PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United defeats Cambridge United 1-0 after L. Jones scored an own goal 18min. Peterborough United made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Weston Homes Stadium stadium in Peterborough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Oldham with the help of Paul Stonier and Adrian Tranter. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 21 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 16 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 108 Attack 96
- 38 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Peterborough United was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cambridge United was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Peterborough United was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Peterborough United shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Peterborough United received 1 yellow card (F. Kent). Talking about the opposition, Cambridge United received 3 yellow cards (L. Simper, G. Williams and L. O’Neil).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Peterborough United will have 31 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Cambridge United will stay with 19 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Peterborough United will play away with Barnsley on the 6th of May with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (3 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).
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: Lucas Bergström, Nathan Thompson, Dan Butler, Frankie Kent, Ronnie Edwards, Jeando Fuchs, Jack Taylor, Harrison Burrows, Kwame Poku, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Ephron Mason-Clark.
The home team had on the bench: Ben Thompson, Jack Marriott, Kelland Watts, Will Blackmore, Ricky Jade-Jones, Josh Knight and Hector Kyprianou.
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 5 changes: K. Poku for R. Jones (73′), J. Clarke-Harris for J. Marriott (86′), H. Burrows for H. Kyprianou (86′), E. Mason-Clark for K. Watts (89′) and D. Butler for J. Knight (90′).
Cambridge United – Formation
Also Cambridge United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Bonner played with: William Mannion, Lloyd Jones, George Benjamin Williams, Jubril Okedina, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Lewis Simper, Paul Digby, James Brophy, Jack Lankester, Joe Ironside and Harvey Knibbs.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Shilow Tracey, Ben Worman, James Holden, Sam Smith, Greg Taylor, Liam O’Neil and Saikou Janneh.
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 3 changes: J. Lankester for S. Smith (65′), L. Simper for L. O’Neil (65′) and J. Brophy for S. Tracey (66′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Derby County – Bristol Rovers – 4-2
- Barnsley – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Morecambe – 1-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Burton Albion – 4-2
- Portsmouth – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
- Port Vale – Lincoln City – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Fleetwood Town – Accrington Stanley – 3-0
- Cheltenham Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-0
- Charlton Athletic – Ipswich Town – 4-4
- Bolton Wanderers – Oxford United – 1-3