STEVENAGE. Stevenage overcomes Cambridge United 1-0 after J. Roberts scored just 1 goal (35′).

The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey assisted by Samuel Fudge and Dean Treleaven. The 4th official was Daniel Robinson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.01 degrees Celsius or 42.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Stevenage was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Cambridge United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stevenage was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stevenage won the match​.

Stevenage shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Cambridge United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Stevenage received 2 yellow cards (Jake Forster-Caskey and Jamie Reid). On the other side, Cambridge United received 1 yellow card (Jordan Cousins).

Standings

After playing this contest, Stevenage has 59 points like Peterborough United to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United will stays with 38 points like Burton Albion and Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Stevenage will play away with Lincoln City on the 2nd of March with a 3-3 head to head.

Cambridge United will play away against Bolton Wanderers on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Taye Ashby-Hammond (7.0), Luther James-Wildin (7.7), Terence Vancooten (7.0), Carl Piergianni (7.8), Dan Butler (7.3), Louis Thompson (7.0), Finley Burns (7.7), Jake Forster-Caskey (7.3), Elliott List, Jordan Roberts (8.4), Jamie Reid (6.4) and Kane Hemmings (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan Thompson, Dan Sweeney, Alex MacDonald, Nick Freeman (7.1), Krisztián Hegyi, Aaron Pressley, Ben Thompson, Craig MacGillivray, Harvey White (6.7), Nesta Guinness-Walker (6.8) and Vadaine Oliver (6.8).

Substitutions

Stevenage made 4 changes: Jake Forster-Caskey for Nick Freeman (79′), Kane Hemmings for Nesta Guinness-Walker (80′), Jamie Reid for Harvey White (88′) and Jordan Roberts for Vadaine Oliver (88′).

Player of the match: Jordan Roberts​

The most impressive player for Stevenage was Jordan Roberts.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 39 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.

Cambridge United – Formation

Cambridge United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Barry Corr played with: Jack Stevens (7.0), Jubril Okedina, J. Gibbons (6.4), Ryan Bennett (6.6), Michael Morrison (6.4), Danny Andrew (5.7), Paul Digby (6.7), Jordan Cousins (6.3), Adam May (6.7), George Thomas, Jack Lankester (6.4) and Macauley Bonne (6.4), Saikou Janneh, Sullay Kaikai (6.3).

They had on the bench: Liam Bennett (6.8), James Brophy (6.4), James Holden, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Brandon Haunstrup, John-Kymani Gordon, Elias Kachunga (6.8), Will Mannion, Kai Yearn and Brandon Njoku.

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 3 changes: Adam May for James Brophy (63′), J. Gibbons for L. Bennett (63′) and Sullay Kaikai for Elias Kachunga (64′).

Player of the match: Jack Stevens​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was the goalkeeper: Jack Stevens. His rating is 7.04. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Wigan Athletic – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
• Lincoln City – Shrewsbury Town – 3-0
• Leyton Orient – Blackpool – 1-0
• Wycombe Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 2-0
• Port Vale – Fleetwood Town – 2-2
• Derby County – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
• Burton Albion – Carlisle United – 0-1
• Stevenage – Cambridge United – 1-0