BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Port Vale beats Burton Albion 1-0 after R. Loft scored just 1 goal (83′).
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 3,757 spectators. The referee was David Rock with the help of Marvyn Amphlett and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Richard Wigglesworth. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.23 degrees Celsius or 43.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 12 Total 16
- 2 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 95 Attack 95
- 44 Dangerous attack 38
- 86 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Burton Albion was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Burton Albion was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Port Vale managed to find the solution to win this match.
Burton Albion shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Port Vale shot 16 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion received 2 yellow cards (Aristote Nsiala and Tom Hamer). Regarding the opposition, Port Vale didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Burton Albion stays with 39 points like Cambridge United to remain in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Port Vale will has 36 points to remain in the 21st 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 in favor of Burton Albion (5 draws).
Port Vale will host Bristol Rovers on the 29th of March with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (4 draws).
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
84'
74'
Burton Albion started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Martin Paterson decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman , Tom Hamer , Aristote Nsiala , John Brayford , Ryan Sweeney , Steve Seddon , Adedeji Oshilaja , Joe Powell , Mark Helm , Mason Bennett and Joe Hugill .
The home team had on the bench: Sam Hughes , Rekeem Harper, Jake Kean, Kyle Hudlin , Bobby Kamwa , Mustapha Carayol and Dylan Scott .
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: Joe Hugill for Kyle Hudlin (65′), Mason Bennett for Bobby Kamwa (65′) and Aristote Nsiala for Sam Hughes (84′).
Player of the match: Mark Helm
The player that probably impressed the most for Burton Albion was Mark Helm.
His rating is with 19 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
83'
Port Vale started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Darren Moore played with: Connor Ripley , James Plant , Nathan Smith , Jesse Debrah , Alex Iacovitti , Conor Grant , Funso Ojo , Ethan Chislett , Ben Garrity , Ryan Loft and James Wilson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Thomas Sang , Kacper Lopata, Jayson Leutwiler, Jason Lowe, Gavin Massey , Jensen Weir and Rhys Walters.
Substitutions
Port Vale made 2 changes: Conor Grant for Thomas Sang (53′) and James Wilson for Gavin Massey (75′).
Player of the match: Nathan Smith
The player that probably impressed the most for Port Vale was Nathan Smith even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Northampton Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Carlisle United – Stevenage – 2-2
- Burton Albion – Port Vale – 0-1
