Burton Albion vs Bolton Wanderers match preview: Even contest expected at Pirelli Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Catching up with the top teams is on the list when these mid-table teams meet. Both are trying to better their league status, Burton Albion in 13th and Bolton Wanderers in 10th spot.

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bolton Wanderers is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One

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 and Bolton Wanderers.

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Burton Albion form and stats

All-inclusive League One statistics playing at home this season for Burton Albion are 7-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Burton Albion drew their last game, also a home match. Cambridge United (placed 16th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Defender Kokolo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.05/10. Kokolo scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 5 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Portsmouth.

This is expected to be a close game, with Burton perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Burton Albion as a small favourite), we find ten games. Burton Albion has won three of these, drawn three and lost four.

The manager Hasselbaink will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ipswich Town in only four days.

The Burton Albion fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Burton Albion have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The visitors are W5-D2-L9 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Two away matches in a row for Wanderers, whose coach Evatt could celebrate last time after the win against Oxford United. Fossey got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, top player of the team. Fossey scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that, Bolton Wanderers secured a home win against Charlton Athletic with the score 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Bolton Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Bolton Wanderers, two draws and two defeats.

After this away game Bolton Wanderers return home for a League One game against AFC Wimbledon. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Bolton Wanderers have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this season, as the history books show this recent match: Bolton Wanderers - Burton Albion 0-0. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Burton Albion victories, two draws and zero Bolton Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
10 goals
Bolton WanderersK. Lee
K. Lee
5 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Bakayoko
A. Bakayoko
5 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 16 6 Played P 5 16 31
11 7 3 Won W 2 5 13
7 4 2 Drew D 0 2 6
13 5 1 Lost L 3 9 12
38 25 11 Scored S 9 19 47
40 19 6 Conceded C 6 23 41
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
77% 81% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 50% 71%
48% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 52%
23% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 29%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 25% 19%
58% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 39%
19% 19% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 26%
26% 19% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 39%
 
5.3 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4 5.2
6.2 5.4 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 4.5
2 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.4 1.4
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.1 14.5 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 11.4 13.3
3.8 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 4.1
32% 34% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 37% 37%
 
13.5 11.9 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 13.8 12.3
3.7 3.6 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 4.9 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Bolton Wanderers is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Rotherham United 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 28 18 5 5 50 27 14 8 3 3 21 14 14 10 2 2 29 13 23 59
3 Milton Keynes Dons 32 16 9 7 51 34 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 57
4 Sunderland 32 16 7 9 56 44 15 11 1 3 32 11 17 5 6 6 24 33 12 55
5 Wycombe Wanderers 31 15 9 7 47 35 15 9 3 3 24 18 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 54
6 Plymouth Argyle 30 15 8 7 52 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 53
7 Oxford United 32 15 8 9 56 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 15 5 4 6 21 21 15 53
8 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
9 Ipswich Town 32 13 9 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 11 48
10 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 6 12 47 41 15 8 4 3 28 18 16 5 2 9 19 23 6 45
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Accrington Stanley 31 12 7 12 41 47 17 9 4 4 29 23 14 3 3 8 12 24 -6 43
13 Burton Albion 31 11 7 13 38 40 16 7 4 5 25 19 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 40
14 Charlton Athletic 31 11 6 14 41 39 15 7 3 5 24 17 16 4 3 9 17 22 2 39
15 Cheltenham Town 31 9 12 10 38 49 17 7 6 4 21 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -11 39
16 Cambridge United 31 9 11 11 40 45 15 5 6 4 19 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -5 38
17 Lincoln City 30 9 8 13 36 40 16 4 4 8 16 21 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 31 6 13 12 37 47 16 2 10 4 19 22 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 32 5 11 16 26 53 16 4 4 8 12 28 16 1 7 8 14 25 -27 26
23 Crewe Alexandra 31 5 7 19 26 56 15 4 4 7 15 25 16 1 3 12 11 31 -30 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 32 6 4 22 22 63 16 4 3 9 12 25 16 2 1 13 10 38 -41 22

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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 Rotherham United 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 28 18 5 5 50 27 14 8 3 3 21 14 14 10 2 2 29 13 23 59
3 Milton Keynes Dons 32 16 9 7 51 34 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 57
4 Sunderland 32 16 7 9 56 44 15 11 1 3 32 11 17 5 6 6 24 33 12 55
5 Wycombe Wanderers 31 15 9 7 47 35 15 9 3 3 24 18 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 54
6 Plymouth Argyle 30 15 8 7 52 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 53
7 Oxford United 32 15 8 9 56 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 15 5 4 6 21 21 15 53
8 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
9 Ipswich Town 32 13 9 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 11 48
10 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 6 12 47 41 15 8 4 3 28 18 16 5 2 9 19 23 6 45
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Accrington Stanley 31 12 7 12 41 47 17 9 4 4 29 23 14 3 3 8 12 24 -6 43
13 Burton Albion 31 11 7 13 38 40 16 7 4 5 25 19 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 40
14 Charlton Athletic 31 11 6 14 41 39 15 7 3 5 24 17 16 4 3 9 17 22 2 39
15 Cheltenham Town 31 9 12 10 38 49 17 7 6 4 21 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -11 39
16 Cambridge United 31 9 11 11 40 45 15 5 6 4 19 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -5 38
17 Lincoln City 30 9 8 13 36 40 16 4 4 8 16 21 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 31 6 13 12 37 47 16 2 10 4 19 22 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 32 5 11 16 26 53 16 4 4 8 12 28 16 1 7 8 14 25 -27 26
23 Crewe Alexandra 31 5 7 19 26 56 15 4 4 7 15 25 16 1 3 12 11 31 -30 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 32 6 4 22 22 63 16 4 3 9 12 25 16 2 1 13 10 38 -41 22

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