Betting preview: Burton Albion vs Milton Keynes Dons should be interesting

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Showdown between Burton Albion - Milton Keynes Dons! Even with their varied results, this match should be a riot!

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (46) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Burton are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Milton Keynes Dons are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

Burton Albion have less rest than Milton Keynes Dons in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Pirelli Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Milton Keynes Dons have had more rest.

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Burton Albion form and stats

9-6-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Burton Albion so far this season.

Burton Albion's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Cambridge United (placed 22nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Helm got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Helm scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.

Heartbreak before that as Burton lost 0-1 at Plymouth Argyle's place.

Sports gamblers who enjoy looking for low-scoring games might like to know that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).

Burton Albion has scored 28 league goals at home this season, in 22 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 33 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The visitors are W7-D4-L11 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

There were no winners in Milton Keynes Dons's previous match, the home game that ended 4-4 vs Barnsley (placed 4th). Drawing 4-4 against Barnsley after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 4-1. Their manager Jackson needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Attacker Eisa got a player rating of 8.32 in the game. "Man of the match" Eisa scored two goals and hit two key passes.

A 0-1 defeat away at Fleetwood Town before that.

Few goals the story here? 10 of this club's last 13 league matches have seen two or less goals.

Keynes find the net regularly in their away games. 24 goals from 22 away fixtures in the league. Milton Keynes Dons's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 33 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Milton Keynes Dons have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (4-2-0) when facing Burton.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides get together this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Milton Keynes Dons - Burton Albion 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
11 goals
BurtonD. Taylor
D. Taylor
5 goals
Milton Keynes DonsW. Grigg
W. Grigg
5 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
15 9 4 Won W 2 7 11
10 6 2 Drew D 2 4 11
20 7 1 Lost L 3 11 23
57 28 8 Scored S 8 24 44
79 33 5 Conceded C 7 33 66
96% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 96%
76% 73% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 73% 64%
53% 45% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 45% 38%
33% 32% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 27% 24%
24% 18% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 11%
51% 45% 29% BTTS BTTS 43% 41% 44%
20% 27% 57% Clean Sheets C S 29% 27% 22%
33% 32% 29% Failed to Score F T 29% 36% 38%
 
5.3 5.9 6.1 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.7 4.5
5.5 5.7 4.9 Corners against (avg) C A 5.1 5.7 5.2
1.5 1.2 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2 1.8
4 3 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.2 11.8 12.1 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.9 10.2
3.7 4.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.9 3.4 3.5
34% 31% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 32% 28%
 
14.4 12.9 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11 14.4 12.9
4.4 3.8 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.6 4.6 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (46) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Shrewsbury Town 45 17 8 20 52 60 23 11 3 9 32 32 22 6 5 11 20 28 -8 59
13 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
14 Burton Albion 45 15 10 20 57 79 22 9 6 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 55
15 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
16 Bristol Rovers 45 14 11 20 56 70 22 6 7 9 25 33 23 8 4 11 31 37 -14 53
17 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 45 12 7 26 39 68 22 8 4 10 22 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -29 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

Burton Albion:
Milton Keynes Dons:
England:
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 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Shrewsbury Town 45 17 8 20 52 60 23 11 3 9 32 32 22 6 5 11 20 28 -8 59
13 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
14 Burton Albion 45 15 10 20 57 79 22 9 6 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 55
15 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
16 Bristol Rovers 45 14 11 20 56 70 22 6 7 9 25 33 23 8 4 11 31 37 -14 53
17 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 45 12 7 26 39 68 22 8 4 10 22 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -29 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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