OXFORD. Exeter City prevails over Oxford United 1-0 after S. Nombe scored just 1 goal (79′). Oxford United was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the support of Marvyn Amphlett and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Ryan Whitaker. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 21 Total 8
- 6 On Target 3
- 15 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 135 Attack 75
- 71 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Oxford United had a strong ball possession 66% while Exeter City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oxford United was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Exeter City was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Oxford United shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Exeter City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Oxford United received 1 yellow card (Ciaron Brown). Regarding the opposition, Exeter City received 4 yellow cards (Jack Sparkes, Jay Stansfield, Jamal Blackman and Archie Collins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Oxford United will stay with 29 points like Fleetwood Town and Shrewsbury Town to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City will have 34 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will host Accrington Stanley on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).
Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (11 draws).
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
62'
75'
Oxford United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Edward McGinty, Djavan Anderson, Sam Long, Ciaron Brown, Elliott Jordan Moore, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane, Lewis Bate, Tyler Goodhram, Matt Taylor and Yanic Wildschut.
The home team had on the bench: Gatlin O’Donkor, Josh Murphy, Kie Plumley, Stuart Findlay, Josh Johnson, Billy Bodin and Steve Seddon.
Substitutions
Oxford United made 4 changes: Djavan Anderson for Stuart Findlay (62′), Yanic Wildschut for Josh Murphy (62′), Tyler Goodrham for Billy Bodin (72′) and Matty Taylor for Gatlin O’Donkor (72′).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
79'
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Caldwell played with: Jamal Blackman, Pierce Sweeney, Jake Caprice, Alex Hartridge, Cheick Diabate, Jevani Brown, Archie Collins, Harry Kite, Josh Key, Kgagelo Chauke and Sam Nombe.
They had on the bench: Sam Stubbs, Jay Stansfield, Timothee Dieng, Matt Jay, Harry Lee, Jonathan Grounds and Jack Sparkes.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 3 changes: Jevani Brown for Jack Sparkes (31′), Kgaogelo Chauke for Jay Stansfield (64′) and Sam Nombe for Timothée Dieng (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Fleetwood Town – 0-3
- Portsmouth – Charlton Athletic – 1-3
- Plymouth Argyle – Milton Keynes Dons – 3-1
- Peterborough United – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
- Oxford United – Exeter City – 0-1
- Morecambe – Burton Albion – 5-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Port Vale – 1-3
- Bristol Rovers – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
