BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers overcame Cambridge United to win 2-1. It was Bristol Rovers to strike first with an own goal of G. Taylor at the 17′. Then it was a penalty in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Coburn gave the win to Bristol Rovers in the 56′ minute with a goal. Cambridge United was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner who was helped by Marvyn Amphlett and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Mark Derrien. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Cambridge United had a strong ball possession 62% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cambridge United was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Bristol Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Bristol Rovers shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Cambridge United shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards (J. Belshaw, J. Coburn, A. Collins and R. Loft). On the opposite side, Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards (P. Digby and S. Smith).

Standings

After playing this contest, Bristol Rovers will have 12 points to sit in the 19th place. On the other side, Cambridge United will stay with 16 points like Fleetwood Town and Accrington Stanley to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).

Cambridge United will host Forest Green Rovers on the 6th of May with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).

Bristol Rovers – Formation

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

The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw, James Gibbons, Lewis Gordon, Bobby Thomas, Sam Finley, Jordan Rossiter, Anthony Evans, Luca Hoole, Ryan Loft, Josh Coburn and Aaron Collins (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Jack Gibson, Trevor Clarke, Sylvester Jasper (6.4), Paul Coutts, Harvey Saunders, Anssi Jaakkola and Luke McCormick.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: J. Coburn for L. Gibson (67′), J. Gibbons for L. McCormick (77′), A. Collins for S. Jasper (77′), S. Finley for P. Coutts (87′) and A. Evans for T. Clarke (87′).

Best player: Aaron Collins​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was Aaron Collins even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 15 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Cambridge United – Formation

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

Mark Bonner played with: Dimitar Mitov, Greg Taylor, Lloyd Jones, George Benjamin Williams, Jubril Okedina, Paul Digby, Adam May, James Brophy, Joe Ironside, Harvey Knibbs and Sam Smith.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fejiri Okenabirhie, Saikou Janneh, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, William Mannion, Shilow Tracey, Jack Lankester and Liam O’Neil.

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 4 changes: A. May for L. O’Neil (62′), J. Okedina for J. Lankester (68′), S. Smith for F. Okenabirhie (78′) and H. Knibbs for S. Tracey (78′).

Results of the day

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

• Shrewsbury Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
• Derby County – Port Vale – 1-2
• Barnsley – Exeter City – 0-2
• Sheffield Wednesday – Cheltenham Town – 3-0
• Portsmouth – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Accrington Stanley – 3-0
• Peterborough United – Burton Albion – 1-1
• Oxford United – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-1
• Morecambe – Ipswich Town – 1-2
• Lincoln City – Charlton Athletic – 0-0
• Bristol Rovers – Cambridge United – 2-1