BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion and Accrington Stanley didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Accrington Stanley was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

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 Joshua Smith who was helped by Adam Crysell and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Greg Rollason. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Accrington Stanley was in firm control of the ball 56% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burton Albion was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Burton Albion to win the match​.

Burton Albion shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 7 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Burton Albion received 1 yellow card (Sam Lavelle). On the other side, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Shaun Whalley and Sean McConville).

Standings

After playing this contest, Burton Albion will have 34 points to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Accrington Stanley will have 30 points to hold in the 21st 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).

Accrington Stanley will play away agasint Oxford United on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Burton Albion – Formation

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 (7.2), Samuel Lavelle (7.1), Sam Hughes (7.1), Jasper Moon (6.9), John Brayford (6.9), Joe Powell (7.1), Adedeji Oshilaja (6.8), Thomas Hamer (7.5), Dale Taylor (6.3), Bobby Kamwa (6.5) and Gassan Ahadme (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Garratt, Conor Shaughnessy, Charlie Kirk (6.5), Jonny Smith, Mustapha Carayol, Mark Helm and Josh Walker (7.0).

Substitutions

Burton Albion made 4 changes: Bobby Kamwa for Josh Walker (55′), D. Taylor for Charlie Kirk (71′), Sam Lavelle for Mark Helm (89′) and Gassan Ahadme for Jonny Smith (89′).

Best player: Thomas Hamer​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Thomas Hamer.

His rating is (7.5) with 25 passes (48% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

John Coleman played with: Lukas Jensen (7.4), Baba Fernandes (6.8), Harvey Rodgers (7.3), Mohammed Sangare (7.1), Mitchell Clark (7.1), Seb Quirk (6.8), Seamus Conneely (6.7), Rosaire Longelo (6.6), Sean McConville (7.3), Shaun Whalley (6.1) and Aaron Pressley (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Liam Isherwood, Harry Perritt, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Dan Martin, Matt Lowe (6.8), Anthony Mancini and Josh Woods.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made only 1 change substituting Aaron Pressley for Matt Lowe (66′)​.

Best player: Lukas Jensen​

The most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was the goalkeeper: Lukas Jensen. His rating is 7.42. He performed 1 save.

Results of the day

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

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