DERBY. Derby County and Cambridge United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Derby County was truly superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​.

The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. In front of 26,122 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver Yates who was helped by Grant Taylor and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.44 degrees Celsius or 86.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Derby County

0 - 0

Cambridge United

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 12 Total 4
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 124 Attack 91
  • 64 Dangerous attack 29
  • 37 Ball safe 43
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Derby County had a strong ball possession 65% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Derby County had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Derby County to win the match​.

Derby County shot 12 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Derby County received 2 yellow cards (James Collins and Ryan Nyambe). Talking about the opposition, Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards (John-Kymani Gordon and Ryan Bennett).

Match Timeline

20'
46'
Jubril Okedina- sub ->Liam Bennett
L. Sibley- sub ->Tom Barkhuizen
69'
70'
Adam May- sub ->Jack Lankester
Conor Washington- sub ->Martyn Waghorn
70'
70'
Gassan Ahadme- sub ->Fejiri Okenabirhie
72'
Ryan Nyambe - Yellow
75'
James Collins - Yellow
83'
85'
Ryan Bennett- Yellow
Max Bird - sub ->Korey Smith
88'
Kane Wilson- sub ->Craig Forsyth
88'

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, Derby County will have 14 points like Cambridge United to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Cambridge United will have 14 points like Derby County to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Derby County will play away with Fleetwood Town on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head record.

Cambridge United will play away agasint Bristol Rovers on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).

Derby County – Formation

Derby County
G
Joe Wildsmith 1.England
7.1
D
Curtis Nelson 35.England
7.7
D
Ryan Nyambe 24.Namibia
7.3
75'
D
C. Forsyth 3.Scotland
7.7
88'
D
E. Cashin 6.England
7.3
M
Korey Smith 12.England
7.1
88'
M
T. Fornah 22.Sierra Leone
7.9
M
Martyn Waghorn 10.England
7.1
70'
M
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 11.Guatemala
8.5
M
Tom Barkhuizen 7.England
7.0
69'
F
James Collins 9.Republic of Ireland
7.0
83'
Substitutes
G
Josh Vickers 31.England
D
Kane Wilson 2.England
88'
D
Sonny Bradley 5.England
M
Max Bird 8.England
88'
M
L. Sibley 17.England
6.4
69'
M
D. Robinson 26.Northern Ireland
F
Conor Washington 14.Northern Ireland
6.4
70'

Derby County adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Joe Wildsmith (7.1), Ryan Nyambe (7.3), Curtis Nelson (7.7), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.3), Craig Forsyth (7.7), Korey Smith (7.1), Tyrese Fornah (7.9), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (8.5), Martyn Waghorn (7.1), Tom Barkhuizen (7.0) and James Collins (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kane Wilson, Max Bird, Louie Sibley (6.4), Josh Vickers, Conor Washington (6.4), Keilen Robinson and Sonny Bradley.

Substitutions

Derby County made 4 changes: Martyn Waghorn for Conor Washington (70′), Tom Barkhuizen for Louie Sibley (69′), Korey Smith for Max Bird (88′) and Craig Forsyth for Kane Wilson (88′).

Best player: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing​

The most impressive player for Derby County was Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

His rating is (8.5) with 42 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.

Cambridge United – Formation

Cambridge United
G
Will Mannion 25.England
7.0
D
L. Bennett 2.England
6.4
46'
D
Danny Andrew 3.England
7.0
D
Michael Morrison 5.England
7.3
D
Ryan Bennett 6.England
7.5
85'
M
George Thomas 8.Wales
7.0
M
James Brophy 7.England
6.4
M
Elias Kachunga 21.DR Congo
6.7
20'
M
Paul Digby 4.England
6.7
M
Jack Lankester 10.England
6.7
70'
F
Fejiri Okenabirhie 9.England
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
Jack Stevens 1.England
D
Zeno Ibsen Rossi 16.England
D
Jubril Okedina 15.England
6.8
46'
M
Jordan Cousins 24.Jamaica
M
Adam May 19.England
7.0
70'
F
John-Kymani Gordon 27.England
6.4
20' 72'
F
Gassan Ahadme 23.Morocco
6.4
70'

Also Cambridge United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Kevin Betsy played with: William Mannion (7.0), Liam Bennett (6.4), Ryan Bennett (7.5), Michael Morrison (7.3), Danny Andrew (7.0), Paul Digby (6.7), George Thomas (7.0), James Brophy (6.4), Jack Lankester (6.7), Elias Kachunga (6.7) and Fejiri Okenabirhie (6.6).

They had on the bench: Jordan Cousins, Jack Stevens, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Jubril Okedina (6.8), John-Kymani Gordon (6.4), Adam May (7.0) and Gassan Ahadme (6.4).

Cambridge United could not rely on the presence of Gassan Ahadme (injured) and John-Kymani Gordon (injured).

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 4 changes: Jack Lankester for Adam May (70′), Fejiri Okenabirhie for Gassan Ahadme (70′), Elias Kachunga for John-Kymani Gordon (20′) and Liam Bennett for Jubril Okedina (46′).

Best player: Ryan Bennett​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was Ryan Bennett.

His rating is (7.5) with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

Results of the day

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