EXETER. Derby County was finally too strong for Exeter City with the goal of Max Bird (24′), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (52′) and Tom Barkhuizen (62′). Exeter City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 7,754 spectators. The referee was Scott Tallis with the assistance of Simon Shaw and Mark Derrien. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.82 degrees Celsius or 49.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 2 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 67
- 54 Dangerous attack 24
- 101 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 70% while Derby County was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Derby County was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Exeter City shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Derby County shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (Tom Carroll and Jack Aitchison). On the other side, Derby County received 3 yellow cards (Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Ebou Adams and Eiran Joe Cashin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Exeter City stays with 39 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Derby County will has 63 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will play away with Lincoln City on the 17th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (4 draws).
Derby County will host Stevenage on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Stevenage (0 draws).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
62'
72'
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 , Will Aimson , Cheick Diabaté , Zak Jules , Ilmari Niskanen , Tom Carroll , Reece Cole , Vincent Harper , Jack Aitchison , Luke Harris and Mo Eisa .
The home team had on the bench: Alex Hartridge, R. Woods , Yanic Wildschut , Sonny Cox , Dion Rankine , Pierce Sweeney and Shaun MacDonald.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 5 changes: Tom Carroll for R. Woods (76′), Reece Cole for Sonny Cox (61′), Ilmari Niskanen for Dion Rankine (61′), Will Aimson for Pierce Sweeney (62′) and Luke Harris for Yanic Wildschut (85′).
Player of the match: Jack Aitchison
The most impressive player for Exeter City was Jack Aitchison.
His rating is with 58 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.
Derby County – Formation
Derby County
24'
Derby County started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paul Warne played with: Joe Wildsmith , Kane Wilson , Curtis Nelson , Eiran Joe Cashin , Callum Elder , Max Bird , Ebou Adams , Conor Hourihane , Nathaniel Méndez-Laing , James Collins and Corey Blackett-Taylor .
These were the players on the bench: Sonny Bradley , Tom Barkhuizen , Korey Smith , Scott Loach, Liam Thompson, Louie Sibley and Joe Ward .
Substitutions
Derby County made 5 changes: Ebou Adams for Louie Sibley (77′), Corey Blackett-Taylor for Tom Barkhuizen (46′), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing for Sonny Bradley (73′), Conor Hourihane for Korey Smith (73′) and Eiran Joe Cashin for Joe Ward (89′).
Player of the match: Max Bird
The most impressive player for Derby County was Max Bird.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Bristol Rovers – 2-3
- Shrewsbury Town – Barnsley – 1-1
- Portsmouth – Cambridge United – 3-1
- Oxford United – Wigan Athletic – 4-2
- Leyton Orient – Northampton Town – 4-3
- Fleetwood Town – Reading – 1-1
- Exeter City – Derby County – 0-3
- Cheltenham Town – Blackpool – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
