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

Fri 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

Northampton Town pay League One rivals Burton Albion a visit on Friday afternoon, as Kevin Nolan leads his team into an away clash with Gary Bowyer & co. at the Pirelli Stadium. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our expansive database and pulled out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Burton
31%
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Draw
29%
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Northampton
39%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Northampton 1-0
13%
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Burton 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Northampton 2-1
8%
--
Northampton 2-0
8%
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Burton 2-1
7%
--
Burton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Northampton 3-1
3%
--
Northampton 3-0
3%
--
Burton 3-1
2%
--
Burton 3-0
2%
--
Northampton 3-2
2%
--
Burton 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
--
BTTS - No
56%
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BTTS - Home Win
12%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
14%
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Home/draw
61%
--
Away/draw
69%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
52%
--
Away DNB
60%
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Burton win to nil
20%
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Northampton win to nil
25%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Burton have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 5. Burton have conceded 18 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Burton have played 9 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Northampton lay in 14th place on 24 points in the League One league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Northampton have conceded 5 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Northampton have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 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
Cardiff1812241538 
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
Apr 25
2
Bradford18972834 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
3
Lincoln191045734 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 22
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
4
Stockport18954432 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
Jan 1
Mar 17
5
Bolton18873931 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 27
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
6
Stevenage17944731 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
7
Huddersfield20848228 
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Dec 29
8
Luton19847-128 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 21
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
9
AFC Wim19838-327 
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
Dec 19
Mar 7
10
Wigan19685126 
Dec 29
l
 
1-0A
Apr 6
l
 
3-1A
11
Barnsley16745525 
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
Mar 28
-
12
L Orient19748025 
l
 
0-4A
May 2
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
13
Wycombe19667524 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
Jan 17
l
 
2-0A
14
Northampton18738-124 
Dec 26
Mar 14
-
-
15
Rotherham19667-324 
Feb 17
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2F
Jan 27
16
Mansfield19658-123 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
w
 
2-1A
Mar 21
17
Reading18576-122 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
18
Burton18648-822 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 26
19
Doncaster19649-922 
Jan 10
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
20
Exeter186210-120 
Apr 25
-
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
21
Peterborough186111-519 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
Feb 28
l
 
2-1A
22
Blackpool195410-819 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
l
 
0-4A
Jan 4
May 2
w
 
0-3F
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 7
Jan 10
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Burton 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burton0 - 4L Orient
Burton1 - 0Blackpool
Burton0 - 1Peterborough
Burton3 - 0Bolton
Burton0 - 4Plymouth
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Burton0 - 3Luton
Burton0 - 0Port Vale
Burton2 - 1Mansfield
Burton1 - 1Wigan
Burton2 - 1Cambridge
Burton1 - 2Birmingham
Burton3 - 0Huddersfield
Burton2 - 1L Orient
Burton1 - 2Bolton
Burton1 - 1Mansfield
Burton1 - 1Blackpool
Burton3 - 2Reading
Burton4 - 2Rotherham
Burton0 - 1Northampton
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABurton0 - 1Wigan
HBurton0 - 4L Orient
HBurton1 - 0Blackpool
ABurton2 - 1Bradford
ABurton2 - 2Rotherham
ABurton1 - 0AFC Wim
HBurton0 - 1Peterborough
HBurton3 - 0Bolton
ABurton1 - 1Doncaster
ABurton1 - 0Cardiff
HBurton0 - 4Plymouth
ABurton0 - 0Huddersfield
HBurton0 - 1Lincoln
HBurton0 - 3Luton
ABurton1 - 2Stockport
HBurton0 - 0Port Vale
ABurton2 - 3Barnsley
HBurton2 - 1Mansfield
ABurton1 - 3Charlton
HBurton1 - 1Wigan
Northampton 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth0 - 3Northampton
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Doncaster1 - 2Northampton
Port Vale0 - 0Northampton
Wycombe2 - 0Northampton
L Orient0 - 1Northampton
Stevenage2 - 0Northampton
Wigan3 - 1Northampton
Crawley3 - 0Northampton
Charlton2 - 1Northampton
Peterborough0 - 4Northampton
Cambridge1 - 1Northampton
L Orient1 - 2Northampton
Exeter1 - 1Northampton
Mansfield0 - 1Northampton
Bolton3 - 1Northampton
Wycombe0 - 0Northampton
Burton0 - 1Northampton
Shrewsbury1 - 1Northampton
Reading4 - 1Northampton
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNorthampton1 - 1Huddersfield
ANorthampton3 - 0Plymouth
HNorthampton1 - 3Cardiff
HNorthampton2 - 1Mansfield
HNorthampton0 - 1Luton
ANorthampton0 - 1Reading
ANorthampton2 - 1Doncaster
HNorthampton1 - 2Rotherham
ANorthampton0 - 0Port Vale
HNorthampton2 - 0Bolton
ANorthampton0 - 2Wycombe
HNorthampton1 - 0Blackpool
ANorthampton1 - 0L Orient
HNorthampton2 - 0Exeter
HNorthampton0 - 1Lincoln
ANorthampton0 - 2Stevenage
HNorthampton0 - 0Bradford
ANorthampton1 - 3Wigan
HNorthampton1 - 1Wigan
ANorthampton0 - 3Crawley
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Northampton have beaten Burton in 3 consecutive away league meetings
4
Northampton have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Burton
League games at Burton since 2009
Burton
Northampton
Goals: Scored
12
14
Games: Scored
6 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
3 / 9
BAL
3
D
2
NHT
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Burton
0 - 1Northampton
0 - 2Northampton
1 - 3Northampton
Burton3 - 1
Burton1 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Northampton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Burton3 - 2
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Northampton
Draw0 - 0Draw
Northampton2 - 0
0 - 2Burton
1 - 2Burton
Northampton1 - 0
Northampton1 - 0
2 - 3Burton
2 - 3Burton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Burton 18th Northampton 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Burton will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Northampton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Burton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+9
Northampton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Burton
PG (predicted goals)
Northampton
1
1.2
Attack rating
BAL
NHT
6%
better
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Games scored10
11
Failed to score8
7
Scored first9
7
Goals scored16
17
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
6
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
BAL
NHT
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets6
7
Conceded first7
9
Goals conceded24
18
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Burton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18545
J BeesleyJ BeesleyK LofthouseU Godwin-Malife
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beesley FWD1852
2
-
K Lofthouse DEF1714
3
-
J Armer DEF17
3
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF161
5
-
C Webster MID1643
1
-
T Shade FWD162
1
-
F Tavares FWD1521
-
T Sibbick DEF14
1
-
K Chauke MID14
2
-
A Hartridge DEF131
2
-
B Collins GLK12
3
-
G Evans MID12
3
-
J McKiernan MID121
3
-
D Willis DEF11
-
S Revan DEF9
1
-
J Moon DEF7
2
-
F Delap DEF7
2
-
J. Larsson FWD7
-
J Amissah GLK5
-
J Sraha DEF3
-
N. Akoto DEF3
-
J. Taroni DEF2
-
T Vancooten DEF2
-
K. Dudek GLK1
-
J. Newall FWD1
-
Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18434
T FornahS HoskinsD CampbellC McCarthy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Fornah MID181
3
-
E. Wheatley FWD183
3
-
C McCarthy DEF161
4
-
T Taylor MID161
1
-
D Campbell MID163
1
-
J Thorniley DEF15
4
-
S Hoskins FWD154
2
-
M. Forbes DEF1411
1
-
J. Perkins MID1412
2
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF1312
1
-
C McGeehan  MID1221
1
-
E List FWD121
1
-
J Burroughs DEF11
-
M Dyche DEF111
-
K Simon-Swyer FWD11
1
-
R Fitzsimons GLK10
-
L Burge GLK8
-
J Wormleighton DEF8
1
-
T Eaves FWD82
-
J Willis DEF61
-
J Vale FWD4
-
K Edwards FWD4
-
M Jacobs FWD4
-
J Guthrie DEF1
-