CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge United beats Crewe Alexandra 1-0 after A. May scored just 1 goal (42′). Crewe Alexandra lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Allison with the collaboration of Andrew Bennett and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was Andrew Aylott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -7.7 degrees Celsius or 18.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Cambridge United

1 - 0

Crewe Alexandra

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 98 Attack 103
  • 42 Dangerous attack 57
  • 82 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Crewe Alexandra had a superior ball possession 58% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crewe Alexandra was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Cambridge United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Cambridge United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Cambridge United received 3 yellow cards (S. Sherring, J. Iredale and W. Hoolahan). On the opposite side, Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (L. Offord and T. Johnson).

Match Timeline

29'
Adam May(goal)H. Knibbs
42'
47'
Luke Offord- Yellow
57'
63'
70'
73'
Jack Lankester- sub ->H. Knibbs
75'
82'
86'
87'
Jubril Okedina- sub ->J. Brophy
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this contest, Cambridge United will have 36 points like Burton Albion and Accrington Stanley to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra will stay with 22 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will play away against Fleetwood Town on the 29th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Cambridge United (2 draws).

Crewe Alexandra will host Rotherham United on the 29th of January with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rotherham United (4 draws).

Cambridge United – Formation

Cambridge United
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
7.4
D
George Williams 2.England
7.4
D
Jack Iredale 3.Australia
7.6
57'
D
Sam Sherring 24.England
7.0
29'
D
Harrison Dunk 11.England
7.4
M
W. Hoolahan 14.Republic of Ireland
6.3
73'
M
Paul Digby 4.England
6.8
M
Adam May 19.England
7.4
87' 42'
M
James Brophy 7.England
6.6
87'
M
Harvey Knibbs 26.England
7.4
75'
F
Sam Smith 10.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Will Mannion 25.England
D
L. Bennett 28.England
D
Jubril Okedina 15.England
6.2
87'
M
Kai Yearn 33.England
M
Jack Lankester 23.England
6.4
75'
M
Ben Worman 27.England
6.6
87'
M
Tom Dickens 29.England

Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mark Bonner decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Mitov (7.4), George Williams (7.4), Sam Sherring (7.0), Jack Iredale (7.6), Harrison Dunk (7.4), Adam May (7.4), Paul Digby (6.8), Harvey Knibbs (7.4), Wesley Hoolahan (6.3), James Brophy (6.6) and Sam Smith (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: L. Bennett, W. Mannion, K. Yearn, Jack Lankester (6.4), Ben Worman (6.6), Jubril Okedina (6.2) and T. Dickens.

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 3 changes: H. Knibbs for J. Lankester (75′), A. May for B. Worman (87′) and J. Brophy for J. Okedina (87′).

Best player: Jack Iredale​

The most impressive player for Cambridge United was Jack Iredale even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 37 passes (56% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
6.6
D
Billy Sass-Davies 22.Wales
7.0
D
T. Johnson 23.England
6.8
86'
D
Zac Williams 28.Wales
6.6
D
Luke Offord 6.England
6.6
47'
D
Mikael Mandron 12.France
7.1
70'
M
Oliver Finney 14.England
7.1
82'
M
Tom Lowery 8.England
6.7
M
Scott Robertson 35.Scotland
6.9
63'
F
Chris Porter 9.England
7.0
F
Chris Long 7.England
6.2
Substitutes
G
Will Jääskeläinen 1.Finland
M
Callum Ainley 11.England
6.4
70'
M
R. Griffiths 18.England
6.5
82'
M
Luke Murphy 16.England
6.4
63'
F
Joel Tabiner 34.England
F
Connor Salisbury 32.Wales
F
T. Onyeka 24.England

Crewe Alexandra started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

David Artell played with: Dave Richards (6.6), Travis Johnson (6.8), Luke Offord (6.6), Billy Sass-Davies (7.0), Zac Williams (6.6), Mikael Mandron (7.1), Tom Lowery (6.7), Scott Robertson (6.9), Oliver Finney (7.1), Christopher Long (6.2) and Chris Porter (7.0).

They had on the bench: Callum Ainley (6.4), Regan Griffiths (6.5), J. Tabiner, Luke Murphy (6.4), C. Salisbury, T. Onyeka and W. Jääskeläinen.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: S. Robertson for L. Murphy (63′), M. Mandron for C. Ainley (70′) and O. Finney for R. Griffiths (82′).

Best player: Mikael Mandron​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Mikael Mandron.

His rating is (7.1) with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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