League One: Burton Albion stops Wigan Athletic with a 0-0 draw
BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Burton Albion 0-0 Wigan Athletic ended up goalless.

BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Wigan Athletic didn’t concede much to Burton Albion to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Tuesday..
The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates with the help of Thomas Harty and Connor Brown. The 4th official was Grant Taylor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.14 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Burton Albion was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Burton Albion was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Burton Albion to win the match.
Burton Albion shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards (M. Mancienne, O. Niasse and W. Kokolo). On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (K. Watts, M. Power and J. Kerr).
After this match, Burton Albion will have 48 points to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic will have 86 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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17'17'
K. Watts
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35'35'
M. Mancienne
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57'57'
O. Niasse
C. Saydee
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57'57'
L. Moult
H. Chapman
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59'59'
O. Niasse
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74'74'
S. Humphrys
J. Bennett
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79'79'
W. Kokolo
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79'79'
M. Power
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82'82'
J. Kerr
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89'89'
G. Massey
W. Keane
Next match
In the upcoming League One match, Burton Albion will play away with Accrington Stanley on the 15th of April with a 8-8 head to head record.
Wigan Athletic will host Cambridge United on the 16th of April with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Burton Albion: Formation and Lineups
Burton Albion adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Jerrel Hasselbaink chose to play with the following team: M. Kovář, M. Mancienne, J. Brayford, A. Oshilaja, C. Borthwick-Jackson, S. Hughes, T. Hamer, W. Kokolo, H. Chapman, J. Powell and C. Saydee.
Substitutes
Burton Albion made 2 changes: C. Saydee for O. Niasse (57′) and H. Chapman for L. Moult (57′).
Wigan Athletic: Formation and Lineups
Also Wigan Athletic adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Leam Richardson played with: B. Amos, J. Bennett, T. Darikwa, J. Whatmough, J. Kerr, T. Naylor, M. Power, K. Watts, J. Magennis, W. Keane and C. Lang.
Substitutes
Wigan Athletic made 2 changes: J. Bennett for S. Humphrys (74′) and W. Keane for G. Massey (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One