Can Burton Albion beat Barnsley in Pirelli Stadium clash?

Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 06.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Burton Albion have their presumed home advantage while Barnsley are ahead 26 points in the League One table.

Burton Albion and Barnsley should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Burton Albion have played 20 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-5-6 (wins-draws-losses). 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 a League One match also played at home, ending 5-2 versus Accrington Stanley. The home side are looking to build on that result. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Blackpool in a game that was won 3-0.

Burton Albion are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Sunderland awaits in three days.

The Burton Albion fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 29 in 20 matches. Burton Albion have only conceded 19 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Barnsley form and stats

The visitors are W10-D5-L5 on the road this term. In general it has been a productive period now for Barnsley as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Burnley game have they lost an away game, meaning Barnsley has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

There were no winners in Barnsley's previous match, a League One home game that ended 2-2 vs Coventry City. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Walsall at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Barnsley's attacking play in away games, having scored 35 goals in 20 away matches. It's not easy to score on Barnsley as they have only conceded 18 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Barnsley - Burton Albion 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 1 Burton Albion victory, 4 draws and 3 Barnsley wins.

Top Goalscorers

K. Moore
16 goals / 3 assists
L. Akins
10 goals / 6 assists
L. Boyce
8 goals / 6 assists

Burton Albion missing players

Barnsley missing players

Playername Goals Assist Starts % Started

Burton Albion Barnsley
Total Home Statistic Away Total
39 20 Played 20 40
53 29 Scored 35 67
46 19 Conceded 18 30
87% 85% Over 0.5 85% 85%
72% 65% Over 1.5 65% 70%
56% 55% Over 2.5 50% 45%
26% 15% Over 3.5 45% 30%
8% 10% Over 4.5 15% 10%
56% 55% Both teams to score 35% 42%
31% 40% Clean Sheet 50% 50%
26% 20% Failed To Score 30% 22%
Key stats this season:
  • Barnsley is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 40 25 11 4 78 32 20 15 5 0 50 14 20 10 6 4 28 18 46 86
2 Barnsley 40 22 13 5 67 30 20 12 8 0 32 12 20 10 5 5 35 18 37 79
3 Sunderland 38 20 16 2 67 34 19 11 8 0 38 18 19 9 8 2 29 16 33 76
4 Portsmouth 39 21 11 7 68 41 19 10 6 3 33 16 20 11 5 4 35 25 27 74
5 Charlton Athletic 39 20 10 9 56 37 20 13 5 2 30 14 19 7 5 7 26 23 19 70
6 Doncaster Rovers 40 17 12 11 68 52 20 11 7 2 40 19 20 6 5 9 28 33 16 63
7 Peterborough United 39 16 10 13 60 54 20 7 6 7 25 26 19 9 4 6 35 28 6 58
8 Blackpool 40 14 15 11 45 43 20 7 8 5 26 21 20 7 7 6 19 22 2 57
9 Coventry City 40 16 9 15 45 45 20 8 5 7 21 19 20 8 4 8 24 26 0 57
10 Fleetwood Town 39 15 10 14 50 41 19 8 6 5 28 23 20 7 4 9 22 18 9 55
11 Burton Albion 39 14 11 14 53 46 20 9 5 6 29 19 19 5 6 8 24 27 7 53
12 Oxford United 40 12 13 15 47 55 20 10 2 8 30 24 20 2 11 7 17 31 -8 49
13 Gillingham 40 13 9 18 54 64 20 6 4 10 24 31 20 7 5 8 30 33 -10 48
14 Plymouth Argyle 40 12 11 17 51 63 20 8 6 6 33 31 20 4 5 11 18 32 -12 47
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 11 13 16 44 52 20 8 7 5 22 21 20 3 6 11 22 31 -8 46
16 Bristol Rovers 40 11 12 17 41 45 20 4 6 10 19 24 20 7 6 7 22 21 -4 45
17 Wycombe Wanderers 39 11 11 17 48 60 19 8 5 6 24 22 20 3 6 11 24 38 -12 44
18 Accrington Stanley 39 11 11 17 40 58 19 5 6 8 19 27 20 6 5 9 21 31 -18 44
19 Scunthorpe United 40 12 8 20 48 69 20 6 6 8 29 36 20 6 2 12 19 33 -21 44
20 Southend United 40 12 6 22 47 59 20 6 2 12 27 29 20 6 4 10 20 30 -12 42
21 Walsall 40 11 9 20 43 64 20 6 4 10 25 33 20 5 5 10 18 31 -21 42
22 AFC Wimbledon 40 12 6 22 36 58 20 5 3 12 20 34 20 7 3 10 16 24 -22 42
23 Rochdale 39 11 9 19 48 77 20 6 4 10 22 35 19 5 5 9 26 42 -29 42
24 Bradford City 40 10 6 24 43 68 20 7 2 11 24 29 20 3 4 13 19 39 -25 36

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