BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Portsmouth had a surprising win over Burton Albion with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Bishop (38′) and a goal from A. Robertson (63′). Portsmouth took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Scott Oldham assisted by Richard Woodward and . The 4th official was Dale Baines. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.36 degrees Celsius or 41.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 20 Total 13
- 5 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 3
- 9 Shots blocked 7
- 105 Attack 83
- 48 Dangerous attack 38
- 62 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Portsmouth 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 48 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Portsmouth was able to find the solution to win this match.
Burton Albion shot 20 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth shot 13 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion received 2 yellow cards (Steve Seddon and Kwadwo Baah). Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Burton Albion will stay with 20 points like Cambridge United to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Portsmouth will have 39 points like Bolton Wanderers to sit in the 2nd 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 stats in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (1 draw).
Portsmouth will play away agasint Cheltenham Town on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).
Burton Albion – Formation
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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
, Jasper Moon , Sam Hughes , Ryan Sweeney , Steve Seddon , Joe Powell , Kwadwo Baah , Mark Helm , Adedeji Oshilaja , Mason Bennett and Cole Stockton .The home team had on the bench: Rekeem Harper, Josh Walker
, Beryly Lubala , Mustapha Carayol , Jake Caprice, Jamal Blackman and William Tamen.Burton Albion could not rely on the presence of Rekeem Harper (injured).
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 4 changes: Mason Bennett for Beryly Lubala (78′), Mark Helm for Mustapha Carayol (78′), Cole Stockton for Josh Walker (70′) and Sam Hughes for Rekeem Harper (89′).
Player of the match: Ryan Sweeney
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Ryan Sweeney.
His rating is
with 48 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.Portsmouth – Formation
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Portsmouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John Mousinho played with: Will Norris
, Joe Rafferty , Sean Raggett , Conor Shaughnessy , Jack Sparkes , Alex Robertson , Marlon Pack , Abu Kamara , Christian Saydee , Josh Martin and Colby Bishop .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryley Towler, Ben Stevenson, Kusini Yengi
, Denver Hume, Terry Devlin , Ryan Schofield and Paddy Lane .Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of Kusini Yengi (injured).
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 3 changes: Josh Martin for Paddy Lane (67′), Colby Bishop for Kusini Yengi (46′) and Christian Saydee for Terry Devlin (77′).
Player of the match: Will Norris
The most impressive player for Portsmouth was the goalkeeper: Will Norris. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Reading – Carlisle United – 5-1
- Wigan Athletic – Fleetwood Town – 3-0
- Stevenage – Peterborough United – 2-2
- Port Vale – Derby County – 0-1
- Oxford United – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
- Exeter City – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
- Charlton Athletic – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
- Cambridge United – Lincoln City – 0-3
- Burton Albion – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Blackpool – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Barnsley – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0