BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Northampton Town overcomes Burton Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Leonard (22′) and a goal from M. Pinnock (36′).
The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,953 spectators. The referee was Tom Reeves assisted by Thomas Harty and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Mark Jones. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 7.05 degrees Celsius or 44.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 71
- 72 Dangerous attack 25
- 126 Ball safe 154
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Burton Albion was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Northampton Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Burton Albion was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Northampton Town was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Burton Albion shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Northampton Town shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (Louie Moulden and Marc Leonard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Burton Albion stays with 38 points like Wycombe Wanderers, Reading, Cambridge United and Shrewsbury Town to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Northampton Town will has 48 points like Lincoln City to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will host Cheltenham Town on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Burton Albion (4 draws).
Northampton Town will play away against Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
68'
Burton Albion started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Martin Paterson decided to play with the following team: Max Crocombe , Tom Hamer , Aristote Nsiala , John Brayford , Ryan Sweeney , Tolaji Bola , Adedeji Oshilaja , Joe Powell , Mark Helm , Ademola Ola-Adebomi and Mason Bennett .
The home team had on the bench: Steve Seddon , Kyle Hudlin , Bobby Kamwa , Mustapha Carayol , Ciaran Gilligan, Jamal Blackman and Joe Hugill .
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 5 changes: Ademola Ola-Adebomi for Kyle Hudlin (57′), Mark Helm for Mustapha Carayol (57′), John Brayford for Bobby Kamwa (68′), Mason Bennett for Joe Hugill (57′) and Tolaji Bola for Steve Seddon (57′).
Player of the match: Kyle Hudlin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Kyle Hudlin.
His rating is with 7 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 13.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 57′.
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
47'
36'
Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jon Brady played with: Louie Moulden , Jordan Willis , Sam Sherring , Jon Guthrie , Patrick Brough , William Hondermarck , Ben Fox , Kieron Bowie , Marc Leonard , Mitchell Pinnock and Tyreece Simpson .
These were the players on the bench: Jack Sowerby , Sam Hoskins, Louis Appéré , Emmanuel Monthe , Shaun McWilliams , Liam Moore and James Dadge.
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 4 changes: Ben Fox for Shaun McWilliams (69′), Tyreece Simpson for Louis Appéré (69′), Patrick Brough for Emmanuel Monthe (87′) and William Hondermarck for Jack Sowerby (87′).
Player of the match: Marc Leonard
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Marc Leonard.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Reading – Shrewsbury Town – 2-3
- Port Vale – Lincoln City – 0-2
- Oxford United – Leyton Orient – 1-2
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Cambridge United – Peterborough United – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Northampton Town – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 2-1
- Blackpool – Bolton Wanderers – 4-1
- Barnsley – Derby County – 2-1
