Stevenage grabs a 2-1 win against Cheltenham Town. HIGHLIGHTS

STEVENAGE. Stevenage overcome Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. A goal from N. Freeman was decisive in the 90min.

April 28, 2024

STEVENAGE. Stevenage overcame Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. A goal from N. Freeman was decisive in the 90min. It was Stevenage to strike first with a penalty of Kane Hemmings at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nick Freeman gave the win to Stevenage in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 5,441 spectators. The referee was Lee Swabey with the assistance of Hugh Gilroy and David Harrison. The 4th official was Jason Richardson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.98 degrees Celsius or 46.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

Stevenage

2 - 1

Cheltenham Town

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

16 Total 20
7 On Target 6
4 Off Target 5
6 Shots blocked 9

89 Attack 111
62 Dangerous attack 58
85 Ball safe 84

1 Penalties 0
9 Corners 10
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

18 Total 17
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Stevenage was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stevenage had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stevenage won the match.

Stevenage shot 16 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 20 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Stevenage received 2 yellow cards (Ben Thompson and Jordan Roberts). Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 3 yellow cards (Jack Shepherd, Jordan Thomas and Joe Nuttall).

Match Timeline

27'

Jamie Pardington- sub ->Luke Southwood

Kane Hemmings(penalty)

45'

Joe Nuttall- Yellow

46'

Jordan Thomas- sub ->Liam Kinsella

Jordan Roberts- Yellow

50'

51'

Jordan Thomas- Yellow

53'

Matty Taylor(goal)Will Ferry

Nick Freeman- sub ->Elliott List

54'

68'

Aidan Keena- sub ->Joe Nuttall

68'

James Olayinka- sub ->Elliot Bonds

Aaron Pressley- sub ->Kane Hemmings

68'

Ben Thompson- Yellow

74'

82'

Jack Shepherd- sub ->Will Ferry

84'

Jack Shepherd- Yellow

Nick Freeman(goal)Jordan Roberts

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Stevenage has 71 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stays with 44 points to hold in the 21st place.

Next matches

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage

Craig MacGillivray 12.Scotland

7.0

Carl Piergianni 5.England

7.5

Dan Sweeney 6.England

7.3

Terence Vancooten 15.Guyana

6.7

Jordan Roberts 11.England

7.5

90'

50'

Kane Smith 14.England

8.2

Nesta Guinness-Walker 22.England

7.3

Louis Thompson 23.Wales

7.5

Ben Thompson 24.England

6.7

74'

Elliott List 9.England

7.1

54'

Kane Hemmings 29.England

6.4

68'

45'

Substitutes

Luther James-Wildin 2.Antigua and Barbuda

Nathan Thompson 4.England

Nick Freeman 10.England

7.8

54'

90'

Harvey White 18.England

Aaron Pressley 20.Scotland

6.8

68'

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

The manager Alex Revell decided to play with the following team: Craig MacGillivray (7.0), Dan Sweeney (7.3), Terence Vancooten (6.7), Carl Piergianni (7.5), Kane Smith (8.2), Ben Thompson (6.7), Louis Thompson (7.5), Nesta Guinness-Walker (7.3), Jordan Roberts (7.5), Elliott List (7.1) and Kane Hemmings (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Luther James-Wildin, Nathan Thompson, Nick Freeman (7.8), Harvey White, Aaron Pressley (6.8), Rylee Mitchell and Harrison Smith.

Substitutions

Stevenage made 2 changes: Elliott List for Nick Freeman (54′) and Kane Hemmings for Aaron Pressley (68′).

Player of the match: Kane Smith

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Kane Smith even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 34 passes (59% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

7.3

27'

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Tom Bradbury 4.England

7.0

Curtis Davies 33.England

6.7

Liam Kinsella 7.Republic of Ireland

6.4

46'

Liam Sercombe 8.England

6.4

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

7.3

82'

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

7.0

68'

Tom Pett 34.England

7.1

Matty Taylor 9.England

8.4

53'

Joe Nuttall 26.England

6.6

68'

45'

Substitutes

Jamie Pardington 21.England

7.0

27'

Ben Williams 3.Wales

Jack Shepherd 14.England

6.3

82'

84'

James Olayinka 17.England

7.0

68'

Josh Harrop 25.England

Jordan Thomas 27.England

6.4

46'

51'

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

6.4

68'

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood (7.3), Sean Long (7.5), Curtis Davies (6.7), Tom Bradbury (7.0), Liam Kinsella (6.4), Elliot Bonds (7.0), Tom Pett (7.1), Liam Sercombe (6.4), Will Ferry (7.3), Matty Taylor (8.4) and Joe Nuttall (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Ben Williams, Aidan Keena (6.4), Jack Shepherd (6.3), James Olayinka (7.0), Jamie Pardington (7.0), Josh Harrop and Jordan Thomas (6.4).

Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of Jamie Pardington (injured).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Luke Southwood for Jamie Pardington (27′), Joe Nuttall for Aidan Keena (68′), Liam Kinsella for Jordan Thomas (46′), Will Ferry for Jack Shepherd (82′) and Elliot Bonds for James Olayinka (68′).