PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth snatched a late win Burton Albion 1-0 after D. Scarlett scored just 1 goal (90′). Portsmouth was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson who was helped by Bhupinder Gill and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 80 Ball Possession 20
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 7 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 121 Attack 84
- 66 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 15 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 22
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Portsmouth had a superior ball possession 68% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.
Portsmouth shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Burton Albion shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Burton Albion received 5 yellow cards (Z. Ashworth, Dino Maamria, Jasper Moon, Adedeji Oshilaja and Sam Hughes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Portsmouth will have 41 points to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Burton Albion will stay with 31 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).
Burton Albion will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth
74'
90'
Portsmouth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Josh Oluwayemi, Sean Raggett, Joe Rafferty, Connor Ogilvie, Ryley Towler, Louis Thompson, Joseff Morrell, Colby Bishop, Owen Dale, Recco Hackett-Fairchild and Patrick Lane.
The home team had on the bench: Dane Scarlett, Denver Hume, Kieron Freeman, Toby Steward, Joe Pigott, Michael Jacobs and Ryan Tunnicliffe.
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 4 changes: Reeco Hackett for Dane Scarlett (72′), Paddy Lane for Michael Jacobs (73′), Louis Thompson for Ryan Tunnicliffe (74′) and Owen Dale for Joe Pigott (86′).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
45'
Burton Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Dino Maamria played with: Craig MacGillivray, John Brayford, Abdulyussuf Adedeji Adeniyi Oshilaja, Sam Hughes, Thomas Hamer, Zachary Ashworth, Jasper Moon, Conor Shaughnessy, Joe Powell, Josh Walker and Dale Taylor.
They had on the bench: Mustapha Carayol, Ronny Wakelin, Chris McCann, Samuel Lavelle, Sam Winnall, Jake Kean and Charlie Kirk.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: Josh Walker for Sam Winnall (71′), Conor Shaughnessy for Mustapha Carayol (82′) and Joe Powell for Samuel Lavelle (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Sheffield Wednesday – Morecambe – 3-0
- Portsmouth – Burton Albion – 1-0
- Port Vale – Barnsley – 1-3
- Oxford United – Plymouth Argyle – 1-3
- Forest Green Rovers – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
- Fleetwood Town – Peterborough United – 1-0
- Exeter City – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
- Derby County – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Cheltenham Town – 1-2
- Bristol Rovers – Ipswich Town – 0-0
- Bolton Wanderers – Milton Keynes Dons – 5-0
- Accrington Stanley – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-2
