It's the EFL Trophy: Burton Albion and Bradford City face off

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 18.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Burton Albion & Bradford City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Burton Albion and Bradford City.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Burton was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.

With 1 League One win, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Burton Albion are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The spoils were shared in Burton Albion's previous game, also at home. Visiting Morecambe travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Taylor got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Taylor hit three key passes.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Peterborough United that finished 1-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Burton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Burton Albion as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Cheltenham Town are visiting.

Burton Albion have scored {4 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the League Two.

Bradford City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Salford City. Midfielder Smallwood was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Smallwood hit one key pass.

A 0-1 loss hosting Stockport County before that.

We have checked recent matches where Bradford have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Bradford City have another game away from home in just four nights, a League Two game versus Grimsby Town. A difficult fixture list for the visiting team!

Bradford has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, Bradford City have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these participants: Burton won three, Bradford City were winners in five and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
10 goals
Burton AlbionV. Adeboyejo
V. Adeboyejo
6 goals
Burton AlbionD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
5 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Bradford City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   10 25
5 2   Won W   7 14
3 1   Drew D   0 4
17 9   Lost L   3 7
30 10   Scored S   20 43
52 23   Conceded C   12 27
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
88% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 80%
60% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   70% 60%
28% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 32%
24% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   30% 16%
56% 42%   BTTS BTTS   60% 52%
4% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 32%
40% 58%   Failed to Score F T   20% 24%
 
5.2 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.1
5.5 6.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 5.4
1.3 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.5
4 3   Red cards R C   0 2
 
11 11.3   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 11.9
3 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 3.6
42% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 48%
 
13.4 12.2   Shots against (avg) S A   9.7 10.8
4.7 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burton Albion 2 2 0 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 6
2 Bradford City 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
3 Leicester U21 2 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 0
4 Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0
  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 14 11 1 2 28 14 7 7 0 0 13 2 7 4 1 2 15 12 14 34
2 Ipswich Town 14 9 3 2 27 12 7 4 2 1 14 6 7 5 1 1 13 6 15 30
3 Sheffield Wednesday 14 9 2 3 27 12 7 4 2 1 17 8 7 5 0 2 10 4 15 29
4 Peterborough United 14 7 1 6 26 17 7 5 1 1 17 3 7 2 0 5 9 14 9 22
5 Portsmouth 12 6 4 2 22 15 6 3 3 0 12 6 6 3 1 2 10 9 7 22
6 Barnsley 13 6 3 4 17 12 6 3 1 2 8 7 7 3 2 2 9 5 5 21
7 Bolton Wanderers 13 6 3 4 13 8 7 5 1 1 10 3 6 1 2 3 3 5 5 21
8 Shrewsbury Town 13 6 3 4 14 14 6 3 1 2 7 8 7 3 2 2 7 6 0 21
9 Derby County 12 6 2 4 15 11 6 4 0 2 10 8 6 2 2 2 5 3 4 20
10 Charlton Athletic 14 4 7 3 22 17 7 4 3 0 16 6 7 0 4 3 6 11 5 19
11 Exeter City 14 5 3 6 24 20 7 3 1 3 12 10 7 2 2 3 12 10 4 18
12 Bristol Rovers 14 5 3 6 22 24 7 2 2 3 10 13 7 3 1 3 12 11 -2 18
13 Wycombe Wanderers 13 5 2 6 17 17 6 3 1 2 9 5 7 2 1 4 8 12 0 17
14 Lincoln City 12 4 5 3 15 16 5 1 4 0 6 4 7 3 1 3 9 12 -1 17
15 Fleetwood Town 13 3 7 3 11 11 7 1 4 2 4 5 6 2 3 1 7 6 0 16
16 Accrington Stanley 13 4 4 5 14 19 7 2 3 2 10 12 6 2 1 3 4 7 -5 16
17 Port Vale 13 4 4 5 14 19 7 2 3 2 8 8 6 2 1 3 6 11 -5 16
18 Cambridge United 14 5 1 8 15 25 7 4 0 3 9 11 7 1 1 5 6 14 -10 16
19 Oxford United 12 4 2 6 13 14 6 2 1 3 6 7 6 2 1 3 7 7 -1 14
20 Cheltenham Town 13 4 2 7 12 19 7 3 0 4 9 12 6 1 2 3 3 7 -7 14
21 Forest Green Rovers 14 3 3 8 14 31 7 2 0 5 5 14 7 1 3 3 9 17 -17 12
22 Milton Keynes Dons 13 3 1 9 13 21 7 1 1 5 6 13 6 2 0 4 7 8 -8 10
23 Burton Albion 14 2 3 9 16 29 7 1 1 5 4 13 7 1 2 4 12 16 -13 9
24 Morecambe 13 1 5 7 10 24 6 0 2 4 3 12 7 1 3 3 7 12 -14 8
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stevenage 14 10 2 2 20 11 7 7 0 0 12 2 7 3 2 2 8 9 9 32
2 Leyton Orient 13 9 3 1 20 7 7 5 1 1 11 4 6 4 2 0 9 3 13 30
3 Northampton Town 14 8 3 3 23 14 7 5 0 2 13 7 7 3 3 1 10 7 9 27
4 Mansfield Town 13 8 2 3 21 13 6 4 2 0 12 6 7 4 0 3 9 7 8 26
5 Bradford City 13 7 3 3 19 11 7 3 3 1 9 4 6 4 0 2 10 7 8 24
6 Carlisle United 13 6 6 1 19 11 7 4 3 0 11 5 6 2 3 1 8 6 8 24
7 Salford City 13 7 3 3 17 10 7 3 2 2 9 5 6 4 1 1 8 5 7 24
8 Swindon Town 14 6 5 3 15 13 7 4 2 1 10 5 7 2 3 2 5 8 2 23
9 Tranmere Rovers 13 7 1 5 16 9 6 4 0 2 11 4 7 3 1 3 5 5 7 22
10 Grimsby Town 13 6 4 3 17 11 6 1 3 2 7 6 7 5 1 1 10 5 6 22
11 Barrow 13 7 0 6 16 15 6 4 0 2 8 6 7 3 0 4 8 9 1 21
12 Doncaster Rovers 14 6 3 5 18 19 7 4 1 2 12 9 7 2 2 3 6 10 -1 21
13 Crewe Alexandra 13 4 5 4 13 15 7 3 2 2 10 7 6 1 3 2 3 8 -2 17
14 Sutton United 14 5 2 7 13 17 7 4 1 2 9 7 7 1 1 5 4 10 -4 17
15 Walsall 14 4 4 6 16 14 7 3 2 2 11 6 7 1 2 4 5 8 2 16
16 Stockport County 13 3 3 7 14 19 7 2 3 2 7 8 6 1 0 5 7 11 -5 12
17 AFC Wimbledon 13 3 3 7 14 20 6 2 1 3 6 7 7 1 2 4 8 13 -6 12
18 Gillingham 13 2 6 5 5 13 7 2 3 2 3 5 6 0 3 3 2 8 -8 12
19 Newport County 14 3 2 9 13 19 7 1 1 5 5 11 7 2 1 4 8 8 -6 11
20 Harrogate Town 13 3 2 8 10 17 6 2 1 3 6 8 7 1 1 5 4 9 -7 11
21 Rochdale 13 3 2 8 10 19 6 1 1 4 5 8 7 2 1 4 5 11 -9 11
22 Colchester United 13 2 3 8 10 18 7 2 2 3 6 8 6 0 1 5 4 10 -8 9
23 Crawley Town 13 2 3 8 12 23 6 2 0 4 8 11 7 0 3 4 4 12 -11 9
24 Hartlepool United 14 1 6 7 12 25 7 1 4 2 5 8 7 0 2 5 7 17 -13 9

Burton Albion:
Bradford City:
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 Burton Albion 2 2 0 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 6
2 Bradford City 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
3 Leicester U21 2 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 0
4 Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0

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