. Iandolo.

Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of M. Baudry (injured).

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 3 changes: A. MacDonald for M. Baudry (19′), R. Darcy for L. Jephcott (74′) and T. Shade for S. Khan (90′).

Best player: Louis Reed​

The most impressive player for Swindon Town was Louis Reed even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 47 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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