HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town beat Stevenage to win 2-1. A penalty from H. White was decisive in the 90min. It was Huddersfield Town to strike first with a goal of Josh Koroma at the 26′. Then Ben Wiles scored again for Huddersfield Town in the 52′ minute. Eventually, Harvey White reduced the distance for Stevenage a penalty (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Huddersfield Town was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 18,529 spectators. The referee was Andy Davies who was helped by Graham Kane and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Michael Barlow.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 109 Attack 89
- 28 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Huddersfield Town had a strong ball possession 63% while Stevenage was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage was more pushing with 33 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Huddersfield Town was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Huddersfield Town shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Stevenage shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 4 yellow cards (Anthony Evans, Lee Nicholls, Michal Helik and Jaheim Headley). On the opposite side, Stevenage received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Phillips and Carl Piergianni).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Huddersfield Town has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the opposite side, Stevenage stays with 3 points (16th).
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Huddersfield Town will host Shrewsbury Town on the 24th of August with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (0 draws).
Stevenage will play away against Burton Albion on the 24th of August with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls , Tom Lees , Michal Helik , Brodie Spencer , Jonathan Hogg , Lasse Sørensen , Anthony Evans , Ben Wiles , Mickel Miller , Danny Ward and Josh Koroma .
The home team had on the bench: Matty Pearson, Callum Marshall , Chris Maxwell, Jaheim Headley , Herbie Kane , David Kasumu and Kian Harratt .
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Anthony Evans for Herbie Kane (65′), Josh Koroma for Callum Marshall (65′), Danny Ward for Kian Harratt (78′) and Ben Wiles for David Kasumu (79′).
Player of the match: Lasse Sørensen
The most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Lasse Sørensen even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alex Revell played with: Murphy Cooper , Luther James-Wildin , Dan Sweeney , Carl Piergianni , Dan Butler , Daniel Phillips , Charlie Goode , Louis Thompson , Jordan Roberts , Tyreece Simpson and Elliott List .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nathan Thompson, Louis Appéré , Dan Kemp , Kane Smith , Lewis Freestone, Harvey White and Dean Bouzanis.
Substitutions
Stevenage made 4 changes: Daniel Phillips for Harvey White (75′), Elliott List for Kane Smith (75′), Charlie Goode for Dan Kemp (46′) and Tyreece Simpson for Louis Appéré (46′).
Player of the match: Harvey White
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Harvey White.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was amazing also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 75′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Charlton Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Peterborough United – 1-4
- Blackpool – Stockport County – 0-3
- Cambridge United – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stevenage – 2-1
- Lincoln City – Barnsley – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Burton Albion – 3-3
- Northampton Town – Exeter City – 2-1
- Reading – Wigan Athletic – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Birmingham City – 2-3