EXETER. Cheltenham Town prevails over Exeter City 1-0 after D. N’Lundulu scored just 1 goal (56′). Exeter City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rob Lewis with the assistance of Kevin Morris and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was Adam Ricketts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 13 Total 4
- 5 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 143 Attack 71
- 69 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Exeter City was in firm control of the ball 63% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Cheltenham Town was able to find the solution to win this match.
Exeter City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Exeter City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (S. Long, L. Southwood, B. Williams and L. Freestone).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Exeter City will stay with 1 points like Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Accrington Stanley, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Morecambe and Shrewsbury Town to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town will have 0 points like Bristol Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Barnsley, Milton Keynes Dons, Oxford United and Burton Albion to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).
Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
65'
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman , Cheick Diabate , Sam Stubbs , Alex Hartridge , Jake Caprice , Harry Kite , Archie Collins , Jack Sparkes , Timothée Dieng , Sam Nombe and Matt Jay .
The home team had on the bench: Josh Key , Sonny Cox , Jonathan Grounds, Josh Coley , Scott P. Brown and Kgagelo Chauke .
Substitutions
Exeter City made 4 changes: T. Dieng for J. Coley (57′), J. Caprice for J. Key (57′), S. Stubbs for K. Chauke (65′) and H. Kite for S. Cox (87′).
Best player: Archie Collins
The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Archie Collins.
His rating is with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
79'
56'
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Russell Milton played with: Luke Southwood , Sean Long , Caleb Taylor , Lewis Freestone , Ryan Jackson , Ellis Chapman , Liam Sercombe , Taylor Perry , Ben Williams , Alfie May and Dan N’Lundulu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Shaun MacDonald, Charlie Brown, Dylan Barkers, Will Ferry, Charlie Raglan , Christian Norton and Daniel Adshead .
Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of C. Raglan (injured).
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: R. Jackson for C. Raglan (43′), T. Perry for D. Adshead (82′) and D. N’Lundulu for C. Norton (87′).
Best player: Luke Southwood
The player that probably impressed the most for Cheltenham Town was the goalkeeper: Luke Southwood. His rating is 8.20. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Exeter City – Cheltenham Town – 0-1
- Barnsley – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Burton Albion – Port Vale – 0-2
- Charlton Athletic – Cambridge United – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Derby County – 0-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- Oxford United – Morecambe – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Lincoln City – 4-0
- Portsmouth – Bristol Rovers – 3-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Ipswich Town – 0-3
