PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United didn’t concede much to Oxford United to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Peterborough United was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Weston Homes Stadium stadium in Peterborough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk with the assistance of Adrian Tranter and Chris Husband. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 48.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 10 Total 3
- 3 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 0
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 122 Attack 65
- 65 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Peterborough United had a strong ball possession 66% while Oxford United was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peterborough United had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Peterborough United to win the match.
Peterborough United shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Oxford United shot 3 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Peterborough United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Oxford United received 1 yellow card (Kyle Joseph).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Peterborough United will have 64 points like Bolton Wanderers and Derby County to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Oxford United will have 38 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Darren Ferguson decided to play with the following team: Will Norris, Nathan Thompson, Frankie Kent, Ronnie Edwards, Oliver Norburn, Joe Ward, Nathanael Ogbeta, Jack Taylor, Harrison Burrows, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Ephron Mason-Clark.
The home team had on the bench: Hector Kyprianou, Ricky Jade-Jones, Dan Butler, Josh Knight, Kwame Poku, Kabongo Tshimanga and Will Blackmore.
Peterborough United could not rely on the presence of Kabongo Tshimanga (injured).
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 3 changes: Harrison Burrows for Kwame Poku (61′), Nathan Thompson for Dan Butler (71′) and Joe Ward for Kabongo Tshimanga (79′).
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Liam Manning played with: Simon Eastwood, Stuart Findlay, Sam Long, Ciaron Brown, Elliott Jordan Moore, Josh Murphy, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane, Marcus Browne, Yanic Wildschut and Kyle Joseph.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stephen Negru, Edward McGinty, Oisin Smyth, G. O’Donkor, Brandon Fleming, Tyler Goodhram and Tyler Smith.
Oxford United could not rely on the presence of G. O’Donkor (injured).
Substitutions
Oxford United made 3 changes: Josh Murphy for Oisin Smyth (66′), Marcus Browne for Gatlin O’Donkor (84′) and Kyle Joseph for Brandon Fleming (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Portsmouth – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Port Vale – Cambridge United – 0-2
- Peterborough United – Oxford United – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Exeter City – 2-2
- Derby County – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 0-0
- Charlton Athletic – Shrewsbury Town – 6-0
- Barnsley – Morecambe – 5-0