FLEETWOOD. Cambridge United beats Fleetwood Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Digby (31′) and a goal from G. Ahadme (59′). Fleetwood Town was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge with the support of Connor Brown and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Richard Woodward. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.42 degrees Celsius or 65.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Fleetwood Town

0 - 2

Cambridge United

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 13 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 145 Attack 73
  • 59 Dangerous attack 35
  • 100 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 15 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Fleetwood Town had a strong ball possession 65% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fleetwood Town was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Cambridge United was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Fleetwood Town shot 13 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Cambridge United shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Fleetwood Town received 4 yellow cards (Scott Robertson, Danny Mayor, Josh Vela and Scott Brown). Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United received 3 yellow cards (James Brophy, Paul Digby and Jack Lankester).

Match Timeline

14'
Danny Mayor- Yellow
26'
28'
James Brophy- Yellow
30'
Paul Digby- Yellow
31'
Paul Digby(goal)
34'
Shaun Rooney- sub ->Carl Johnston
46'
Jayden Stockley- sub ->Ryan Graydon
46'
59'
Gassan Ahadme(goal)
61'
Promise Omochere- sub ->Danny Mayor
61'
73'
Jack Lankester- Yellow
76'
Elias Kachunga- sub ->Saikou Janneh
76'
Fejiri Okenabirhie- sub ->Jack Lankester
Junior Quitirna- sub ->Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
79'
83'
Harrison Dunk- sub ->Danny Andrew

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this contest, Fleetwood Town stays with 1 points to occupy the 20th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United has 6 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will host Derby County on the 6th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Fleetwood Town (1 draw).

Cambridge United will play away agasint Bristol Rovers on the 6th of January with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).

Fleetwood Town – Formation

Fleetwood Town
G
Jay Lynch 13.England
6.7
D
Brendan Wiredu 4.England
6.9
79'
D
Toto Nsiala 22.DR Congo
6.6
D
Josh Earl 32.England
7.1
M
C. Johnston 2.Northern Ireland
6.7
46'
M
Scott Robertson 6.Scotland
6.9
14'
M
Josh Vela 8.England
6.6
34'
M
Danny Mayor 10.England
6.9
61' 26'
M
P. Patterson 44.Scotland
6.7
61'
F
Jack Marriott 14.England
6.5
F
R. Graydon 19.Republic of Ireland
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
S. McMullan 30.Northern Ireland
D
Shaun Rooney 26.Scotland
6.6
46'
M
Ryan Broom 11.Wales
M
Junior Quitirna 15.Guinea-Bissau
79'
F
Jayden Stockley 9.England
6.7
46'
F
Promise Omochere 20.Republic of Ireland
7.1
61'
F
Cian Hayes 21.England
6.4
61'

Fleetwood Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Scott Brown decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch (6.7), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (6.9), Aristote Nsiala (6.6), Josh Earl (7.1), Carl Johnston (6.7), Danny Mayor (6.9), Scott Robertson (6.9), Josh Vela (6.6), Phoenix Patterson (6.7), Ryan Graydon (6.6) and Jack Marriott (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jayden Stockley (6.7), Ryan Broom, Junior Quitirna, Promise Omochere (7.1), Cian Hayes (6.4), Shaun Rooney (6.6) and Stephen McMullan.

Substitutions

Fleetwood Town made 5 changes: Carl Johnston for Shaun Rooney (46′), Ryan Graydon for Jayden Stockley (46′), Phoenix Patterson for Cian Hayes (61′), Danny Mayor for Promise Omochere (61′) and Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu for Junior Quitirna (79′).

Best player: Promise Omochere​

The most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Promise Omochere.

His rating is (7.1) with 5 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 61′.

Cambridge United – Formation

Cambridge United
G
Jack Stevens 1.England
7.3
D
L. Bennett 2.England
7.1
D
Danny Andrew 3.England
7.7
83'
D
Michael Morrison 5.England
6.9
D
Ryan Bennett 6.England
7.3
M
Paul Digby 4.England
7.8
30' 31'
M
James Brophy 7.England
7.2
28'
M
George Thomas 8.Wales
8.3
M
Jack Lankester 10.England
7.2
76' 73'
M
Saikou Janneh 17.Gambia
7.7
76'
F
Gassan Ahadme 23.Morocco
7.2
59'
Substitutes
G
Will Mannion 25.England
D
Harrison Dunk 11.England
83'
D
Jubril Okedina 15.England
D
Zeno Ibsen Rossi 16.England
M
Lewis Simper 22.England
F
Fejiri Okenabirhie 9.England
76'
F
Elias Kachunga 21.DR Congo
76'

Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Bonner played with: Jack Stevens (7.3), Liam Bennett (7.1), Ryan Bennett (7.3), Michael Morrison (6.9), Danny Andrew (7.7), Paul Digby (7.8), George Thomas (8.3), James Brophy (7.2), Jack Lankester (7.2), Saikou Janneh (7.7) and Gassan Ahadme (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fejiri Okenabirhie, Harrison Dunk, Jubril Okedina, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Elias Kachunga, Lewis Simper and William Mannion.

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 3 changes: Saikou Janneh for Elias Kachunga (76′), Jack Lankester for Fejiri Okenabirhie (76′) and Danny Andrew for Harrison Dunk (83′).

Best player: George Thomas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was George Thomas even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 29 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​