EXETER. Exeter City tops Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 after C. Diabate scored just 1 goal (66′).

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 Ben Toner with the assistance of Samuel Ogles and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Daniel Flynn. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Exeter City

1 - 0

Milton Keynes Dons

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 15 Total 4
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 14 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 138 Attack 62
  • 80 Dangerous attack 17
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 0
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Exeter City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Milton Keynes Dons that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match​.

Exeter City shot 15 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 1 yellow card (J. Grounds). On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (D. Harvie).

Match Timeline

46'
Matthew Dennis- sub ->W. Grigg
57'
57'
63'
Cheick Diabaté(goal)J. Brown
66'
70'
Daniel Harvie- Yellow
75'
79'
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Plymouth Argyle
101
46
Ipswich Town
98
46
Sheffield Wednesday
96
46
Barnsley
86
46
Bolton Wanderers
81
46
Peterborough United
77
46
Derby County
76
46
Portsmouth
70
46
Wycombe Wanderers
69
46
Charlton Athletic
62
46
Lincoln City
62
46
Shrewsbury Town
59
46
Fleetwood Town
58
46
Exeter City
56
46
Burton Albion
56
46
Cheltenham Town
54
46
Bristol Rovers
53
46
Port Vale
49
46
Oxford United
47
46
Cambridge United
46
46
Milton Keynes Dons
45
46
Morecambe
44
46
Accrington Stanley
44
46
Forest Green Rovers
27
46

After playing this match, Exeter City will have 11 points like Bolton Wanderers and Derby County to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons will stay with 7 points like Accrington Stanley and Lincoln City to remain in the 19th 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 statistic in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (1 draw).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City
G
Jamal Blackman 18.England
6.9
D
Jonathan Grounds 27.England
6.7
83'
D
Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.2
D
Cheick Diabaté 39.England
7.8
66'
M
Archie Collins 8.England
7.1
M
Jack Sparkes 3.England
7.4
M
Harry Kite 16.England
7.2
M
Josh Key 12.England
6.8
F
Timothée Dieng 14.France
6.9
63'
F
J. Brown 20.Jamaica
7.7
F
Sam Nombe 10.England
6.4
79'
Substitutes
G
Scott Brown 40.England
D
Jake Caprice 2.England
M
Kgaogelo Chauke 15.England
M
Rekeem Harper 6.England
6.2
63'
F
Matt Jay 7.England
F
J. Stansfield 9.England
6.6
79'
F
Harry Smith 11.England

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 (6.9), Pierce Sweeney (7.2), Cheick Diabate (7.8), Jonathan Grounds (6.7), Josh Key (6.8), Archie Collins (7.1), Harry Kite (7.2), Jack Sparkes (7.4), Timothée Dieng (6.9), Jevani Brown (7.7) and Sam Nombe (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: M. Jay, J. Caprice, Jay Stansfield (6.6), S. Brown, K. Chauke, H. Smith and Rekeem Harper (6.2).

Exeter City could not rely on the presence of R. Harper (injured).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 2 changes: T. Dieng for R. Harper (63′) and S. Nombe for J. Stansfield (79′).

Best player: Cheick Diabate​

The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Cheick Diabate.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 40 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Jamie Cumming 1.England
6.9
D
Dean Lewington 3.England
6.8
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
7.2
D
Jack Tucker 4.England
6.7
M
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
6.6
70'
M
Henry Lawrence 22.England
6.8
75'
M
Bradley Johnson 14.England
6.2
M
Dawson Devoy 28.Republic of Ireland
6.6
F
C. Grant 16.Republic of Ireland
6.4
57'
F
Will Grigg 9.Northern Ireland
6.4
46'
F
Darragh Burns 20.Northern Ireland
6.3
57'
Substitutes
G
Franco Ravizzoli 23.Argentina
D
Zak Jules 33.Scotland
D
Daniel Oyegoke 12.England
6.4
75'
M
Matt Smith 7.Wales
6.2
57'
F
Joshua Kayode 15.Nigeria
6.2
57'
F
Louie Barry 19.England
F
Matthew Dennis 30.England
6.6
46'

Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Liam Manning played with: Jamie Cumming (6.9), Warren O’Hora (7.2), Jack Tucker (6.7), Dean Lewington (6.8), Henry Lawrence (6.8), Dawson Devoy (6.6), Bradley Johnson (6.2), Daniel Harvie (6.6), Darragh Burns (6.3), Will Grigg (6.4) and Conor Grant (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Joshua Kayode (6.2), L. Barry, Z. Jules, Matthew Smith (6.2), Matthew Dennis (6.6), Daniel Oyegoke (6.4) and F. Ravizzoli.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 4 changes: W. Grigg for M. Dennis (46′), D. Burns for J. Kayode (57′), C. Grant for M. Smith (57′) and H. Lawrence for D. Oyegoke (75′).

Best player: Warren O’Hora​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Warren O’Hora.

His rating is (7.2) with 63 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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