Stevenage conquers Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 with a goal scored by C. Piergianni. HIGHLIGHTS

STEVENAGE. Stevenage prevails over Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 after C. Piergianni scored just 1 goal (23').

February 25, 2024

STEVENAGE. Stevenage prevails over Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 after C. Piergianni scored just 1 goal (23′).

Max Stryjek received a red card (48′). This red card was one of the reason why Wycombe Wanderers lost the match.

The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,660 spectators. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the collaboration of Anthony Da Costa and Jack Forder. The 4th official was Ryan Whitaker. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.94 degrees Celsius or 44.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Stevenage

1 - 0

Wycombe Wanderers

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

11 Total 6
4 On Target 1
5 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 1

90 Attack 90
39 Dangerous attack 43
94 Ball safe 71

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Stevenage was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Wycombe Wanderers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wycombe Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Stevenage was able to find the solution to win this encounter.

Stevenage shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Wycombe Wanderers shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Stevenage received 1 yellow card (Taye Ashby-Hammond). On the other side, Wycombe Wanderers received 2 yellow cards ( and Nigel Lonwijk ).

Also, Wycombe Wanderers didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Max Stryjek (Wycombe Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (48′).

Match Timeline

Nigel Lonwijk- Yellow

Carl Piergianni(goal)Dan Sweeney

23'

32'

Joe Low- sub ->Nigel Lonwijk

32'

Josh Scowen- sub ->Kane Vincent-Young

48'

51'

Franco Ravizzoli- sub ->Gideon Kodua

63'

Sam Vokes- sub ->Bez Lubala

63'

David Wheeler- sub ->Richard Kone

Taye Ashby-Hammond- Yellow

81'

Ben Thompson- sub ->Alex MacDonald

87'

Vadaine Oliver- sub ->Kane Hemmings

90'

Finley Burns- sub ->Nick Freeman

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Stevenage has 56 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Wycombe Wanderers will stays with 38 points like Reading, Cambridge United, Burton Albion and Shrewsbury Town to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Stevenage will host Cambridge United on the 27th of February with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Stevenage (5 draws).

Wycombe Wanderers will host Cheltenham Town on the 27th of February with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (7 draws).

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage

Taye Ashby-Hammond 1.England

6.7

81'

Dan Butler 3.England

7.3

Carl Piergianni 5.England

8.5

23'

Dan Sweeney 6.England

7.3

Nick Freeman 10.England

6.7

90'

Terence Vancooten 15.Guyana

7.1

Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland

7.0

87'

Jake Forster-Caskey 8.England

7.7

Jordan Roberts 11.England

7.3

Louis Thompson 23.Wales

7.0

Kane Hemmings 29.England

6.7

90'

Substitutes

Craig MacGillivray 12.Scotland

Nathan Thompson 4.England

Finley Burns 17.England

90'

Nesta Guinness-Walker 22.England

Harvey White 18.England

Ben Thompson 24.England

6.4

87'

Vadaine Oliver 33.England

6.4

90'

Stevenage started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Taye Ashby-Hammond (6.7), Nick Freeman (6.7), Dan Sweeney (7.3), Terence Vancooten (7.1), Carl Piergianni (8.5), Dan Butler (7.3), Jordan Roberts (7.3), Jake Forster-Caskey (7.7), Louis Thompson (7.0), Alex MacDonald (7.0) and Kane Hemmings (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan Thompson, Craig MacGillivray, Finley Burns, Harvey White, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Ben Thompson (6.4) and Vadaine Oliver (6.4).

Substitutions

Stevenage made 3 changes: Alex MacDonald for Ben Thompson (87′), Kane Hemmings for Vadaine Oliver (90′) and Nick Freeman for Finley Burns (90′).

Player of the match: Carl Piergianni

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Carl Piergianni.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 32 passes (38% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 23.

Wycombe Wanderers – Formation

Wycombe Wanderers

Max Stryjek 1.Poland

5.3

48'

Ryan Tafazolli 6.England

7.7

Nigel Lonwijk 22.Netherlands

6.3

32'

Jason McCarthy 26.England

6.8

Kane Vincent-Young 44.England

6.6

32'

Matt Butcher 8.England

7.0

Luke Leahy 10.England

6.7

Kieran Sadlier 23.Republic of Ireland

6.8

Gideon Kodua 28.England

6.0

51'

Bez Lubala 30.DR Congo

6.4

63'

Richard Kone 24.

6.4

63'

Substitutes

Franco Ravizzoli 25.Argentina

7.0

51'

Joe Low 17.Wales

7.0

32'

David Wheeler 7.England

6.7

63'

Garath McCleary 12.Jamaica

Freddie Potts 19.England

Josh Scowen 4.England

6.7

32'

Sam Vokes 9.Wales

6.8

63'

Wycombe Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Matt Bloomfield played with: Max Stryjek (5.3), Jason McCarthy (6.8), Nigel Lonwijk (6.3), Ryan Tafazolli (7.7), Kane Vincent-Young (6.6), Gideon Kodua (6.0), Matt Butcher (7.0), Luke Leahy (6.7), Kieran Sadlier (6.8), Richard Kone (6.4) and Bez Lubala (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josh Scowen (6.7), David Wheeler (6.7), Sam Vokes (6.8), Garath McCleary, Joe Low (7.0), Freddie Potts and Franco Ravizzoli (7.0).

Wycombe Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Josh Scowen (injured).

Substitutions

Wycombe Wanderers made 5 changes: Nigel Lonwijk for Joe Low (32′), Kane Vincent-Young for Josh Scowen (32′), Gideon Kodua for Franco Ravizzoli (51′), Richard Kone for David Wheeler (63′) and Bez Lubala for Sam Vokes (63′).