League One: Portsmouth prevails over Burton Albion 2-1

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PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth topped Burton Albion to win 2-1.

PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth conquered Burton Albion to win 2-1. It was Portsmouth to strike first with a goal of S. Raggett at the 33′. Then M. Jacobs scored again for Portsmouth in the 41′ minute with a goal. Eventually, G. Yahyai reduced the distance for Burton Albion with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks with the assistance of Darren Blunden and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Portsmouth was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Burton Albion that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Portsmouth was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Portsmouth won the encounter.

Portsmouth shot 23 times, 4 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Burton Albion shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 2 yellow cards (S. Raggett and R. Curtis). On the opposite side, Burton Albion received 4 yellow cards (M. Mancienne, J. Powell, T. Taylor and H. Chapman).

After playing this match, Portsmouth will have 38 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Burton Albion will stay with 39 points like Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic to stay in the 12th place.

Match Events

  • 5'
    5'

    S. Raggett

  • 18'
    18'

    M. Mancienne

  • 29'
    29'

    J. Powell

  • 33'
    33'

    S. Raggett

  • 34'
    34'

    R. Curtis

  • 41'
    41'

    M. Jacobs

  • 47'
    47'

    T. Taylor

  • 50'
    50'

    G. Yahyai

    T. Taylor

  • 63'
    63'

    H. Chapman

    T. Taylor

  • 73'
    73'

    R. Tunnicliffe

    L. Thompson

  • 80'
    80'

    R. Hackett-Fairchild

    D. Hume

  • 82'
    82'

    C. Saydee

    M. Mancienne

  • 85'
    85'

    C. Robertson

    M. Jacobs

  • 86'
    86'

    L. Moult

    G. Yahyai

  • 90'
    90'

    H. Chapman

Next match

In the upcoming League One match, Portsmouth will host Doncaster Rovers on the 12th of February with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Doncaster Rovers (5 draws).

Burton Albion will host Cambridge United on the 12th of February with a 5-5 head to head.

Portsmouth: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Danny Cowley chose to play with the following team: G. Bazunu, S. Raggett, C. Ogilvie, M. Romeo, H. Carter, D. Hume, M. Jacobs, L. Thompson, T. Walker, R. Curtis and G. Hirst.

Substitutes

Portsmouth made 3 changes: L. Thompson for R. Tunnicliffe (73′), D. Hume for R. Hackett-Fairchild (80′) and M. Jacobs for C. Robertson (85′).

Burton Albion: Formation and Lineups

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

On the opposite side, Jerrel Hasselbaink played with: B. Garratt, M. Mancienne, C. Borthwick-Jackson, R. Leak, T. Hamer, W. Kokolo, C. Shaughnessy, T. Taylor, C. Gilligan, J. Powell and G. Yahyai.

Substitutes

Burton Albion made 3 changes: T. Taylor for H. Chapman (63′), M. Mancienne for C. Saydee (82′) and G. Yahyai for L. Moult (86′).

Results of the day

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