CAMBRIDGE. Port Vale beats Cambridge United 1-0 after P. Digby scored an own goal 79min.
The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk with the collaboration of Scott Williams and Conor Farrell. The 4th official was Nicholas Cooper. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 0 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 106
- 48 Dangerous attack 69
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Cambridge United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the encounter.
Cambridge United shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Port Vale shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Cambridge United received 1 yellow card (L. Simper). Talking about the opposition, Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (D. Worrall, G. Massey and T. Conlon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cambridge United will stay with 16 points like Fleetwood Town and Accrington Stanley to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Port Vale will have 19 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will host Forest Green Rovers on the 6th of May with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).
Port Vale will host Plymouth Argyle on the 6th of May with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Cambridge United – Formation
Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark Bonner decided to play with the following team: William Mannion, Greg Taylor, Lloyd Jones, Liam O’Neil, George Benjamin Williams, Jubril Okedina, Paul Digby, James Brophy, Jack Lankester, Harvey Knibbs and Sam Smith.
The home team had on the bench: Shilow Tracey, Ben Worman, Lewis Simper, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Joe Ironside, James Holden and Fejiri Okenabirhie.
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 4 changes: G. Taylor for F. Okenabirhie (46′), H. Knibbs for J. Ironside (62′), J. Lankester for S. Tracey (63′) and L. O’Neil for L. Simper (63′).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Jack Stevens, Malvind Benning, Connor Hall, Nathan Smith, William Forrester, David Worrall, Gavin Massey, Tom Conlon, Tom Pett, Ben Garrity and Ademipo Odubeko.
These were the players on the bench: Aiden Stone, Daniel Jones, Henry Charsley, Lewis Cass, Rory Holden, Samson Robinson and Daniel Butterworth.
Substitutions
Port Vale made 5 changes: J. Stevens for A. Stone (23′), T. Pett for D. Butterworth (72′), D. Worrall for S. Robinson (72′), M. Benning for D. Jones (86′) and G. Massey for H. Charsley (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Lincoln City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
- Oxford United – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Morecambe – Barnsley – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-1
- Cambridge United – Port Vale – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Bristol Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Accrington Stanley – Bolton Wanderers – 2-3