Burton Albion surprises Doncaster Rovers with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion had a surprising win over Doncaster Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. O'Connor (55') and a goal from D. Jebbison (76').

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Burton Albion surprises Doncaster Rovers with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion had a surprising win over Doncaster Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. O’Connor (55′) and a goal from D. Jebbison (76′). Burton Albion took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

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 Peter Wright with the support of Andy Hendley and Thomas Harty. The 4th official was Mark Cunliffe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Burton Albion

2 - 0

Team 1

Doncaster Rovers

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 19 Total 2
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 14 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 106 Attack 84
  • 71 Dangerous attack 29
  • 58 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Burton Albion had a superior ball possession 60% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burton Albion was was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burton Albion won the match​.

Burton Albion shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Burton Albion received 1 yellow card (K. Hemmings). Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (B. Close, A. Barlow and J. Dodoo).

Match Timeline

29'
39'
Ben Close- Yellow
46'
55'
67'
76'
78'
80'
85'
85'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this match, Burton Albion will have 28 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 13 points to sit in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will play away against Wycombe Wanderers on the 7th of December with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Burton Albion (0 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will host Oxford United on the 7th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (2 draws).

Burton Albion – Formation

Burton Albion
G
Ben Garratt 24.England
6.8
D
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 3.England
7.5
D
Ryan Leak 26.Wales
7.4
D
Conor Shaughnessy 16.Republic of Ireland
7.5
M
Tom Hamer 37.England
7.0
M
Thomas O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland
7.8
Goals55'
M
Terry Taylor 23.Wales
7.3
85'
M
Lucas Akins 10.Grenada
6.3
F
Jonny Smith 11.England
7.2
85'
F
Daniel Jebbison 21.Canada
7.5
88' Goals76'
F
Kane Hemmings 9.England
7.0
80'
Substitutes
G
C. Hawkins 20.England
D
B. Morris 7.England
D
Michael Mancienne 38.England
88'
M
Charlie Lakin 40.England
85'
M
Harry Chapman 39.England
85'
F
Joe Powell 8.England
F
Aaron Amadi-Holloway 19.Wales

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

The manager Jerrel Hasselbaink decided to play with the following team: Ben Garratt (6.8), Conor Shaughnessy (7.5), Ryan Leak (7.4), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (7.5), Thomas Hamer (7.0), Terry Taylor (7.3), Thomas O’Connor (7.8), Lucas Akins (6.3), Jonny Smith (7.2), Daniel Jebbison (7.5) and Kane Hemmings (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: B. Morris, J. Powell, C. Hawkins, Charlie Lakin, A. Amadi-Holloway, Harrison Chapman and Michael Mancienne.

Substitutions

Burton Albion made 3 changes: T. Taylor for H. Chapman (85′), J. Smith for C. Lakin (85′) and D. Jebbison for M. Mancienne (88′).

Best player: Thomas O’Connor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Thomas O’Connor.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Pontus Dahlberg 12.Sweden
6.4
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
7.0
D
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
6.7
D
Branden Horton 28.England
6.7
67'
D
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.4
M
Matt Smith 14.England
6.4
M
Ben Close 8.England
6.4
46' 39'
M
Aidan Barlow 16.England
6.4
29'
M
Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland
6.2
M
Jordy Hiwula 17.England
6.1
F
Joe Dodoo 20.England
6.2
78'
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 1.England
D
B. Blythe 30.England
D
Bobby Faulkner 41.England
M
Liam Ravenhill 31.England
M
Lirak Hasani 29.England
6.3
46'
F
Tiago Çukur 21.Turkey
6.8
67'
F
Tavonga Kuleya 34.England

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

Richard Wellens played with: Pontus Dahlberg (6.4), Kyle Knoyle (6.7), Tom Anderson (7.0), Tommy Rowe (6.4), Branden Horton (6.7), Matthew Smith (6.4), Ethan Galbraith (6.2), Aidan Barlow (6.4), Ben Close (6.4), Jordy Hiwula (6.1) and Joe Dodoo (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: B. Blythe, L. Ravenhill, Tiago Cukur (6.8), L. Jones, Lirak Hasani (6.3), T. Kuleya and B. Faulkner.

Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of L. Hasani (injured).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 2 changes: B. Close for L. Hasani (46′) and B. Horton for T. Cukur (67′).

Best player: Tom Anderson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Tom Anderson.

His rating is (7.0) with 35 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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