STOKE-ON-TRENT. Burton Albion topped Port Vale 3-2 thanks to D. Taylor who scored in the 7th and 67th minute. Port Vale was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Allison who was helped by Abbas Khan and Michael Webb. The 4th official was Christopher Ward.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 5 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 130 Attack 73
- 42 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Port Vale was in firm control of the ball 67% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Burton Albion was able to find the solution to win this match.
Port Vale shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Burton Albion shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Dennis Politic and Derek Agyakwa). On the other side, Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards (Z. Ashworth, Charlie Kirk and Conor Shaughnessy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Port Vale will stay with 44 points to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Burton Albion will have 41 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Port Vale will host Plymouth Argyle on the 6th of May with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
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).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
35'
2'
75'
Port Vale started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Aiden Stone, Nathan Smith, William Forrester, Samson Robinson, Aaron Donnelly, David Worrall, Funso-King Ojo, Tom Conlon, Tom Pett, Matt Taylor and Ellis Harrison.
The home team had on the bench: Jack Stevens, Gavin Massey, Dennis Politic, James Wilson, Jamie Proctor, Derek Agyakwa and Rory Holden.
Port Vale could not rely on the presence of Derek Agyakwa (injured).
Substitutions
Port Vale made 5 changes: Will Forrester for Derek Agyakwa (35′), Sam Robinson for Gavin Massey (61′), Tom Conlon for Dennis Politic (62′), Matty Taylor for James Wilson (62′) and Ellis Harrison for Jamie Proctor (72′).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
Burton Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Dino Maamria played with: Craig MacGillivray, John Brayford, Sam Hughes, Jonny Smith, Zachary Ashworth, Charlie Kirk, Jasper Moon, Conor Shaughnessy, Mark Helm, Joe Powell and Dale Taylor.
They had on the bench: Ciaran Gilligan, , Ronny Wakelin, Jordan Yamoah Amissah, Josh Walker, Michael Mancienne and Tom Hewlett.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 2 changes: Jonny Smith for Ciaran Gilligan (77′) and Charlie Kirk for Josh Walker (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Barnsley – 0-1
- Port Vale – Burton Albion – 2-3
- Plymouth Argyle – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Morecambe – Oxford United – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Peterborough United – 0-3
- Ipswich Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Derby County – Fleetwood Town – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Exeter City – 3-1
- Cambridge United – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
- Bristol Rovers – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Accrington Stanley – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-1
