EXETER. Lincoln City and Exeter City draw 1-1. A. Smith scored the first goal (20′) for Lincoln City. R. Trevitt made it even (81′). Exeter City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson assisted by Robert Hyde and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Andrew Fox. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.93 degrees Celsius or 55.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 5 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 93
- 46 Dangerous attack 49
- 124 Ball safe 134
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 56% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lincoln City was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Lincoln City to win the match.
Exeter City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Lincoln City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 4 yellow cards (Viljami Sinisalo, James Scott, Vincent Harper and Alex Hartridge). Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City received 4 yellow cards (Paudie O’Connor, Ethan Erhahon, Hakeeb Adelakun and Ethan Hamilton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Exeter City will have 17 points like Shrewsbury Town to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City will have 22 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Carlisle United on the 6th of January with a 12-6 head to head in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).
Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of January with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
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Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo , Pierce Sweeney , Will Aimson , Alex Hartridge , Harry Kite , Reece Cole , Ryan Trevitt , Demetri Mitchell , Jack Aitchison , James Scott and Admiral Muskwe .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Carroll , Yanic Wildschut , Kyle Taylor, Jack Fitzwater, Shaun MacDonald, Vincent Harper and Cheick Diabaté.
Exeter City could not rely on the presence of Tom Carroll (injured) and Kyle Taylor (injured).
Substitutions
Exeter City made 4 changes: Jack Aitchison for Tom Carroll (58′), Harry Kite for Vincent Harper (58′), Admiral Muskwe for Yanic Wildschut (58′) and Reece Cole for Kyle Taylor (90′).
Best player: Ryan Trevitt
The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Ryan Trevitt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
Lincoln City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mark Kennedy played with: Lukas Jensen , Alex Mitchell , Adam Jackson , Paudie O’Connor , Jack Burroughs , Ethan Hamilton , Ethan Erhahon , Sean Roughan , Lasse Sörensen , Hakeeb Adelakun and Alistair Smith .
These were the players on the bench: Jaden Brown, Teddy Bishop, Jordan Wright, Dylan Duffy , Timothy Eyoma, Jovon Makama and Jack Vale .
Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of Jack Vale (injured).
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 2 changes: Hakeeb Adelakun for Jack Vale (67′) and Alistair Smith for Dylan Duffy (90′).
Best player: Alistair Smith
The player that probably impressed the most for Lincoln City was Alistair Smith.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Stevenage – Derby County – 3-1
- Reading – Portsmouth – 2-3
- Port Vale – Cheltenham Town – 1-2
- Oxford United – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Exeter City – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Burton Albion – Leyton Orient – 0-0
- Bristol Rovers – Northampton Town – 2-1
- Blackpool – Peterborough United – 2-4
- Barnsley – Fleetwood Town – 2-2
