BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion prevailed over Fleetwood Town 3-2 thanks to O. Niasse who scored in the 61st and 90th minute.

The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford who had the assistance of Shaun Hudson and George Byrne. The 4th official was Daniel Middleton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Burton Albion

3 - 2

Fleetwood Town

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 21 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 17 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 89 Attack 85
  • 62 Dangerous attack 38
  • 67 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Burton Albion was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Fleetwood Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Burton Albion had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burton Albion won the match​.

Burton Albion shot 21 times, 4 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fleetwood Town shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Burton Albion received 1 yellow card (T. Hamer). On the other side, Fleetwood Town received 2 yellow cards (A. Nsiala and G. Garner).

Match Timeline

7'
Toto Nsiala- Yellow
14'
Adedeji Oshilaja(own-goal)
18'
36'
Tom Hamer- Yellow
37'
56'
57'
60'
Ciaran Gilligan- sub ->C. Lakin
60'
61'
64'
Chiekh Thiam- sub ->S. Morris
Louis Moult- sub ->J. Brayford
82'
Louis Moult(goal)S. Hughes
84'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this contest, Burton Albion will have 47 points like Cheltenham Town to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Fleetwood Town will stay with 33 points like AFC Wimbledon and Gillingham to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 30th of April with a 6-6 head to head.

Fleetwood Town will play away agasint Wycombe Wanderers on the 15th of March with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (5 draws).

Burton Albion – Formation

Burton Albion
G
Ben Garratt 24.England
7.3
D
John Brayford 2.England
6.1
82'
D
Adedeji Oshilaja 4.England
6.0
D
Sam Hughes 12.England
6.3
D
Tom Hamer 37.England
6.8
37'
M
Michael Mancienne 38.England
6.5
60'
M
Jonny Smith 11.England
8.1
M
Harry Chapman 10.England
7.3
M
Conor Shaughnessy 16.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
Charlie Lakin 40.England
6.8
60'
F
Oumar Niasse 21.Senegal
7.3
61', 90'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 1.Czech Republic
D
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 3.England
M
Gassan Ahadme 9.Morocco
M
Jacob Maddox 29.England
M
Ciaran Gilligan 25.England
6.6
60'
F
Christian Saydee 15.England
6.2
60'
F
Louis Moult 31.England
7.3
82' 84'

Burton Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jerrel Hasselbaink decided to play with the following team: Ben Garratt (7.3), John Brayford (6.1), Sam Hughes (6.3), Adedeji Oshilaja (6.0), Thomas Hamer (6.8), Michael Mancienne (6.5), Conor Shaughnessy (7.0), Jonny Smith (8.1), Charlie Lakin (6.8), Harrison Chapman (7.3) and Oumar Niasse (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: C. Borthwick-Jackson, M. Kovář, G. Yahyai, Christian Saydee (6.2), J. Maddox, Louis Moult (7.3) and Ciaran Gilligan (6.6).

Substitutions

Burton Albion made 3 changes: C. Lakin for C. Gilligan (60′), M. Mancienne for C. Saydee (60′) and J. Brayford for L. Moult (82′).

Best player: Jonny Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Jonny Smith even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 19 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Fleetwood Town – Formation

Fleetwood Town
G
K. O'Hara 13.Republic of Ireland
6.3
D
Danny Andrew 3.England
7'
D
Toto Nsiala 33.DR Congo
6.6
14'
D
Callum Johnson 26.England
6.6
D
C. Johnston 38.Northern Ireland
6.3
M
Dylan Boyle 37.Northern Ireland
6.2
M
Barry Baggley 30.Northern Ireland
6.8
M
Shayden Morris 22.England
6.4
64'
M
Cian Hayes 41.England
7.1
M
Paddy Lane 32.England
6.2
F
Gerard Garner 19.England
6.7
56' 36'
Substitutes
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
G
T. Donaghy 31.England
D
Sam Bird 42.England
D
C. Thiam 36.England
6.3
64'
M
Harrison Biggins 27.England
6.8
7'
F
Daniel Butterworth 8.England
7.4
56' 57'

Fleetwood Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Stephen Crainey played with: Kieran O’Hara (6.3), Carl Johnston (6.3), Aristote Nsiala (6.6), Callum Johnson (6.6), Danny Andrew, Dylan Boyle (6.2), Shayden Morris (6.4), Barry Baggley (6.8), Paddy Lane (6.2), Cian Hayes (7.1) and Gerard Garner (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Daniel Butterworth (7.4), S. Bird, Harrison Biggins (6.8), Chiekh Thiam (6.3), A. Cairns and T. Donaghy.

Fleetwood Town could not rely on the presence of H. Biggins (injured).

Substitutions

Fleetwood Town made 3 changes: D. Andrew for H. Biggins (7′), G. Garner for D. Butterworth (56′) and S. Morris for C. Thiam (64′).

Best player: Daniel Butterworth​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Daniel Butterworth.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 11 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​