BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion had a surprising win over Doncaster Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. O’Connor (55′) and a goal from D. Jebbison (76′). Burton Albion took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Wright with the support of Andy Hendley and Thomas Harty. The 4th official was Mark Cunliffe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 19 Total 2
- 5 On Target 0
- 14 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 84
- 71 Dangerous attack 29
- 58 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Burton Albion had a superior ball possession 60% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Burton Albion was was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burton Albion won the match.
Burton Albion shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion received 1 yellow card (K. Hemmings). Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (B. Close, A. Barlow and J. Dodoo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Burton Albion will have 28 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 13 points to sit in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will play away against Wycombe Wanderers on the 7th of December with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Burton Albion (0 draws).
Doncaster Rovers will host Oxford United on the 7th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (2 draws).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jerrel Hasselbaink decided to play with the following team: Ben Garratt
, Conor Shaughnessy , Ryan Leak , Cameron Borthwick-Jackson , Thomas Hamer , Terry Taylor , Thomas O’Connor , Lucas Akins , Jonny Smith , Daniel Jebbison and Kane Hemmings .The home team had on the bench: B. Morris, J. Powell, C. Hawkins, Charlie Lakin, A. Amadi-Holloway, Harrison Chapman and Michael Mancienne.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: T. Taylor for H. Chapman (85′), J. Smith for C. Lakin (85′) and D. Jebbison for M. Mancienne (88′).
Best player: Thomas O’Connor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Thomas O’Connor.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Richard Wellens played with: Pontus Dahlberg
, Kyle Knoyle , Tom Anderson , Tommy Rowe , Branden Horton , Matthew Smith , Ethan Galbraith , Aidan Barlow , Ben Close , Jordy Hiwula and Joe Dodoo .The following players were sitting on the bench: B. Blythe, L. Ravenhill, Tiago Cukur
, L. Jones, Lirak Hasani , T. Kuleya and B. Faulkner.Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of L. Hasani (injured).
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 2 changes: B. Close for L. Hasani (46′) and B. Horton for T. Cukur (67′).
Best player: Tom Anderson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Tom Anderson.
His rating is
with 35 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- AFC Wimbledon – Fleetwood Town – 2-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 2-2
- Burton Albion – Doncaster Rovers – 2-0
- Cambridge United – Sunderland – 1-2
- Gillingham – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Lincoln City – Accrington Stanley – 0-1
- Morecambe – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-4
- Oxford United – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Shrewsbury Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-0