Is Martial better out wide?
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been criticised for not using Anthony Martial as a striker, but is he more effective on the wing? The statistics throw up some interesting resultsâ¦
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Three (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Bournemouth | 46 | +36 | 97 | W4-2 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +37 | 94 | L1-4 | D0-0 | |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 46 | +30 | 87 | L1-2 | L0-2 | |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | +23 | 85 | L0-2 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | Gillingham | 46 | +17 | 78 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | +27 | 77 | W2-0 | W1-0 | |
| 7 | Notts County | 46 | +21 | 76 | D1-1 | L0-5 | |
| 8 | Walsall | 46 | +13 | 75 | W1-0 | L1-4 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 46 | +15 | 64 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 46 | -3 | 61 | D2-2 | D0-0 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | -2 | 60 | L2-3 | L0-2 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | +6 | 57 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | -6 | 57 | W2-0 | L0-3 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 46 | -9 | 57 | |||
| 15 | Chester City | 46 | +2 | 56 | W3-0 | L0-1 | |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | -6 | 55 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 46 | -13 | 54 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 46 | -18 | 53 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | -26 | 51 | L0-1 | W2-0 | |
| 20 | York City | 46 | -24 | 49 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | -12 | 45 | W1-0 | D0-0 | |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 46 | -39 | 38 | W2-1 | W5-3 | |
| 23 | Darlington | 46 | -32 | 37 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 24 | Newport County | 46 | -37 | 37 | W3-1 | W2-1 | |
| Rotherham United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 14th | 14th | 17th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Drawn | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Lost | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 8th | 3rd | 17th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 5-1-0 | 0-3-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-7 | 10-3 | 1-6 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 21st | 19th | 22nd |
| Goals scored | 48 | 29 | 19 |
| Failed to score | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 8th | 8th | 9th |
| Goals conceded | 57 | 23 | 34 |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 16th | 14th | 16th |
| Goal difference | -9 | +6 | -15 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 21st | 22nd | 21st |
| Goal total | 105 | 52 | 53 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last 4 | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 9 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-3-6 | 4-1-4 | 3-3-6 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 7-6 | 7-5 | 3-9 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 D0-0 |
W1-0 L0-1 D0-0 |
L0-1 L0-2 L1-2 more |
| Occurence | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Rotherham United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (old) | 14th | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 57 | -9 | .458 |
| English FA Cup | First Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | .400 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | .417 |
| English Freight Rover Trophy | Northern Preliminary Round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 58 | 67 | -9 | .447 | |