Exeter City recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Peterborough United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BRACKLEY. Exeter City succeeded in turn the tables against Peterborough United to win 2-1.

February 7, 2024

BRACKLEY. Exeter City succeeded in reverse the score against Peterborough United to win 2-1. It was Peterborough United to strike first with a penalty of Harrison Burrows at the 32′. Then it was an own goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jadel Katongo gave the win to Exeter City in the 80′ minute with an own goal.

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Brackley on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 5,277 spectators. The referee was Tom Reeves assisted by Dean Treleaven and Samuel Fudge. The 4th official was Gary Parsons. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.26 degrees Celsius or 50.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Exeter City

2 - 1

Peterborough United

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

6 Total 12
3 On Target 6
3 Off Target 2
1 Shots blocked 4

73 Attack 88
38 Dangerous attack 38
53 Ball safe 47

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 5

Fouls

7 Total 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Exeter City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Peterborough United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match.

Exeter City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United shot 12 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 1 yellow card (Ilmari Niskanen). On the other side, Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards (Josh Knight and Michael Olakigbe).

Match Timeline

Ilmari Niskanen- Yellow

32'

Harrison Burrows(penalty)

36'

M. Olakigbe- Yellow

55'

M. Olakigbe(yellowredcard)

Pierce Sweeney- sub ->Will Aimson

61'

Dion Rankine- sub ->Ilmari Niskanen

62'

65'

David Ajiboye- sub ->Joel Randall

Mo Eisa- sub ->Tom Carroll

71'

75'

N. Bilokapić(own-goal)

80'

J. Katongo(own-goal)

Ryan Woods- sub ->Sonny Cox

83'

85'

Jeando Fuchs- sub ->Jadel Katongo

85'

Jonson Clarke-Harris- sub ->Ephron Mason-Clarke

90'

Josh Knight- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Exeter City has 36 points like Cambridge United to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Peterborough United will stays with 56 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will play away with Wigan Athletic on the 10th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (0 draws).

Peterborough United will host Northampton Town on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City

Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland

7.5

Cheick Diabaté 39.England

7.0

Zak Jules 3.Scotland

7.3

Will Aimson 4.England

6.4

61'

Tom Carroll 6.England

6.6

71'

Reece Cole 12.England

8.1

Ilmari Niskanen 14.Finland

6.3

62'

L. Harris 20.Wales

7.0

Jack Aitchison 29.Scotland

6.3

Vincent Harper 31.Kenya

7.3

Sonny Cox 19.England

6.6

83'

Substitutes

Shaun MacDonald 30.England

Alex Hartridge 5.England

Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland

6.7

61'

Ryan Woods 8.England

6.6

83'

Dion Rankine 21.England

6.4

62'

Yanic Wildschut 13.Suriname

Mo Eisa 27.Sudan

6.8

71'

Exeter City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo (7.5), Will Aimson (6.4), Cheick Diabaté (7.0), Zak Jules (7.3), Ilmari Niskanen (6.3), Reece Cole (8.1), Tom Carroll (6.6), Vincent Harper (7.3), Jack Aitchison (6.3), Luke Harris (7.0) and Sonny Cox (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Hartridge, R. Woods (6.6), Yanic Wildschut, Dion Rankine (6.4), Pierce Sweeney (6.7), Mo Eisa (6.8) and Shaun MacDonald.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 4 changes: Tom Carroll for Mo Eisa (71′), Will Aimson for Pierce Sweeney (61′), Ilmari Niskanen for Dion Rankine (62′) and Sonny Cox for R. Woods (83′).

Player of the match: Reece Cole

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was Reece Cole even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 49 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United

N. Bilokapić 1.Australia

6.3

J. Katongo 2.England

6.6

85'

Harrison Burrows 3.England

7.3

32'

R. Edwards 4.England

6.7

Josh Knight 5.England

7.3

90'

Ephron Mason-Clark 10.England

7.1

85'

Joel Randall 14.England

7.0

65'

M. Olakigbe 15.England

5.7

36'

Hector Kyprianou 22.Cyprus

6.0

Archie Collins 27.England

7.0

Ricky-Jade Jones 17.England

7.0

Substitutes

Jed Steer 21.England

Romoney Crichlow 6.England

Jeando Fuchs 7.Cameroon

6.4

85'

Ryan De Havilland 8.England

Jonson Clarke-Harris 9.Jamaica

6.4

85'

David Ajiboye 16.England

7.0

65'

M. Mothersille 18.England

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

Darren Ferguson played with: Nicholas Bilokapic (6.3), Jadel Katongo (6.6), Josh Knight (7.3), Ronnie Edwards (6.7), Harrison Burrows (7.3), Archie Collins (7.0), Hector Kyprianou (6.0), Michael Olakigbe (5.7), Joel Randall (7.0), Ephron Mason-Clarke (7.1) and Ricky Jade-Jones (7.0).

They had on the bench: Romoney Crichlow, Jeando Fuchs (6.4), Ryan De Havilland, Jonson Clarke-Harris (6.4), David Ajiboye (7.0), Malik Mothersille and Jed Steer.

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 3 changes: Joel Randall for David Ajiboye (65′), Jadel Katongo for Jeando Fuchs (85′) and Ephron Mason-Clarke for Jonson Clarke-Harris (85′).