BLACKPOOL. Blackpool beats Cambridge United 1-0 after S. Carey scored just 1 goal (30′). Blackpool made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 10,187 spectators. The referee was Dean Whitestone who was helped by Hristo Karaivanov and Daniel Jarvis. The 4th official was Scott Jackson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 11 Total 3
- 3 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 130 Attack 83
- 76 Dangerous attack 36
- 107 Ball safe 111
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Blackpool had a strong ball possession 57% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackpool won the match.
Blackpool shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cambridge United shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Blackpool didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards (Paul Digby and Ryan Bennett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Blackpool has 64 points like Stevenage to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Cambridge United will stays with 45 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will host Fleetwood Town on the 9th of April with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (5 draws).
Cambridge United will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 23rd of March with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (2 draws).
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw , Matthew Pennington , Marvin Ekpiteta , Oliver Casey , CJ Hamilton , Karamoko Dembélé , George Byers , Sonny Carey , Hayden Coulson , Jake Beesley and Kylian Kouassi .
The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, James Husband, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Kyle Joseph , Matty Virtue and Shayne Lavery .
Substitutions
Blackpool made 4 changes: Kylian Kouassi for Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (70′), Hayden Coulson for Kyle Joseph (70′), Jake Beesley for Shayne Lavery (63′) and Karamoko Dembélé for Matty Virtue (87′).
Player of the match: Matthew Pennington
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Matthew Pennington even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 80 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Cambridge United – Formation
Cambridge United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Garry Monk played with: Will Mannion , Mamadou Jobe , Ryan Bennett , Danny Andrew , Liam Bennett , Paul Digby , Jordan Cousins , James Gibbons , Sullay Kaikai , James Brophy and Gassan Ahadme .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fejiri Okenabirhie, Jack Lankester, Zeno Ibsen Rossi , Adam May , Elias Kachunga , Macauley Bonne and Louis Chadwick.
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 5 changes: Ryan Bennett for Zeno Ibsen Rossi (46′), Sullay Kaikai for Elias Kachunga (67′), James Brophy for Macauley Bonne (77′), Paul Digby for Adam May (77′) and Jordan Cousins for Jack Lankester (90′).
Player of the match: Jordan Cousins
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was Jordan Cousins.
His rating is with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Port Vale – 0-0
- Reading – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Portsmouth – Shrewsbury Town – 3-1
- Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Leyton Orient – Cheltenham Town – 3-1
- Exeter City – Stevenage – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Barnsley – 2-1
- Burton Albion – Oxford United – 0-4
- Bristol Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
- Blackpool – Cambridge United – 1-0