STOCKPORT. Walsall found a way to capture a draw against Stockport County with a late goal from A. Williams scored in the (88′) after Stockport County got a lead with a goal from (27′). Stockport County was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the support of Gary Hilton and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16 degrees Celsius or 60.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 5 On Target 3
- 14 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 69
- 58 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 8
Ball possession
Stockport County was in firm control of the ball 60% while Walsall was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stockport County was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Stockport County to win the match.
Stockport County shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Walsall shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Stockport County didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Walsall received 3 yellow cards (L. Kinsella, and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Stockport County will have 9 points to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Walsall will have 10 points like Gillingham to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Stockport County will play away against Carlisle United on the 18th of April with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Walsall will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Harrogate Town (3 draws).
Stockport County – Formation
Stockport County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: Vitezslav Jaros, Ryan Johnson, Mark Kitching, Fraser Horsfall, Callum Camps, Ryan Croasdale, William Guy Collar, Oliver Crankshaw, Paddy Madden, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans and Kyle Wootton.
The home team had on the bench: Ashley Palmer, Myles Hippolyte, Ben Hinchiffe, Antoni Sarcevic, James Brown, Elliot Newby and Conner Jennings.
Stockport County could not rely on the presence of M. Hippolyte (injured).
Substitutions
Stockport County made 2 changes: O. Crankshaw for M. Hippolyte (56′) and C. Lemonheigh-Evans for C. Jennings (89′).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Michael John Flynn played with: Owen Evans, Peter Clarke, Donervon Joseph Daniels, Emmanuel Monthe, Liam Gordon, L. Bennett, Liam Kinsella, Jacob Maddox, Brandon Comley, Danny Johnson and Tom Knowles.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Isaac Hutchinson, Hayden White, Douglas James-Taylor, Danny Cashman, Andrew Williams, Taylor Allen and Ronan Maher.
Substitutions
Walsall made 5 changes: P. Clarke for D. James-Taylor (46′), L. Bennett for T. Allen (46′), L. Gordon for H. White (46′), J. Maddox for D. Cashman (62′) and T. Knowles for A. Williams (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Crawley Town – Stevenage – 1-2
- Swindon Town – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 1-2
- Tranmere Rovers – Barrow – 1-0
- Stockport County – Walsall – 1-1
- Salford City – Grimsby Town – 1-1
- Rochdale – Doncaster Rovers – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Newport County – 1-2
- Gillingham – Sutton United – 1-0
- Carlisle United – Crewe Alexandra – 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Colchester United – 2-1