SALFORD. Salford City and Rochdale didn’t manage to score any goal on Tuesday. Salford City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge with the assistance of Thomas Harty and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 19 Total 13
- 6 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 101
- 55 Dangerous attack 35
- 114 Ball safe 122
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 8
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Salford City had a superior ball possession 56% while Rochdale was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Salford City to win the match.
Salford City shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Rochdale shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 3 yellow cards (I. Touray, J. Lowe and M. Willock). On the other side, Rochdale received 2 yellow cards (C. O’Keeffe and G. Broadbent).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Salford City will have 16 points like Walsall to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, Rochdale will have 14 points like Colchester United to stay in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Forest Green Rovers on the 23rd of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (1 draw).
Rochdale will host Sutton United on the 23rd of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Salford City – Formation
Salford City
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Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gary Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley , Liam Shephard , Ashley Eastham , Corrie Ndaba , Ibou Touray , Jason Lowe , Matthew Lund , Conor McAleny , Matthew Willock , Ashley Hunter and Brandon Thomas-Asante .
The home team had on the bench: Z. Jeacock, A. Oteh, Andrew Smith, K. N’Mai, T. Golden, Tom Elliott and Tyreik Wright .
Substitutions
Salford City made 2 changes: M. Willock for T. Wright (64′) and C. McAleny for T. Elliott (72′).
Best player: Ibou Touray
The most impressive player for Salford City was Ibou Touray.
His rating is with 51 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Robbie Stockdale played with: Joel Coleman , Sam Graham , Eoghan O’Connell , Jeriel Dorsett , Corey O’Keeffe , George Broadbent , Liam Kelly , Jimmy Keohane , Alex Newby , Jake Beesley and Abraham Odoh .
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Taylor, Aidan White , J. McNulty, J. Lynch, D. Cashman, Aaron Morley and C. Grant.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: G. Broadbent for A. Morley (53′), L. Kelly for A. White (86′) and A. Odoh for D. Cashman (90′).
Best player: Joel Coleman
The player that probably impressed the most for Rochdale was the goalkeeper: Joel Coleman. His rating is 8.14. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Barrow – Scunthorpe United – 1-1
- Bradford City – Hartlepool United – 1-3
- Colchester United – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Exeter City – 1-3
- Harrogate Town – Tranmere Rovers – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Port Vale – 1-1
- Newport County – Carlisle United – 2-2
- Northampton Town – Stevenage – 3-0
- Oldham Athletic – Walsall – 1-3
- Salford City – Rochdale – 0-0
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 1-2
