PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth beat Burton Albion to win 2-1. K. Yengi was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Portsmouth to strike first with a penalty of Kusini Yengi at the 45′. Then Kusini Yengi scored again for Portsmouth in the 63′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, John Brayford reduced the distance for Burton Albion (81′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Portsmouth was decisively better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 19,536 spectators. The referee was Adam Herczeg who had the assistance of Daniel D’Urso and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Stephen Finch. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.81 degrees Celsius or 46.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 3 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 120 Attack 65
- 48 Dangerous attack 44
- 96 Ball safe 67
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Portsmouth was in firm control of the ball 69% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.
Portsmouth shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Burton Albion shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Burton Albion received 5 yellow cards (Mustapha Carayol, Ryan Sweeney, John Brayford , Max Crocombe and Mark Helm).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Portsmouth has 80 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Burton Albion will stays with 39 points like Reading and Cambridge United to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away against Peterborough United on the 16th of March with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (2 draws).
Burton Albion will host Cheltenham Town on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Burton Albion (5 draws).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth
79'
45', 63'
Portsmouth started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Will Norris , Joe Rafferty , Sean Raggett , Conor Shaughnessy , Abu Kamara , Owen Moxon , Marlon Pack , Paddy Lane , Kusini Yengi , Myles Peart-Harris and Christian Saydee .
The home team had on the bench: Zak Swanson , Ryley Towler, Colby Bishop , Gavin Whyte , Matt Macey, Josh Martin and Lee Evans.
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 3 changes: Abu Kamara for Zak Swanson (79′), Kusini Yengi for Colby Bishop (83′) and Myles Peart-Harris for Gavin Whyte (83′).
Player of the match: Marlon Pack
The most impressive player for Portsmouth was Marlon Pack even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 78 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
34'
Burton Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Martin Paterson played with: Max Crocombe , Jake Caprice , Tom Hamer , John Brayford , Ryan Sweeney , Steve Seddon , Adedeji Oshilaja , Rekeem Harper , Joe Powell , Mark Helm and Joe Hugill .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bobby Kamwa , Ademola Ola-Adebomi , Mustapha Carayol , Tolaji Bola, Ciaran Gilligan , Jamal Blackman and Antwoine Hackford .
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 5 changes: Adedeji Oshilaja for Ciaran Gilligan (61′), Mark Helm for Mustapha Carayol (69′), Rekeem Harper for Ademola Ola-Adebomi (61′), Joe Hugill for Antwoine Hackford (69′) and Steve Seddon for Bobby Kamwa (69′).
Player of the match: John Brayford
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was John Brayford .
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Wigan Athletic – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Exeter City – 0-3
- Portsmouth – Burton Albion – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Blackpool – 0-1
- Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 6-0
- Leyton Orient – Port Vale – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Derby County – Reading – 2-1
- Carlisle United – Barnsley – 2-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Oxford United – 5-0
