BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion defeats Exeter City 1-0 after S. Winnall scored just 1 goal (84′). Exeter City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
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 Carl Brook who had the assistance of Marc Wilson and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Jamie O’Connor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 10 Total 19
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 15
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 119
- 42 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 71% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Burton Albion was able to find the solution to win this match.
Burton Albion shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Exeter City shot 19 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion received 1 yellow card (Charlie Kirk). Regarding the opposition, Exeter City received 1 yellow card (Jay Stansfield).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Burton Albion will have 31 points to go down in the 18th place. On the other side, Exeter City will stay with 38 points like Portsmouth to drop in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).
Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Exeter City (11 draws).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
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Burton Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Dino Maamria decided to play with the following team: Craig MacGillivray, John Brayford, Abdulyussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja, Sam Hughes, Thomas Hamer, Zachary Ashworth, Chris McCann, Jasper Moon, Mark Helm, Josh Walker and Dale Taylor.
The home team had on the bench: Charlie Kirk, Sam Winnall, Mustapha Carayol, Joe Powell, , Jordan Yamoah Amissah and Conor Shaughnessy.
Burton Albion could not rely on the presence of Charlie Kirk (injured).
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: M. Helm for Charlie Kirk (11′), C. McCann for Conor Shaughnessy (65′) and Josh Walker for Sam Winnall (75′).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Caldwell played with: Gary Woods, Jake Caprice, Will Aimson, Alex Hartridge, Cheick Diabate, Demetri Mitchell, Rekeem Harper, Archie Collins, Harry Kite, Sam Nombe and Jay Stansfield.
These were the players on the bench: Jamal Blackman, James Scott, Joe White, Kevin McDonald, Kgagelo Chauke, Pierce Sweeney and Josh Key.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 4 changes: Cheick Diabaté for Pierce Sweeney (37′), Demetri Mitchell for Josh Key (61′), Archie Collins for James Scott (81′) and Sam Nombe for Kevin McDonald (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Derby County – 3-2
- Shrewsbury Town – Port Vale – 3-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Portsmouth – 3-1
- Peterborough United – Bolton Wanderers – 0-5
- Morecambe – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Oxford United – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Bristol Rovers – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-2
- Cheltenham Town – Accrington Stanley – 0-0
- Charlton Athletic – Fleetwood Town – 1-2
- Burton Albion – Exeter City – 1-0
- Barnsley – Cambridge United – 2-0
