LONDON. Leyton Orient overcomes Salford City 1-0 after P. Smyth scored just 1 goal (14′). Leyton Orient made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the collaboration of Samuel Ogles and Louis Marks. The 4th official was Stephen Finch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​
Match Statistics​
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 4 On Target 0
- 13 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 92 Attack 86
- 49 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Leyton Orient had a superior ball possession 60% while Salford City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leyton Orient had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leyton Orient won the match​.
Leyton Orient shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Salford City shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Leyton Orient received 1 yellow card (P. Smyth). Regarding the opposition, Salford City received 3 yellow cards (M. Lund, I. Touray and O. Bailey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Leyton Orient will have 39 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Salford City will stay with 27 points like Bradford City, Carlisle United and Mansfield Town to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Leyton Orient will play away with Gillingham on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Leyton Orient (4 draws).
Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (3 draws).
Leyton Orient – Formation
Leyton Orient started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Richard Wellens decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Vigouroux, Omar Beckles, Thomas James, Rob Hunt, Daniel Happe, Idris El Mizouni, Darren Pratley, Theodore Archibald, Paul Smyth, Aaron Drinan and Ruel Sotiriou.
The home team had on the bench: Shadrach Ogie, Sam Sargeant, Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna, George Moncur, Craig Clay, Charlie Kelman and Jordan Brown.
Substitutions
Leyton Orient made 3 changes: D. Pratley for C. Clay (53′), T. Archibald for G. Moncur (78′) and R. Sotiriou for S. Duke-McKenna (89′).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Neil Wood played with: Thomas King, Ashley Eastham, Ibou Touray, Ryan David Leak, Theo Vassell, Matthew Lund, Ryan Watson, Elliot Watt, Odin Bailey, Matt Smith and Elliot Jorge Simões Inácio.
They had on the bench: Jacob Chapman, Marcus Dackers, Jack Jenkins, Ethan Stuart William Galbraith, Joshua O’Brien, Lorent Tolaj and James Joseph Melhado.
Substitutions
Salford City made 2 changes: E. Simoes for M. Dackers (72′) and M. Smith for L. Tolaj (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.​
- Northampton Town – Newport County – 1-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Gillingham – 1-0
- Bradford City – Crawley Town – 1-1
- Stockport County – Sutton United – 3-0
- Walsall – Rochdale – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Carlisle United – 0-2
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 2-5
- Leyton Orient – Salford City – 1-0
- Hartlepool United – Grimsby Town – 2-1
- Colchester United – Stevenage – 1-1
- Barrow – Crewe Alexandra – 3-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Harrogate Town – 3-2