BRISTOL. Burton Albion overcome Bristol Rovers to win 2-1. It was Bristol Rovers to strike first with an early goal of John Marquis at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 44′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sam Winnall gave the win to Burton Albion in the 55′ minute. Bristol Rovers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Pollard who was helped by Kevin Howick and Chris Husband. The 4th official was Dean Treleaven. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.8 degrees Celsius or 33.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bristol Rovers had a strong ball possession 62% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Burton Albion found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Burton Albion shot 18 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Bristol Rovers shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards (C. McCann, Jasper Moon and Joe Powell). Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Burton Albion will have 34 points to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers will stay with 38 points to remain in the 15th 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 statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).

Burton Albion – Formation

Burton Albion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Joey Barton 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, Sam Winnall, Joe Powell and Dale Taylor.

The home team had on the bench: Mustapha Carayol, Jake Kean, Ronny Wakelin, Conor Shaughnessy, Josh Walker, Charlie Kirk and Gassan Ahadme Yahyai.

Burton Albion could not rely on the presence of Charlie Kirk (injured) and Gassan Ahadme (injured).

Substitutions

Burton Albion made 3 changes: C. McCann for Charlie Kirk (24′), Sam Winnall for Gassan Ahadme (58′) and Charlie Kirk for Conor Shaughnessy (86′).

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Dino Maamria played with: Ellery Balcombe, James Gibbons, Calum MacDonald, Jarell Quansah, Lamar Bogarde, Scott Sinclair, Grant Ward, Anthony Evans, James Connolly, John Marquis and Aaron Collins.

These were the players on the bench: Luca Hoole, Lewis Gordon, Josh Coburn, Paul Coutts, James Belshaw, Glenn Whelan and Harry Anderson.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: L. Bogarde for Harry Anderson (61′), Grant Ward  for Paul Coutts (61′), Calum MacDonald for L. Gordon (61′), James Gibbons for Josh Coburn (71′) and J. Connolly for Luca Hoole (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Wycombe Wanderers – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
• Sheffield Wednesday – Milton Keynes Dons – 5-2
• Port Vale – Exeter City – 1-0
• Plymouth Argyle – Fleetwood Town – 0-0
• Morecambe – Peterborough United – 0-3
• Lincoln City – Portsmouth – 0-0
• Ipswich Town – Forest Green Rovers – 4-0
• Derby County – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
• Cheltenham Town – Barnsley – 0-4
• Cambridge United – Oxford United – 1-0
• Bristol Rovers – Burton Albion – 1-2
• Accrington Stanley – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0