ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley beats Morecambe 3-1. Accrington Stanley was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham who had the assistance of Christopher Ward and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Bobby Madden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 6 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 70
- 44 Dangerous attack 26
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Accrington Stanley had a superior ball possession 67% while Morecambe was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Accrington Stanley was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Accrington Stanley won the match.
Accrington Stanley shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Morecambe shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (S. Conneely and D. Tharme). Talking about the opposition, Morecambe received 4 yellow cards (, O. Fane, and ).
Also, Morecambe didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Gnahoua (Morecambe) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Accrington Stanley will have 16 points like Cambridge United to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe will stay with 7 points like Burton Albion to hold in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will play away against Oxford United on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).
Morecambe will play away agasint Exeter City on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Lukas Jensen, Séamus Conneely, Mitchell Clark, Harvey Rodgers, Ryan Astley, Sean McConville, Ethan Hamilton, Liam Coyle, Douglas Tharme, T. Leigh and Shaun James Whalley.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Sangare, Dan Martin, Bailey Sloane, Toby Savin, Baba Fernandes, Jack Nolan and Nathan Delfouneso.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made only 1 change substituting D. Tharme for J. Nolan (75′).
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Derek Adams played with: Connor Ripley, Ryan Delaney, Farrend Rawson, Donald Love, Liam Gibson, Jacob Bedeau, Ousmane Fane, Jensen Weir, Jake Taylor, Arthur Gnahoua and Keiran Phillips.
These were the players on the bench: Dylan Connolly, Cole Stockton, Jonathan Chiedozie Obika, Anthony O’Connor, Ryan Cooney, Shane McLoughlin and Adam Smith.
Substitutions
Morecambe made 3 changes: J. Taylor for R. Cooney (60′), J. Bedeau for C. Stockton (74′) and K. Phillips for D. Connolly (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Port Vale – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Peterborough United – 2-3
- Ipswich Town – Portsmouth – 3-2
- Fleetwood Town – Barnsley – 0-1
- Exeter City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
- Cheltenham Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Oxford United – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Derby County – 0-2
- Burton Albion – Forest Green Rovers – 3-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Morecambe – 3-1