Exeter City beats Stevenage 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Cole. HIGHLIGHTS

EXETER. Exeter City overcomes Stevenage 1-0 after R. Cole scored just 1 goal (38').

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David Brown
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Exeter City beats Stevenage 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Cole. HIGHLIGHTS

EXETER. Exeter City tops Stevenage 1-0 after R. Cole scored just 1 goal (38′). Exeter City made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,314 spectators.​ The referee was Lewis Smith with the collaboration of Grant Taylor and Samuel Fudge. The 4th official was Elliot Swallow. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.14 degrees Celsius or 55.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Exeter City

1 - 0

Team 1

Stevenage

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 8 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 98 Attack 133
  • 56 Dangerous attack 44
  • 120 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Exeter City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Stevenage was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match​.

Exeter City shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stevenage shot 12 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 3 yellow cards (Caleb Watts, Tom Carroll and Pierce Sweeney). Regarding the opposition, Stevenage received 4 yellow cards (Nathan Thompson, Kane Hemmings, Dan Butler and Louis Thompson).

Match Timeline

7'
Dan Butler- Yellow
20'
Nathan Thompson- sub ->Luther James-Wildin
Tom Carroll- Yellow
22'
Reece Cole(goal)Sonny Cox
38'
Jack Aitchison- sub ->Sonny Cox
44'
47'
Louis Thompson- Yellow
51'
Nick Freeman- sub ->Alex MacDonald
55'
Nesta Guinness-Walker- sub ->Jordan Roberts
55'
Kane Hemmings- sub ->Vadaine Oliver
55'
Ben Thompson- sub ->Louis Thompson
Ilmari Niskanen- sub ->Vincent Harper
59'
Caleb Watts- sub ->Dion Rankine
60'
69'
Kane Hemmings- Yellow
Caleb Watts- Yellow
69'
J. Richards- sub ->Reece Cole
75'
Millenic Alli- sub ->L. Harris
76'
86'
Nathan Thompson- Yellow
Pierce Sweeney- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Exeter City has 54 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Stevenage will stays with 64 points like Blackpool to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will play away with Leyton Orient on the 9th of April with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Exeter City (4 draws).

Stevenage will host Barnsley on the 9th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Barnsley (0 draws).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City
G
Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland
7.8
D
Will Aimson  4.England
8.1
D
Alex Hartridge 5.England
7.3
D
Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.7
90'
M
Tom Carroll 6.England
6.8
22'
M
Ryan Woods 8.England
7.0
M
Reece Cole 12.England
7.8
75' Goals38'
M
L. Harris 20.Wales
6.7
76'
M
Dion Rankine 21.England
7.5
60'
M
Vincent Harper 31.Kenya
6.7
59'
F
Sonny Cox 19.England
7.0
44'
Substitutes
G
Shaun MacDonald 30.England
D
Cheick Diabaté 39.England
M
Ilmari Niskanen 14.Finland
6.7
59'
M
Caleb Watts 17.Australia
6.8
60' 69'
M
J. Richards 47.England
6.4
75'
F
Millenic Alli 25.Republic of Ireland
6.8
76'
F
Jack Aitchison 29.Scotland
7.0
44'

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 (7.8), Pierce Sweeney (7.7), Will Aimson  (8.1), Alex Hartridge (7.3), Dion Rankine (7.5), Tom Carroll (6.8), Ryan Woods (7.0), Vincent Harper (6.7), Reece Cole (7.8), L. Harris (6.7) and Sonny Cox (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ilmari Niskanen (6.7), Caleb Watts (6.8), Millenic Alli (6.8), Jack Aitchison (7.0), Shaun MacDonald, Cheick Diabaté and J. Richards (6.4).

Exeter City could not rely on the presence of Jack Aitchison (injured) and J. Richards (injured).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 5 changes: Sonny Cox for Jack Aitchison (44′), Vincent Harper for Ilmari Niskanen (59′), Reece Cole for J. Richards (75′), L. Harris for Millenic Alli (76′) and Dion Rankine for Caleb Watts (60′).

Player of the match: Will Aimson ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was Will Aimson  even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 63 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage
G
Taye Ashby-Hammond 1.England
7.0
D
Luther James-Wildin 2.Antigua and Barbuda
6.7
20'
D
Carl Piergianni 5.England
7.7
D
Terence Vancooten 15.Guyana
6.7
M
Dan Butler 3.England
7.5
7'
M
Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland
6.7
51'
M
Jordan Roberts 11.England
7.0
55'
M
Kane Smith 14.England
7.3
M
Louis Thompson 23.Wales
6.7
55' 47'
M
Vadaine Oliver 33.England
6.7
55'
F
Jamie Reid 19.Northern Ireland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Craig MacGillivray 12.Scotland
D
Nathan Thompson 4.England
6.7
20' 86'
D
Nesta Guinness-Walker 22.England
7.0
55'
M
Nick Freeman 10.England
6.7
51'
M
Harvey White 18.England
M
Ben Thompson 24.England
7.5
55'
F
Kane Hemmings 29.England
6.8
55' 69'

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

Steve Evans played with: Taye Ashby-Hammond (7.0), Luther James-Wildin (6.7), Terence Vancooten (6.7), Carl Piergianni (7.7), Kane Smith (7.3), Alex MacDonald (6.7), Louis Thompson (6.7), Dan Butler (7.5), Jordan Roberts (7.0), Jamie Reid (7.0) and Vadaine Oliver (6.7).

They had on the bench: Nathan Thompson (6.7), Nick Freeman (6.7), Craig MacGillivray, Harvey White, Nesta Guinness-Walker (7.0), Ben Thompson (7.5) and Kane Hemmings (6.8).

Stevenage could not rely on the presence of Nathan Thompson (injured) and Nick Freeman (injured).

Substitutions

Stevenage made 5 changes: Luther James-Wildin for Nathan Thompson (20′), Jordan Roberts for Nesta Guinness-Walker (55′), Vadaine Oliver for Kane Hemmings (55′), Alex MacDonald for Nick Freeman (51′) and Louis Thompson for Ben Thompson (55′).

Player of the match: Carl Piergianni​

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

His rating is 7.7 with 39 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

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