EXETER. Exeter City found a way to turn the tables against Peterborough United. Peterborough United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves with the support of Richard Morris and Adam Ricketts. The 4th official was Adrian Quelch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 5 Total 16
- 4 On Target 7
- 1 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 84 Attack 106
- 43 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Peterborough United had a superior ball possession 57% while Exeter City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peterborough United had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Exeter City was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Exeter City shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Peterborough United shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 3 yellow cards (T. Dieng, J. Sparkes and J. Brown). On the other side, Peterborough United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Exeter City will have 25 points like Wycombe Wanderers to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Peterborough United will stay with 31 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).
Peterborough United will play away agasint Barnsley on the 6th of May with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Barnsley (3 draws).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
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Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman, Pierce Sweeney, Jake Caprice, Timothee Dieng, Alex Hartridge, Jevani Brown, Archie Collins, Jack Sparkes, Josh Key, Matt Jay and Jay Stansfield.
The home team had on the bench: Kgagelo Chauke, Harry Kite, Mitch Beardmore, Sam Nombe, Harry Lee, Jonathan Grounds and Rekeem Harper.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 3 changes: M. Jay for S. Nombe (63′), J. Sparkes for H. Kite (83′) and J. Brown for J. Grounds (90′).
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
Peterborough United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Grant McCann played with: Lucas Bergström, Dan Butler, Kelland Watts, Ronnie Edwards, Ben Thompson, Jeando Fuchs, Jack Taylor, Harrison Burrows, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Ephron Mason-Clark and Ricky Jade-Jones.
These were the players on the bench: Benjamin Mensah, Hector Kyprianou, Will Blackmore, Emmanuel Fernandez, David Ibukun Ajiboye, Jack Marriott and Joseph Taylor.
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 3 changes: R. Jones for D. Ajiboye (73′), E. Mason-Clark for J. Marriott (83′) and B. Thompson for J. Taylor (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Exeter City – Peterborough United – 3-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Derby County – 1-3
- Forest Green Rovers – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-2
- Shrewsbury Town – Barnsley – 0-1
- Oxford United – Port Vale – 4-0
- Morecambe – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
- Ipswich Town – Cheltenham Town – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
- Burton Albion – Charlton Athletic – 3-3
- Bristol Rovers – Fleetwood Town – 2-2
- Accrington Stanley – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
