BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion annihilates Bristol Rovers 4-1 with goals of Beryly Lubala (26′), Beryly Lubala (43′), Joe Powell (81′) and Kwadwo Baah (84′). Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers scored with Antony Evans (7′). Bristol Rovers was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
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 Chris Pollard with the assistance of Ollie Williams and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Lee Freeman. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.15 degrees Celsius or 50.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 10 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 85 Attack 87
- 40 Dangerous attack 41
- 52 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 66% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol Rovers was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Burton Albion was able to find the solution to win this match.
Burton Albion shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Bristol Rovers shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards (Mark Helm, Jasper Moon and Max Crocombe). Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card (Lamare Bogarde).
Also, Bristol Rovers didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Ryan Woods (Bristol Rovers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (64′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Burton Albion will have 19 points like Blackpool to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Bristol Rovers will stay with 15 points like Cambridge United to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (1 draw).
Bristol Rovers will host Cambridge United on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Dino Maamria decided to play with the following team: Max Crocombe , Thomas Hamer , Jasper Moon , Ryan Sweeney , Steve Seddon , Joe Powell , Kwadwo Baah , Ciaran Gilligan , Adedeji Oshilaja , Mark Helm and Beryly Lubala .
The home team had on the bench: Cole Stockton , Mason Bennett , Jake Caprice, Jamal Blackman, Rekeem Harper , Josh Gordon and Josh Walker.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 4 changes: Ciaran Gilligan for Mason Bennett (66′), Kwadwo Baah for Josh Gordon (90′), Adedeji Oshilaja for Rekeem Harper (89′) and Beryly Lubala for Cole Stockton (89′).
Best player: Beryly Lubala
The most impressive player for Burton Albion was Beryly Lubala.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Joey Barton played with: Matthew Cox , James Gibbons , Connor Taylor , Josh Grant , Harvey Vale , Antony Evans , Ryan Woods , Grant Ward , Scott Sinclair , Chris Martin and Aaron Collins .
They had on the bench: Luca Hoole, Matthew Hall, Lewis Gordon , Sam Finley , John Marquis , Lamare Bogarde and Tristan Crama .
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: Scott Sinclair for Tristan Crama (46′), Grant Ward for Sam Finley (46′), Antony Evans for John Marquis (76′), James Gibbons for Lamare Bogarde (76′) and Chris Martin for Lewis Gordon (85′).
Best player: Antony Evans
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol Rovers was Antony Evans.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Port Vale – 0-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Oxford United – Blackpool – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Barnsley – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Reading – 4-0
- Burton Albion – Bristol Rovers – 4-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Northampton Town – 2-1