It's the FA Cup: Burton Albion and Northampton Town face off

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Competition: England FA Cup
Date: Sun 05.January
Match begins: 14:01 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Burton Albion or Northampton Town that keep their silverware dream alive.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Action has already taken place for Burton Albion in FA Cup as they have defeated Salford City and Oldham Athletic to reach the 3rd Round. Burton Albion participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.

Overall League One stats at home this season for Burton Albion are 4-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). 2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for Burton Albion. Burton Albion has recorded two wins in a row here at Pirelli Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Burton Albion are returning here after visiting Bolton Wanderers in a League One game and winning with a 4-3 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Accrington Stanley in the League One.

An impressive turnaround for Burton Albion in the match against Bolton Wanderers as a 0-2 deficit was completely turned around to a 4-3 win. L. Boyce scored the final goal.

Burton Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. Burton Albion are not conceding a lot of goals here at Pirelli Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.

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Northampton Town form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Notts County and Chippenham Town in order to reach 3rd Round of FA Cup. Northampton Town's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round.

3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Northampton Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

The supporters enjoyed Northampton Town's previous game versus Stevenage, a League Two 1-0 win played at home. A draw for Northampton Town before that, at their own venue hosting Cheltenham Town (1-1).

Northampton Town have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Northampton Town have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Burton Albion-Northampton Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Burton Albion 5 wins, Northampton Town 3 wins, 2 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Burton AlbionL. Akins
L. Akins
7 goals
Burton AlbionL. Boyce
L. Boyce
7 goals
Northampton TownA. Williams
A. Williams
7 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Northampton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
10 5   Won W   4 13
6 3   Drew D   3 5
9 4   Lost L   5 7
37 17   Scored S   16 39
35 14   Conceded C   19 28
92% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
80% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 80%
52% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 48%
36% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 32%
16% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
56% 50%   BTTS BTTS   50% 44%
24% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 40%
28% 33%   Failed to Score F T   17% 16%
 
6.7 8   Corners For (avg) C F   4.8 4.4
5.2 5.3   Corners Against (avg) C A   6.8 6
1.6 1.4   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
2 1   Red Cards R C   2 2
 
378 192   Total Shots T S   127 309
115 59   Shots on Target S O   43 109
32% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
10 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
11 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
12 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
13 Sunderland 22 8 8 6 28 23 11 5 5 1 18 9 11 3 3 5 10 14 5 32
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 23 9 3 11 28 28 10 7 1 2 18 11 13 2 2 9 10 17 0 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 25 15 4 6 45 27 12 8 1 3 20 11 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 49
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 24 12 7 5 31 19 13 9 2 2 20 8 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 43
5 Forest Green Rovers 25 11 7 7 27 19 13 5 4 4 11 11 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 40
6 Colchester United 24 10 9 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 12 4 5 3 17 13 12 39
7 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
8 Cheltenham Town 24 9 11 4 35 20 11 5 4 2 22 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 15 38
9 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 5 7 34 25 12 7 3 2 24 12 11 4 2 5 10 13 9 38
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Salford City 25 8 8 9 31 34 12 4 4 4 12 14 13 4 4 5 19 20 -3 32
12 Scunthorpe United 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 4 5 3 18 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 0 31
13 Cambridge United 25 8 7 10 30 30 13 5 3 5 18 15 12 3 4 5 12 15 0 31
14 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
15 Walsall 25 8 6 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 10 16 12 5 2 5 13 16 -9 30
16 Crawley Town 25 6 10 9 32 35 12 5 3 4 16 14 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 28
17 Mansfield Town 25 6 9 10 33 37 12 2 4 6 18 22 13 4 5 4 15 15 -4 27
18 Grimsby Town 23 6 8 9 23 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 12 11 -5 26
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 25 37 13 3 5 5 15 18 11 3 3 5 10 19 -12 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 23 5 11 7 22 26 10 3 6 1 11 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -4 20
23 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
24 Stevenage 24 2 11 11 15 30 11 2 4 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 17

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 Swindon Town 25 15 4 6 45 27 12 8 1 3 20 11 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 49
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 24 12 7 5 31 19 13 9 2 2 20 8 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 43
5 Forest Green Rovers 25 11 7 7 27 19 13 5 4 4 11 11 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 40
6 Colchester United 24 10 9 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 12 4 5 3 17 13 12 39
7 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
8 Cheltenham Town 24 9 11 4 35 20 11 5 4 2 22 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 15 38
9 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 5 7 34 25 12 7 3 2 24 12 11 4 2 5 10 13 9 38
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Salford City 25 8 8 9 31 34 12 4 4 4 12 14 13 4 4 5 19 20 -3 32
12 Scunthorpe United 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 4 5 3 18 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 0 31
13 Cambridge United 25 8 7 10 30 30 13 5 3 5 18 15 12 3 4 5 12 15 0 31
14 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
15 Walsall 25 8 6 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 10 16 12 5 2 5 13 16 -9 30
16 Crawley Town 25 6 10 9 32 35 12 5 3 4 16 14 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 28
17 Mansfield Town 25 6 9 10 33 37 12 2 4 6 18 22 13 4 5 4 15 15 -4 27
18 Grimsby Town 23 6 8 9 23 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 12 11 -5 26
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 25 37 13 3 5 5 15 18 11 3 3 5 10 19 -12 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 23 5 11 7 22 26 10 3 6 1 11 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -4 20
23 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
24 Stevenage 24 2 11 11 15 30 11 2 4 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 17

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