MANSFIELD. Swindon Town beats Mansfield Town 5-2 after playing a incredible match. Swindon Town was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook assisted by Grant Taylor and Garry Maskell. The 4th official was Lisa Rashid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Mansfield Town

2 - 5

Swindon Town

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 8 On Target 10
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 73 Attack 94
  • 41 Dangerous attack 51
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 9
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 64% while Mansfield Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swindon Town was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swindon Town won the match.​

Mansfield Town shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town shot 15 times, 10 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 4 yellow cards (H. Boateng, G. Maris, C. Pym and J. J. O’Toole). On the other side, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (J. Williams and L. Jephcott).

H. Boateng (Mansfield Town) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (59′).

Match Timeline

1'
7'
18'
Will Swan(goal)
30'
Hiram Boateng- Yellow
31'
35'
George Maris- Yellow
38'
46'
51'
Hiram Boateng(yellowred)
59'
Christy Pym- Yellow
60'
Ollie Clarke- sub ->S. Quinn
66'
Louis Reed- sub ->S. Khan
66'
68'
70'
72'
77'
Lucas Akins- sub ->K. Gordon
78'
Jordan Bowery- sub ->S. McLaughlin
78'
82'
83'
83'
85'
85'

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, Mansfield Town will stay with 27 points like Bradford City, Carlisle United and Salford City to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Swindon Town will have 30 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away with Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (9 draws).

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

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town
G
Christy Pym 1.England
60'
D
Elliott Hewitt 4.Wales
M
Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland
66'
M
John-Joe O'Toole 35.Republic of Ireland
70'
M
Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland
78'
M
Hiram Boateng 44.England
59'
M
George Lapslie 32.England
82'
M
Will Swan 26.England
30'
F
K. Gordon 2.England
78' 1'
F
Oliver Hawkins 12.England
F
George Maris 10.England
46' 38'
Substitutes
G
Scott Flinders 13.England
M
Kieran Wallace 17.England
M
Ollie Clarke 8.England
66'
M
Anthony Hartigan 5.England
46'
F
Lucas Akins 7.Grenada
78'
F
Jordan Bowery 9.England
78'
F
Jason Law 15.England
82'

Mansfield Town started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym, Elliott Hewitt, Stephen Quinn, John-Joe O’Toole, Stephen McLaughlin, Hiram Boateng, Kellan Gordon, George Lapslie, Oliver Hawkins, George Maris and Will Swan.

The home team had on the bench: Kieran Wallace, Ollie Clarke, Scott Flinders, Lukas Akins, Jordan Bowery, Anthony Hartigan and Jason Law.

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 5 changes: G. Maris for A. Hartigan (46′), S. Quinn for O. Clarke (66′), K. Gordon for L. Akins (78′), S. McLaughlin for J. Bowery (78′) and G. Lapslie for J. Law (82′).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Sol Brynn 1.England
D
Saidou Khan 23.Gambia
66'
D
Tom Clayton 4.Scotland
18'
D
Ciaran Brennan 34.Republic of Ireland
M
Remeao Hutton 2.England
M
Jonathan Williams 8.Wales
83' 72' 7', 35'
M
B. Gladwin 7.England
85', 85'
M
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
M
R. Darcy 10.England
68'
M
J. Wakeling 24.England
83'
F
L. Jephcott 15.Wales
77' 51'
Substitutes
G
Conor Brann 25.Republic of Ireland
D
Mathieu Baudry 6.France
18'
D
Marcel Lavinier 22.England
M
Tyrese Shade 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis
83'
M
Morgan Roberts 33.England
83'
M
Louis Reed 5.England
66'
M
R. Aguiar 17.England

Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Scott Lindsey played with: Solomon Brynn, Saido Khan, Thomas Clayton, Remeao Hutton, Ciaran Brennan, Jonathan Williams, Ben Gladwin, Ellis Iandolo, Ronan Darcy, Jacob Wakeling and Luke Jephcott.

These were the players on the bench: Tyrese Shade, Mathieu Baudry, Conor Brann, Morgan Roberts, Louis Samuel Reed, Ricky Aguair and Marcel Lavinier.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 4 changes: T. Clayton for M. Baudry (18′), S. Khan for L. Reed (66′), J. Wakeling for T. Shade (83′) and J. Williams for M. Roberts (83′).

Results of the day

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