GILLINGHAM. Burton Albion succeeded in reverse the score against Gillingham. It was Gillingham to score first with a goal from R. McKenzie. Nevertheless, later Burton Albion found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with T. Hamer (51′), J. Brayford (79′) and J. Smith (87′).
The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall with the support of Adrian Waters and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Sam Purkiss. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 98
- 42 Dangerous attack 43
- 43 Ball safe 44
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Gillingham was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Burton Albion that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Burton Albion was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burton Albion won the encounter.
Gillingham shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Burton Albion shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (J. Tucker and K. Dempsey). Regarding the opposition, Burton Albion received 1 yellow card (T. Hamer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gillingham will stay with 18 points to sit in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Burton Albion will have 35 points like Ipswich Town to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Gillingham will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 22nd of January with a 3-3 head to head record.
Burton Albion will host AFC Wimbledon on the 22nd of January with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Burton Albion (6 draws).
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham
76'
3'
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Gillingham started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Pontus Dahlberg , Ryan Jackson , Jack Tucker , Max Ehmer , Robbie McKenzie , Kyle Dempsey , Stuart O’Keefe , Ben Reeves , Oliver Lee , Charlie Kelman and Vadaine Oliver .
The home team had on the bench: Danny Lloyd , Mustapha Carayol , R. Bennett, T. Dickson-Peters, J. Akinde, A. Chapman and David Tutonda .
Gillingham could not rely on the presence of D. Tutonda (injured).
Substitutions
Gillingham made 3 changes: S. O’Keefe for D. Lloyd-McGoldrick (59′), R. McKenzie for D. Tutonda (76′) and B. Reeves for M. Carayol (80′).
Best player: Oliver Lee
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Oliver Lee.
His rating is with 53 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
Burton Albion started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Jerrel Hasselbaink played with: Ben Garratt , Sam Hughes , John Brayford , Adedeji Oshilaja , Thomas Hamer , Terry Taylor , Thomas O’Connor , Cameron Borthwick-Jackson , Joe Powell , Daniel Jebbison and Gassan Ahadme .
These were the players on the bench: L. Moult, Charlie Lakin , Jonny Smith , C. Hawkins, W. Kokolo, R. Leak and M. Mancienne.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 2 changes: T. O’Connor for C. Lakin (74′) and D. Jebbison for J. Smith (86′).
Best player: Jonny Smith
The player that probably impressed the most for Burton Albion was Jonny Smith.
His rating is with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 86′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 0-0
- Accrington Stanley – Sunderland – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 2-0
- Cheltenham Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Rotherham United – 1-0
- Gillingham – Burton Albion – 1-3
- Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 0-1
- Portsmouth – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 4-2
- Wycombe Wanderers – Oxford United – 2-0
