Burton Albion clashes with Bolton Wanderers in League One fray

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 18.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Top-notch Bolton Wanderers arrive at Burton Albion after their 1-0-result versus Oxford United. Check out our broad preview!

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (45) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Burton nor Bolton Wanderers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Burton Albion at their home stadium (Pirelli Stadium) is 8 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Pirelli Stadium.

Burton Albion's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Sheffield Wednesday (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. The attacking player Helm was named "man of the match" for Burton Albion with a rating of 8.42/10. Helm scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Charlton Athletic.

Goal fest? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league games with this club has contained at least three goals.

Burton are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Derby County awaits in four days.

The Burton Albion fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 20 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 32 goals have been conceded.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

8 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Bolton Wanderers playing as the away team in the League One this season. Momentum is building for Wanderers in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Two away matches in a row for Bolton Wanderers, whose coach Evatt could celebrate last time after the win against Oxford United. Goalkeeper Trafford was absolutely vital in the Wanderers victory against Oxford United, making seven saves. Trafford (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.05. Trafford topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Cambridge United.

Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league games in a row with this team have had two goals or less.

After this away game Bolton Wanderers return home for a League One game against Shrewsbury Town. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Bolton Wanderers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 26 away goals from 21 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Bolton Wanderers as they have only conceded 20 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Bolton Wanderers - Burton 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the former eight meetings): Burton Albion won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Bolton Wanderers managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersD. Charles
D. Charles
16 goals
Burton AlbionD. Taylor
D. Taylor
5 goals
Bolton WanderersC. Bradley
C. Bradley
5 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 20 7 Played P 6 21 41
13 8 3 Won W 3 8 20
9 5 2 Drew D 1 6 11
18 7 2 Lost L 2 7 10
54 26 12 Scored S 9 26 55
76 32 13 Conceded C 9 20 32
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 85%
82% 75% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 62% 63%
60% 50% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 37%
38% 35% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 19% 17%
28% 20% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 14% 10%
55% 45% 86% BTTS BTTS 83% 43% 37%
18% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 38% 49%
32% 35% 14% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
5.5 6.1 5.1 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5.4 5.3
5.4 5.5 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 4.6
1.5 1.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 1.8
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.4 11.8 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 11 11.2
3.8 4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3 3.2
36% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 42% 42%
 
13.9 12.6 15.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 12.2 11.1
4.3 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in League One
  • Burton Albion have the fewest matches under the total-line (16) in League One
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (45) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 41 26 8 7 71 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 21 9 7 5 33 29 27 86
2 Ipswich Town 41 24 13 4 85 32 21 14 6 1 52 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 53 85
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 24 12 6 73 35 21 14 6 1 46 15 21 10 6 5 27 20 38 84
4 Barnsley 41 25 6 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 21 10 5 6 31 19 36 81
5 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 11 10 55 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 21 8 6 7 26 20 23 71
6 Peterborough United 42 22 4 16 71 50 21 13 3 5 38 22 21 9 1 11 33 28 21 70
7 Derby County 42 19 12 11 63 43 21 12 5 4 38 19 21 7 7 7 25 24 20 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 42 19 8 15 55 43 21 11 5 5 32 19 21 8 3 10 23 24 12 65
9 Portsmouth 42 16 16 10 56 46 21 8 10 3 31 20 21 8 6 7 25 26 10 64
10 Shrewsbury Town 41 16 8 17 49 53 20 10 3 7 29 26 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 56
11 Charlton Athletic 42 14 13 15 62 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 21 6 6 9 23 33 3 55
12 Lincoln City 41 12 19 10 42 43 20 6 13 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 55
13 Exeter City 42 14 11 17 59 56 21 9 5 7 32 23 21 5 6 10 27 33 3 53
14 Fleetwood Town 42 13 14 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 21 7 7 7 28 24 3 53
15 Bristol Rovers 40 14 10 16 54 62 21 6 7 8 24 31 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 52
16 Burton Albion 40 13 9 18 54 76 20 8 5 7 26 32 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 48
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 42 12 10 20 42 63 21 7 5 9 20 27 21 5 5 11 22 36 -21 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 42 11 10 21 40 60 21 4 6 11 16 28 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 43
20 Oxford United 41 9 13 19 40 51 20 5 4 11 23 28 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 40
21 Cambridge United 41 11 7 23 35 61 21 8 4 9 21 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -26 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 41 9 11 21 35 71 21 6 5 10 25 35 20 3 6 11 10 36 -36 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 8 28 30 81 21 5 1 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 26

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 41 26 8 7 71 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 21 9 7 5 33 29 27 86
2 Ipswich Town 41 24 13 4 85 32 21 14 6 1 52 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 53 85
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 24 12 6 73 35 21 14 6 1 46 15 21 10 6 5 27 20 38 84
4 Barnsley 41 25 6 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 21 10 5 6 31 19 36 81
5 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 11 10 55 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 21 8 6 7 26 20 23 71
6 Peterborough United 42 22 4 16 71 50 21 13 3 5 38 22 21 9 1 11 33 28 21 70
7 Derby County 42 19 12 11 63 43 21 12 5 4 38 19 21 7 7 7 25 24 20 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 42 19 8 15 55 43 21 11 5 5 32 19 21 8 3 10 23 24 12 65
9 Portsmouth 42 16 16 10 56 46 21 8 10 3 31 20 21 8 6 7 25 26 10 64
10 Shrewsbury Town 41 16 8 17 49 53 20 10 3 7 29 26 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 56
11 Charlton Athletic 42 14 13 15 62 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 21 6 6 9 23 33 3 55
12 Lincoln City 41 12 19 10 42 43 20 6 13 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 55
13 Exeter City 42 14 11 17 59 56 21 9 5 7 32 23 21 5 6 10 27 33 3 53
14 Fleetwood Town 42 13 14 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 21 7 7 7 28 24 3 53
15 Bristol Rovers 40 14 10 16 54 62 21 6 7 8 24 31 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 52
16 Burton Albion 40 13 9 18 54 76 20 8 5 7 26 32 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 48
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 42 12 10 20 42 63 21 7 5 9 20 27 21 5 5 11 22 36 -21 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 42 11 10 21 40 60 21 4 6 11 16 28 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 43
20 Oxford United 41 9 13 19 40 51 20 5 4 11 23 28 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 40
21 Cambridge United 41 11 7 23 35 61 21 8 4 9 21 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -26 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 41 9 11 21 35 71 21 6 5 10 25 35 20 3 6 11 10 36 -36 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 8 28 30 81 21 5 1 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 26

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.