LINCOLN. Lincoln City conquers Exeter City 1-0 after J. Taylor scored just 1 goal (67′). Exeter City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,609 spectators. The referee was Matthew Corlett with the assistance of Graeme Fyvie and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Oliver Bickle. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.81 degrees Celsius or 55.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 13 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 79
- 56 Dangerous attack 46
- 63 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 56% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lincoln City had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lincoln City won the match.
Lincoln City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Exeter City shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Lincoln City received 1 yellow card (Lasse Sörensen). On the other side, Exeter City received 3 yellow cards (Zak Jules, Luke Harris and Pierce Sweeney).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Lincoln City has 45 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City will stays with 39 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will play away with Port Vale on the 24th of February with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (2 draws).
Exeter City will host Fleetwood Town on the 24th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (3 draws).
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
90'
42'
67'
Lincoln City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Michael Skubala decided to play with the following team: Lukas Jensen , Alex Mitchell , Paudie O’Connor , Sean Roughan , Lasse Sörensen , Ethan Hamilton , Ethan Erhahon , Conor McGrandles , Dylan Duffy , Ben House and Joe Taylor .
The home team had on the bench: Teddy Bishop , Jordan Wright, Daniel Mandroiu, Timothy Eyoma, Jovon Makama and Jack Moylan .
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 3 changes: Dylan Duffy for Teddy Bishop (63′), Joe Taylor for Jack Moylan (78′) and Lasse Sörensen for Timothy Eyoma (90′).
Player of the match: Teddy Bishop
The player that probably impressed the most for Lincoln City was Teddy Bishop even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 63′.
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
Exeter City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Gary Caldwell played with: Viljami Sinisalo , Pierce Sweeney , Cheick Diabaté , Zak Jules , Dion Rankine , Tom Carroll , Luke Harris , Ben Purrington , Jack Aitchison , Yanic Wildschut and Sonny Cox .
These were the players on the bench: Will Aimson , R. Woods, Reece Cole , Ilmari Niskanen , Mo Eisa , Shaun MacDonald and Vincent Harper .
Substitutions
Exeter City made 5 changes: Yanic Wildschut for Vincent Harper (63′), Ben Purrington for Reece Cole (62′), Jack Aitchison for Mo Eisa (76′), Dion Rankine for Ilmari Niskanen (76′) and Cheick Diabaté for Will Aimson (76′).
Player of the match: Viljami Sinisalo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was the goalkeeper: Viljami Sinisalo. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Oxford United – 0-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Wigan Athletic – 0-1
- Portsmouth – Reading – 4-1
- Peterborough United – Blackpool – 1-2
- Northampton Town – Bristol Rovers – 3-1
- Lincoln City – Exeter City – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Barnsley – 1-2
- Derby County – Stevenage – 1-0
- Cheltenham Town – Port Vale – 3-2
- Carlisle United – Cambridge United – 0-4
- Bolton Wanderers – Charlton Athletic – 3-3
