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Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, Home Park, Plymouth

Sunday afternoon at the Home Park, and it’s a League One showdown between Plymouth Argyle and Burton Albion. Tom Cleverley and Gary Bowyer will be doing all they can to claim the win. Statistics power the predictions below for seventeen markets, and flipping between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Plymouth
32%
--
Draw
27%
--
Burton
40%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Burton 1-0
11%
--
Plymouth 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Burton 2-1
8%
--
Burton 2-0
7%
--
Plymouth 2-1
7%
--
Plymouth 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Burton 3-1
4%
--
Burton 3-0
3%
--
Plymouth 3-1
3%
--
Plymouth 3-0
2%
--
Burton 3-2
2%
--
Plymouth 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
68%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
59%
--
Plymouth win to nil
18%
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Burton win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Plymouth have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Plymouth have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Plymouth have played 10 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Burton are in 19th position in the League One on 24 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Burton have conceded 24 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Plymouth
Burton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2013251541 
Feb 21
l
 
4-0A
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
2
Lincoln211155838 
Feb 7
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 22
3
Bradford201073937 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
4
Stevenage191054935 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Mar 7
d
 
2-2F
5
Stockport201055335 
w
 
4-2F
Jan 31
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
6
Bolton20974934 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 27
7
Huddersfield21948431 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
8
Luton21858-229 
Jan 24
w
 
2-3F
l
 
0-3A
Feb 21
9
Wycombe21777628 
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
10
Barnsley18846328 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 6
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
11
L Orient21849028 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
l
 
0-4A
May 2
12
Northampton20839027 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Dec 26
Mar 14
13
AFC Wim20839-527 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
14
Wigan20686-126 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 10
Dec 29
l
 
1-0A
15
Reading20677-225 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Mar 17
Jan 1
16
Peterborough208111-325 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
17
Plymouth218112-725 
-
-
l
 
0-4A
Jan 4
18
Rotherham21669-624 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
Feb 17
d
 
2-2F
19
Burton20668-824 
Jan 4
w
 
0-4F
-
-
20
Exeter207211123 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
-
21
Mansfield20659-223 
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
22
Blackpool216510-623 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
23
Doncaster216411-1422 
Mar 7
w
 
1-5A
Jan 10
d
 
1-1A
24
Port Vale203611-1115 
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Plymouth 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth1 - 0Rotherham
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Plymouth0 - 3Northampton
Plymouth1 - 2AFC Wim
Plymouth1 - 1Wigan
Plymouth0 - 1Peterborough
Plymouth4 - 2Stockport
Plymouth1 - 0Blackpool
Plymouth0 - 1L Orient
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 2Leeds
Plymouth3 - 1Coventry
Plymouth2 - 1Sheff Utd
Plymouth2 - 1Norwich
Plymouth2 - 3Derby
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth5 - 1Millwall
Plymouth2 - 1West Brom
Plymouth0 - 5Burnley
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
1
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APlymouth5 - 1Doncaster
HPlymouth1 - 0Rotherham
APlymouth1 - 0Wycombe
HPlymouth0 - 1Bradford
HPlymouth0 - 3Northampton
APlymouth1 - 0Port Vale
APlymouth1 - 3Huddersfield
APlymouth0 - 2Mansfield
APlymouth0 - 2Exeter
HPlymouth1 - 2AFC Wim
HPlymouth1 - 1Wigan
APlymouth4 - 0Burton
HPlymouth0 - 1Peterborough
APlymouth3 - 2Luton
HPlymouth4 - 2Stockport
APlymouth0 - 4Cardiff
HPlymouth1 - 0Blackpool
HPlymouth0 - 1L Orient
APlymouth2 - 3Lincoln
APlymouth0 - 2Bolton
Burton 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage2 - 2Burton
Wigan1 - 0Burton
Bradford1 - 2Burton
Rotherham2 - 2Burton
AFC Wim0 - 1Burton
Doncaster1 - 1Burton
Cardiff0 - 1Burton
Huddersfield0 - 0Burton
Stockport2 - 1Burton
Barnsley3 - 2Burton
Charlton3 - 1Burton
Exeter0 - 0Burton
Wrexham3 - 0Burton
Stockport2 - 1Burton
Shrewsbury0 - 2Burton
Wycombe2 - 0Burton
Lincoln0 - 1Burton
Stevenage0 - 1Burton
Bristol R3 - 1Burton
Barnsley0 - 0Burton
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABurton2 - 2Stevenage
HBurton0 - 0Wycombe
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Plymouth have beaten Burton in 3 consecutive home league meetings
8
Plymouth have not lost to Burton in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Plymouth since 2012
Plymouth
Burton
Goals: Scored
11
9
Games: Scored
7 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
1 / 8
PLY
4
D
1
BAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
Plymouth1 - 0
Plymouth2 - 1
Plymouth2 - 0
2 - 3Burton
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Burton
1 - 2Burton
Plymouth2 - 1
League games at Burton since 2011
Burton
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
9
10
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
PLY
1
D
5
BAL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Burton
0 - 4Plymouth
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Burton1 - 0
Burton1 - 0
Burton2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Plymouth 17th Burton 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Plymouth will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Burton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Plymouth’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Burton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
Burton
1.1
1.3
Attack rating
15%
better
PLY
BAL
view stats
Games scored13
11
Failed to score8
9
Scored first9
10
Goals scored26
18
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for17
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
PLY
BAL
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
13
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first12
7
Goals conceded33
26
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+20%

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

Plymouth League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211046
M BoatengL TolajB MumbaM Sorinola
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mumba DEF214
4
-
M Boateng MID2113
3
-
M Sorinola DEF2011
6
-
B Wiredu DEF17
3
1
M Ross DEF15
2
-
A Mitchell DEF15
2
-
B Galloway DEF15
3
-
K. Szűcs DEF15
2
-
O. Oseni FWD1542
3
-
L Tolaj FWD14102
2
1
B Ibrahim MID1332
6
-
A Pepple FWD1311
-
C Hazard GLK12
-
J Paterson MID12
-
J Edwards DEF111
2
1
L. McCabe MID11
1
-
A Benarous MID111
1
-
O Dale FWD111
3
-
L Ashby-Hammond GLK91
-
C Watts MID82
2
-
T. Finn MID8
1
-
X Amaechi FWD821
-
C Roberts MID6
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF3
1
-
Burton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20645
J BeesleyJ BeesleyK LofthouseU Godwin-Malife
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beesley FWD2063
2
-
K Lofthouse DEF1914
3
-
J Armer DEF19
3
-
T Shade FWD183
1
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF161
5
-
C Webster MID1643
1
-
K Chauke MID16
2
-
A Hartridge DEF151
2
-
T Sibbick DEF15
1
-
F Tavares FWD1521
-
B Collins GLK14
3
-
G Evans MID13
3
-
D Willis DEF12
1
-
J McKiernan MID121
3
-
S Revan DEF9
1
-
J. Larsson FWD9
-
J Moon DEF7
2
-
F Delap DEF7
2
-
J Amissah GLK5
-
T Vancooten DEF41
-
J. Taroni DEF3
-
J Sraha DEF3
-
N. Akoto DEF3
-
J. Newall FWD3
-
K. Dudek GLK1
-
J Hazlehurst MID1
-
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