CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town beats Cambridge United 1-0 after L. Sercombe scored just 1 goal (5′).
The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. In front of 3,900 spectators. The referee was Edward Duckworth with the support of Mark Derrien and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Alan Cresswell. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.31 degrees Celsius or 66.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 20 Total 12
- 7 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 5
- 8 Shots blocked 5
- 121 Attack 95
- 53 Dangerous attack 41
- 77 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cheltenham Town was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Cambridge United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cheltenham Town was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cheltenham Town won the match.
Cheltenham Town shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cambridge United shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (Elliot Bonds, Will Goodwin, Lewis Freestone and Ben Williams). On the opposite side, Cambridge United received 1 yellow card (Ryan Bennett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cheltenham Town will have 5 points to hold in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Cambridge United will stay with 15 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).
Cambridge United will play away agasint Bristol Rovers on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
85'
62'
5'
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood , Sean Long , Tom Bradbury , Lewis Freestone , Liam Smith , James Olayinka , Curtis Thompson , Liam Sercombe , Will Ferry , Will Goodwin and Robert Street .
The home team had on the bench: Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Max Harris, Aidan Keena, Elliot Bonds , Ben Williams , Jovan Malcolm and George Lloyd .
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: James Olayinka for Elliot Bonds (62′), Will Ferry for Ben Williams (84′) and Robert Street for George Lloyd (75′).
Best player: Liam Sercombe
The most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Liam Sercombe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Cambridge United – Formation
Cambridge United
Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kevin Betsy played with: Jack Stevens , Liam Bennett , Ryan Bennett , Michael Morrison , Danny Andrew , Paul Digby , George Thomas , James Brophy , Adam May , Gassan Ahadme and Fejiri Okenabirhie .
These were the players on the bench: Jordan Cousins , William Mannion, Saikou Janneh , John-Kymani Gordon , Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Sullay Kaikai and Jack Lankester .
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 5 changes: Adam May for Jordan Cousins (77′), Danny Andrew for John-Kymani Gordon (65′), George Thomas for Sullay Kaikai (64′), Paul Digby for Jack Lankester (86′) and Fejiri Okenabirhie for Saikou Janneh (77′).
Best player: Jack Stevens
The most impressive player for Cambridge United was the goalkeeper: Jack Stevens. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Port Vale – 0-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Oxford United – Blackpool – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Barnsley – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Reading – 4-0
- Burton Albion – Bristol Rovers – 4-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Northampton Town – 2-1
