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Burton Albion v Northampton Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 4th Jan, 12:30 BST, Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

The League One is the focus for both Burton Albion and Northampton Town on Saturday lunch time, as managers Mark Robinson and Jon Brady battle it out at the Pirelli Stadium. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our extensive database and found the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Burton
36%
--
Draw
27%
--
Northampton
38%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Northampton 1-0
10%
--
Burton 1-0
10%
--
Northampton 2-1
8%
--
Burton 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Northampton 2-0
7%
--
Burton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Northampton 3-1
4%
--
Burton 3-1
3%
--
Northampton 3-0
3%
--
Burton 3-0
3%
--
Northampton 3-2
2%
--
Burton 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
56%
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Burton win to nil
19%
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Northampton win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Burton have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 6 and won 1. Burton have conceded 32 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Burton have played 11 games at home, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Northampton lay in 20th place on 21 points in the League One league table having played 21 matches. Northampton are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 3 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Northampton have conceded 0 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Northampton have played 11 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Burton
Northampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham1914321945 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
2
Wycombe2013522144 
l
 
2-3A
Mar 4
l
 
1-2F
Jan 25
3
Wrexham2112631742 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
Feb 15
l
 
4-1A
4
Huddersfield2012351639 
Apr 12
Dec 29
Feb 1
w
 
1-3F
5
Stockport2110651236 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 29
Mar 4
d
 
1-1A
6
Lincoln21876331 
l
 
2-3F
Feb 22
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
7
Reading20947031 
Jan 28
l
 
3-1A
Apr 12
Dec 26
8
Bolton19946-131 
Mar 8
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-4A
Jan 28
9
Barnsley21867-130 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 1
Jan 11
d
 
2-2A
10
Mansfield19847128 
Mar 1
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
11
Charlton20767427 
l
 
0-1A
May 3
l
 
0-5A
Apr 18
12
Blackpool20767-227 
Feb 6
l
 
3-0A
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
13
Exeter20839-327 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1A
Mar 1
14
Stevenage19757-226 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 11
Jan 1
l
 
2-0A
15
L Orient20749325 
Apr 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
16
Peterborough207310124 
Jan 1
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 5
17
Wigan20668124 
Mar 22
Jan 21
May 3
l
 
2-1A
18
Rotherham19658-223 
Jan 25
d
 
2-2F
Apr 1
l
 
3-0A
19
Bristol R206410-1122 
l
 
1-3F
Feb 15
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
20
Northampton A215610-1321 
Jan 4
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
21
Crawley205411-1319 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 18
w
 
3-0F
Apr 26
22
Cambridge204511-1517 
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
23
Burton Home202612-1512 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
24
Shrewsbury203314-2012 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 15
Apr 21
Dec 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Burton 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
D
2
Lost
16
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
Northampton 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Northampton have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Burton
League games at Burton since 2009
Burton
Northampton
Goals: Scored
12
13
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
BAL
3
D
2
NHT
3
League games at Northampton since 2010
Northampton
Burton
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
7 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
2 / 9
BAL
4
D
2
NHT
3
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Burton Albion of late. It has been 6 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday lunch time against Northampton Town.

Burton 23rd Northampton 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Burton will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Northampton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-38
Burton have scored 38% fewer goals at home than predicted
-10
Northampton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Burton
PG (predicted goals)
Northampton
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
BAL
NHT
11%
better
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Games scored11
13
Failed to score9
8
Scored first6
6
Goals scored17
21
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for0.7
0.8
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
6%
better
BAL
NHT
view stats
Games conceded14
16
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first10
12
Goals conceded32
34
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.8
KickOff rating
+6%

Burton v Northampton League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Burton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19635
R SweeneyD OrsiB WhitfieldE Watt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Whitfield MID2013
1
-
T Kalinauskas FWD2013
1
-
R Sweeney DEF19
2
-
E Watt MID1913
5
-
D Orsi FWD1962
2
-
T Vancooten DEF18
4
1
M Crocombe GLK17
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF1611
1
-
K Chauke MID15
1
-
D Willis DEF14
1
-
J Cooper-Love FWD142
1
-
M Bennett FWD141
4
-
J Armer DEF13
3
-
N. Akoto DEF12
1
-
C Webster MID101
3
1
C Gilligan MID101
3
-
B Bodin FWD104
1
-
A Bannon MID9
1
-
J Sraha DEF7
2
-
R Donovan FWD6
-
R Burrell FWD6
-
H Isted GLK3
-
G Bajrami DEF1
1
-
R. Stutter FWD1
-
Northampton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21636
J GuthrieC McGeehan M PinnockC McGeehan 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Guthrie DEF2112
4
-
M Pinnock FWD2123
3
-
C McGeehan  MID2061
6
-
A Odimayo DEF18
3
1
S Hoskins FWD1811
4
-
L Burge GLK17
-
T Roberts MID162
3
1
S. Chouchane MID161
3
-
W Hondermarck MID15
1
-
T Fosu FWD1533
1
-
J Baldwin DEF141
3
-
A McGowan DEF131
1
-
L McCarron DEF131
-
B Fox MID12
3
-
T Eaves FWD112
1
1
J Sowerby MID10
1
-
T Magloire DEF71
-
C Morton FWD711
-
L Mbete DEF6
2
-
N Tzanev GLK5
-
J Willis DEF5
-
P Brough DEF3
1
-
J Wilson FWD3
-
A Koiki DEF2
-
H Lintott DEF1
-
M Dibley-Dias MID1
-
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