CAMBRIDGE. Cheltenham Town beats Cambridge United 1-0 after M. Taylor scored just 1 goal (65′).
The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,047 spectators. The referee was Ben Atkinson who was helped by Hugh Gilroy and Gareth Viccars. The 4th official was Damith Bandara. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.72 degrees Celsius or 51.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 13
- 5 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 6
- 95 Attack 118
- 41 Dangerous attack 69
- 59 Ball safe 32
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 8
Fouls
- 6 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Cambridge United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cheltenham Town was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cheltenham Town won the contest.
Cambridge United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 13 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cambridge United received 3 yellow cards (George Thomas, Jordan Cousins and Ryan Bennett). On the other side, Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (Darrell Clarke, Joe Nuttall, Matty Taylor and Tom Pett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cambridge United stays with 35 points like Burton Albion to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town will has 26 points to hold in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will play away against Stevenage on the 29th of December with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Stevenage (5 draws).
Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Burton Albion (4 draws).
Cambridge United – Formation
Cambridge United
70'
36'
Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: Jack Stevens , Liam Bennett , Ryan Bennett , Michael Morrison , Danny Andrew , Paul Digby , Jordan Cousins , Jack Lankester , Elias Kachunga , Sullay Kaikai and Dale Taylor .
The home team had on the bench: James Brophy , George Thomas , Zeno Ibsen Rossi , Adam May, Will Mannion, J. Gibbons and Macauley Bonne .
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 4 changes: Liam Bennett for Macauley Bonne (70′), Ryan Bennett for Zeno Ibsen Rossi (70′), Paul Digby for George Thomas (70′) and Jack Lankester for James Brophy (71′).
Player of the match: Michael Morrison
The player that probably impressed the most for Cambridge United was Michael Morrison.
His rating is with 44 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 16 duels out of 25.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
65'
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood , Andy Smith , Curtis Davies , Jack Shepherd , Sean Long , Liam Sercombe , Tom Pett , Liam Kinsella , Will Ferry , Matty Taylor and George Lloyd .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Williams, Aidan Keena, Jamie Pardington, Elliot Bonds , Josh Harrop, Joe Nuttall and Jordan Thomas.
Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of Joe Nuttall (injured).
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: Matty Taylor for Joe Nuttall (78′), Andy Smith for Elliot Bonds (73′) and Liam Sercombe for Josh Harrop (90′).
Player of the match: Luke Southwood
The most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was the goalkeeper: Luke Southwood. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Peterborough United – 5-2
- Wigan Athletic – Exeter City – 1-2
- Reading – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
- Port Vale – Stevenage – 2-2
- Northampton Town – Bolton Wanderers – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Derby County – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Cambridge United – Cheltenham Town – 0-1
- Bristol Rovers – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Blackpool – Oxford United – 1-1
- Barnsley – Leyton Orient – 2-1
