STEVENAGE. Stevenage snatched a late win Blackpool 1-0 after J. Forster-Caskey scored just 1 goal (85′).
The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather with the collaboration of A. Bradley and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Abigail Byrne. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.68 degrees Celsius or 53.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Stevenage was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Blackpool that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Stevenage was able to find the solution to win this match.
Stevenage shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Blackpool shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Stevenage received 3 yellow cards (Carl Piergianni, Steve Evans and Dan Butler). On the opposite side, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Karamoko Dembélé, James Husband and Kylian Kouassi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Stevenage has 52 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool will stays with 46 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Stevenage will host Cambridge United on the 29th of December with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Stevenage (5 draws).
Blackpool will play away against Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Craig MacGillivray , Luther James-Wildin , Dan Sweeney , Carl Piergianni , Dan Butler , Nick Freeman , Finley Burns , Harvey White , Jordan Roberts , Jamie Reid and Vadaine Oliver .
The home team had on the bench: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Alex MacDonald, Jake Forster-Caskey , Terence Vancooten, Aaron Pressley , Nesta Guinness-Walker and Louis Thompson .
Substitutions
Stevenage made 3 changes: Harvey White for Jake Forster-Caskey (58′), Vadaine Oliver for Aaron Pressley (58′) and Finley Burns for Louis Thompson (58′).
Player of the match: Craig MacGillivray
The most impressive player for Stevenage was the goalkeeper: Craig MacGillivray. His rating is 8.36. He performed 4 saves.
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw , Matthew Pennington , Marvin Ekpiteta , James Husband , Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Oliver Norburn , Albie Morgan , Hayden Coulson , CJ Hamilton , Kylian Kouassi and Kyle Joseph .
These were the players on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, George Byers, Karamoko Dembélé , Matthew Virtue-Thick , Shayne Lavery and Oliver Casey.
Substitutions
Blackpool made 3 changes: Kylian Kouassi for Karamoko Dembélé (69′), CJ Hamilton for Shayne Lavery (78′) and Oliver Norburn for Matthew Virtue-Thick (88′).
Player of the match: Albie Morgan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Albie Morgan.
His rating is with 57 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Blackpool – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 1-2
- Portsmouth – Northampton Town – 4-1
- Peterborough United – Wigan Athletic – 2-3
- Oxford United – Reading – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 3-2
- Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 3-0
- Exeter City – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Cheltenham Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-3
- Charlton Athletic – Derby County – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Barnsley – 1-1