CAMBRIDGE. Peterborough United tops Cambridge United 1-0 after E. Mason-Clarke scored just 1 goal (55′). Peterborough United was much better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 7,710 spectators. The referee was Charles Breakspear who had the assistance of Garry Maskell and Michael Webb. The 4th official was Conor Farrell. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.64 degrees Celsius or 45.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 4 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 91
- 43 Dangerous attack 60
- 88 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Peterborough United had a superior ball possession 62% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peterborough United was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peterborough United won the match.
Cambridge United shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Peterborough United shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Cambridge United received 4 yellow cards (Danny Andrew, Jack Lankester, Michael Morrison and Ryan Bennett). Regarding the opposition, Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards (Josh Knight and Jadel Katongo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cambridge United stays with 38 points like Wycombe Wanderers, Reading, Burton Albion and Shrewsbury Town to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United will has 59 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will play away against Stevenage on the 27th of February with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Stevenage (5 draws).
Peterborough United will host Northampton Town on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Cambridge United – Formation
Cambridge United
79'
87'
Cambridge United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Barry Corr decided to play with the following team: Jack Stevens , J. Gibbons , Ryan Bennett , Michael Morrison , Danny Andrew , Jordan Cousins , George Thomas , Sullay Kaikai , Jack Lankester , James Brophy and Elias Kachunga .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Bennett , Paul Digby, Jubril Okedina , Adam May , Will Mannion, Macauley Bonne and Brandon Njoku .
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 5 changes: J. Gibbons for L. Bennett (63′), Jordan Cousins for Adam May (77′), Elias Kachunga for Macauley Bonne (76′), James Brophy for Brandon Njoku (87′) and Ryan Bennett for Jubril Okedina (87′).
Player of the match: Ryan Bennett
The player that probably impressed the most for Cambridge United was Ryan Bennett.
His rating is with 22 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4.
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
55'
Also Peterborough United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Darren Ferguson played with: Jed Steer , Jadel Katongo , Josh Knight , Ronnie Edwards , Harrison Burrows , Jeando Fuchs , Archie Collins , Kwame Poku , Joel Randall , Ephron Mason-Clarke and Malik Mothersille .
They had on the bench: Nicholas Bilokapic, Romoney Crichlow, Ryan De Havilland, Jonson Clarke-Harris , Michael Olakigbe, Ricky Jade-Jones and Hector Kyprianou .
Peterborough United could not rely on the presence of Hector Kyprianou (injured).
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 3 changes: Malik Mothersille for Ricky Jade-Jones (61′), Jeando Fuchs for Hector Kyprianou (62′) and Ephron Mason-Clarke for Jonson Clarke-Harris (87′).
Player of the match: Ronnie Edwards
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Peterborough United was Ronnie Edwards even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 81 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Reading – Shrewsbury Town – 2-3
- Port Vale – Lincoln City – 0-2
- Oxford United – Leyton Orient – 1-2
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Cambridge United – Peterborough United – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Northampton Town – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 2-1
- Blackpool – Bolton Wanderers – 4-1
- Barnsley – Derby County – 2-1
