EXETER. Burton Albion beats Exeter City with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Oshilaja (63′) and a goal from D. Keillor-Dunn (69′).
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Neil Hair with the assistance of Darren Wilding and Paul Lister. The 4th official was Mark Derrien. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 15 Total 16
- 2 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 87
- 54 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Exeter City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Burton Albion that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Burton Albion had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burton Albion won the contest.
Exeter City shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Burton Albion shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (R. Harper and J. Key). Regarding the opposition, Burton Albion received 4 yellow cards (C. Borthwick-Jackson, S. Hughes, A. Oshilaja and C. Butcher).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Exeter City will stay with 11 points like Charlton Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Burton Albion will have 4 points to hold in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).
Burton Albion will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (1 draw).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
46'
68'
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman , Pierce Sweeney , Alex Hartridge , Jonathan Grounds , Josh Key , Rekeem Harper , Archie Collins , Jake Caprice , Matt Jay , Jevani Brown and Jay Stansfield .
The home team had on the bench: K. Chauke, S. Brown, Jack Sparkes , Harry Kite , Sam Nombe , Harry Smith and S. Cox.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 4 changes: J. Grounds for H. Kite (46′), M. Jay for S. Nombe (62′), J. Stansfield for H. Smith (70′) and J. Caprice for J. Sparkes (70′).
Best player: Archie Collins
The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Archie Collins.
His rating is with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
63'
Burton Albion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jerrel Hasselbaink played with: Ben Garratt , Thomas Hamer , Sam Hughes , John Brayford , Cameron Borthwick-Jackson , Ciaran Gilligan , Terry Taylor , Adedeji Oshilaja , Joe Powell , Victor Adeboyejo and Davis Keillor-Dunn .
These were the players on the bench: V. Sinisalo, T. Onyango, Calum Butcher , E. Thorpe, C. Lakin, Mustapha Carayol and S. Winnall.
Burton Albion could not rely on the presence of C. Butcher (injured) and M. Carayol (injured).
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: C. Gilligan for C. Butcher (60′), D. Keillor-Dunn for M. Carayol (75′) and V. Adeboyejo for S. Winnall (90′).
Best player: Sam Hughes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Sam Hughes even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Derby County – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Ipswich Town – 2-2
- Portsmouth – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Port Vale – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
- Oxford United – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Morecambe – 1-2
- Exeter City – Burton Albion – 0-2
- Fleetwood Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Barnsley – 0-3
- Bristol Rovers – Lincoln City – 3-6
- Bolton Wanderers – Peterborough United – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
