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
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 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 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.
- York City – Kidderminster Harriers – 0-1
- Woking – Altrincham – 2-3
- Oxford City – Rochdale – 0-1
- Oldham Athletic – Aldershot Town – 5-1
- Hartlepool United – Gateshead – 2-1
- Ebbsfleet United – Solihull Moors – 1-2
- Eastleigh – Wealdstone – 0-0
- Dorking Wanderers – Maidenhead United – 0-2
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Southend United – 0-2
- Bromley – Barnet – 0-2
- Boreham Wood – Halifax Town – 2-0
- Fylde – Chesterfield – 2-4