WALSALL. Walsall tops Rochdale 1-0 after H. White scored just 1 goal (35′). Rochdale was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Nield who had the assistance of Simon Shaw and Kevin Howick. The 4th official was Daniel Flynn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Walsall

1 - 0

Rochdale

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 10 Total 10
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 96 Attack 86
  • 51 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Rochdale was in firm control of the ball 63% while Walsall was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rochdale had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Walsall managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Walsall shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Rochdale shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 3 yellow cards (O. Evans, T. Knowles and L. Bennett). On the other side, Rochdale received 1 yellow card (D. Rodney).

Match Timeline

19'
Devante Rodney- Yellow
Owen Evans- Yellow
19'
35'
67'
67'
Ethan Brierley- sub ->T. Diagouraga
70'
B. Comley- sub ->J. Maddox
75'
Tom Knowles- Yellow
81'
82'
Taylor Allen- sub ->L. Gordon
86'
Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->T. Knowles
86'

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 playing this match, Walsall will have 23 points like Grimsby Town to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Rochdale will stay with 12 points like Harrogate Town and Hartlepool United to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away with Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-1 head to head.

Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
19'
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
D
H. White 2.England
35'
D
Manny Monthe 6.Cameroon
D
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
86'
D
L. Bennett 30.England
82'
M
Liam Kinsella 8.Republic of Ireland
M
Jacob Maddox 16.England
75'
M
Isaac Hutchinson 23.England
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
70'
F
Tom Knowles 10.England
86' 81'
Substitutes
D
Peter Clarke 26.England
M
Danny Cashman 20.England
M
Ronan Maher 25.England
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
75'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 15.England
86'
F
Taylor Allen 21.England
86'
F
Andy Williams 11.England
70'

Walsall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans, Donervon Joseph Daniels, Hayden White, Emmanuel Monthe, Liam Gordon, L. Bennett, Liam Kinsella, Jacob Maddox, Isaac Hutchinson, Danny Johnson and Tom Knowles.

The home team had on the bench: Danny Cashman, Ronan Maher, Douglas James-Taylor, Taylor Allen, Brandon Comley, Andrew Williams and Peter Clarke.

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: D. Johnson for A. Williams (70′), J. Maddox for B. Comley (75′), L. Gordon for T. Allen (86′) and T. Knowles for D. James-Taylor (86′).

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
D
Ethan Ebanks-Landell 6.England
D
James Ball 8.England
D
Cameron John 24.England
D
S. Graham 15.England
M
Toumani Diagouraga 20.France
67'
M
Jimmy Keohane 13.Republic of Ireland
M
L. Kelly 7.Republic of Ireland
M
Ian Henderson 40.England
M
Tyrese Sinclair 17.England
67'
F
Devante Rodney 10.England
19'
Substitutes
G
Bradley Kelly 30.England
D
Ben Nelson 16.Scotland
M
Abraham Odoh 11.England
67'
M
Femi Seriki 2.England
M
Connor Malley 27.England
M
Rayhaan Tulloch 21.England
M
Ethan Brierley 14.England
67'

Rochdale started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jim Bentley played with: Richard O’Donnell, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Jimmy Ball, Cameron John, Sam Graham, Toumani Diagouraga, Jimmy Keohane, Liam Kelly, Ian Henderson, Tyrese Sinclair and Devante Rodney.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abraham Odoh, Femi Seriki, Bradley Kelly, Ben Nelson, Connor Malley, Rayhaan Rahim Amari Tulloch and Ethan Brierley.

Substitutions

Rochdale made 2 changes: T. Sinclair for A. Odoh (67′) and T. Diagouraga for E. Brierley (67′).

Results of the day

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