The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Burton Albion are in the 12th position while the guesting Bolton Wanderers worry at 23rd.
It's no vacation for neither Burton Albion 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.
Burton Albion form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Burton Albion have managed 6 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 16 games. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Burton Albion has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?
In their previous game, the manager N. Clough led his Burton Albion to a defeat in the League One match away at Lincoln City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Pirelli Stadium. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Peterborough United that ended 1-1.
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. Wycombe Wanderers are visiting.
Burton Albion has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. 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 12 from 16 matches.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bolton Wanderers so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-13 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Bolton Wanderers have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Bristol Rovers game.
K. Bryan was the last player to score for the away team. Bolton Wanderers haven't scored a league goal in the last 182 minutes. Bolton Wanderers have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Remi Matthews. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in League One.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to AFC Wimbledon (placed 20th) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Accrington Stanley.
After this away game Bolton Wanderers return home for a League One game against Peterborough United. That game is only four sleeps after this.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Bolton Wanderers's away games in the league this season with only 8 goals from 16 matches. Bolton Wanderers are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 8 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Bolton Wanderers - Burton Albion 3-4 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Burton Albion won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Bolton Wanderers has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeTop Goalscorers
![]() L. Akins 9 goals | ![]() D. Murphy 8 goals | ![]() S. Fraser 5 goals |
Burton Albion missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 48 | 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 48 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 41 | 64 |
| 88% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 71% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 67% |
| 50% | 19% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 38% | 19% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| 24% | 6% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 31% | 24% |
| 56% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 42% |
| 26% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 19% | 27% |
| 29% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 48% |
| 6.1 | 7.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 453 | 211 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 134 | 342 |
| 138 | 54 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 39 | 100 |
| 35% | 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 25% |
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest points (5) away
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals (25)
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals (8) away
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals in the second half (14)
- Bolton Wanderers has the the worst goal difference (-33) away
- Bolton Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bolton Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bolton Wanderers is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Burton Albion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bolton Wanderers have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Coventry City | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 67 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 62 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 60 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 59 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 59 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 59 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 59 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 59 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 54 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 52 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 51 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 47 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 45 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | -2 | 42 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -13 | 42 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -6 | 40 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -11 | 37 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -18 | 36 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 35 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -25 | 29 |
| 22 | Southend United | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | -46 | 19 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | -39 | 13 |
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