OXFORD. Rochdale conquers Oxford City 1-0 after I. Henderson scored just 1 goal (72′). Rochdale was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Court Place Farm stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Steven Copeland. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.11 degrees Celsius or 64.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 7 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 92 Attack 106
  • 42 Dangerous attack 77
  • 96 Ball safe 100
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Rochdale was in firm control of the ball 62% while Oxford City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rochdale had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rochdale won the match.​

Oxford City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Rochdale shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Oxford City received 3 yellow cards (Lewis Coyle, and Aaron William-Bushell). On the opposite side, Rochdale received 1 yellow card (Kairo Mitchell).

Match Timeline

L. Coyle- Yellow
38'
A. William-Bushell- Yellow
57'
66'
72'
Ian Henderson (goal)
67'
Jesurun Uchegbulam- sub ->Cameron John
89'
Kairo Mitchell- Yellow
Pierre Fonkeu- sub ->Alfie James Potter
78'
88'
L. Humphrey-Ewers- sub ->Nya Kirby
88'
T. Moore- sub ->Lewis Coyle
88'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Oxford City stays with 0 points to occupy the 24th place in the table. On the opposite side, Rochdale has 3 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Oxford City will play away with Altrincham on the 20th of April with a 0-0 head to head record.

Rochdale will play away agasint Southend United on the 20th of April with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (4 draws).

Oxford City – Formation

Oxford City
G
C. Haigh 1.England
D
Andre Burley 2.England
D
Tom Harrison 6.England
M
J. Ashby 4.England
M
R. Fleet 8.England
M
A. William-Bushell 18.England
57'
M
C. Carroll 19.Republic of Ireland
M
N. Kirby 5.England
88'
M
A. Potter 16.England
78'
F
L. Coyle 7.England
88' 38'
F
J. Parker 14.Antigua and Barbuda
Substitutes
D
L. Humphrey-Ewers 20.England
88'
D
Joseph Wilson 21.England
D
T. Moore 22.England
88'
M
Lewis Miccio 3.Australia
F
Pierre Fonkeu 17.Cameroon
78'

Oxford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Ross Jenkins decided to play with the following team: Chris Haigh, Chris Haigh, Aaron William-Bushell, Andre Burley, Tom Harrison, Reece Fleet, Canice Carroll, Josh Ashby, Nya Kirby, Lewis Coyle, Joshua Parker and Alfie James Potter.

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Miccio, Latrell Humphrey-Ewers, Pierre Fonkeu, Joseph Wilson and Tafari Lalibela Moore.

Substitutions

Oxford City made 3 changes: Alfie James Potter for Pierre Fonkeu (78′), Nya Kirby for Latrell Humphrey-Ewers (88′) and Lewis Coyle for Tafari Lalibela Moore (88′).

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale
Michael Afuye 17.England
G
Louie Moulden 1.England
D
Cameron John 3.England
67'
D
Jimmy Keohane 13.Republic of Ireland
D
G. Nevett 15.Wales
M
Tyrese Sinclair 7.England
88'
M
Adam Clayton 8.England
M
Harvey Gilmour 20.England
F
Kairo Mitchell 9.Grenada
89'
F
Ian Henderson 40.England
72'
Substitutes
D
Kwaku Oduroh 16.England
88'
D
Kyle Ferguson 24.Scotland
M
T. McDermott 14.England
66'
F
Jesurun Uchegbulam 11.Nigeria
67'
F
Moe Shubbar 22.England

Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Jim McNulty played with: Louie Moulden, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, George Nevett, Cameron John, Jimmy Keohane, Tyrese Sinclair, Adam Clayton, Harvey Gilmour, Kairo Mitchell, Ian Henderson, Michael Afuye and Michael Afuye.

These were the players on the bench: Jesurun Uchegbulam, Tommy McDermott, Kwaku Oduroh, Moe Shubbar and Kyle Ferguson.

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: Cameron John for Tommy McDermott (66′), Cameron John for Jesurun Uchegbulam (67′) and Tyrese Sinclair for Kwaku Oduroh (88′).

Results of the day

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