Burton Albion vs Cambridge United betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Wed 03.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

League One: We're looking at an exciting and crucial game involving Burton Albion and Cambridge United at Pirelli Stadium. This duo need points like a fish needs water!

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (46) in League One
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Burton Albion are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Cambridge are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

It's no vacation for neither Burton Albion nor Cambridge United 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.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Burton Albion at their home stadium (Pirelli Stadium) is 8 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats. When Burton Albion hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Oxford United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Port Vale), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Burton Albion faced defeat in their previous match, away at Plymouth Argyle (0-1). Moon was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The defender Moon won 3 of 5 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Lincoln City.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Burton, as the League One home game vs Milton Keynes Dons is only four days away.

Burton Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 27 goals in 21 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Burton defense is not exactly impregnable. 33 goals conceded from 21 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Burton Albion has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Cambridge United form and stats

Cambridge United have only collected 15 points from their away games in the League One, after 4-3-15 (22 played).

Cambridge play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Accrington Stanley (placed 23rd). Thomas came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Accrington Stanley last time out, making the manager Bonner feel like a tactical genius. Dunk, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Dunk scored one goal and won 8 of 10 duels.

A 1-3 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Forest Green Rovers in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cambridge United as they have only managed to score 17 times from 22 away games in the league. Cambridge United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 41 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Cambridge United have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Burton Albion.

This was the final score when the teams met earlier this campaign; Cambridge United - Burton 4-3.

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
12 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
6 goals
Burton AlbionD. Taylor
D. Taylor
5 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Cambridge United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
44 21 5 Played P 6 22 44
14 8 2 Won W 3 4 12
10 6 2 Drew D 0 3 7
20 7 1 Lost L 3 15 25
56 27 6 Scored S 7 17 39
79 33 5 Conceded C 6 41 67
95% 95% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
77% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 70%
55% 48% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 45%
34% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 14%
25% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 11%
52% 48% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 48%
18% 24% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 9% 18%
34% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 41%
 
5.3 6 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 3.5 4.4
5.5 5.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5 4.9
1.5 1.2 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.8
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 11.9 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 9.8 10.6
3.8 4.2 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 3.4
34% 31% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 25% 26%
 
14.5 13 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 14 12.5
4.5 3.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.8 4.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (46) in League One
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United have won significantly less corners away then 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 Plymouth Argyle 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 44 16 8 20 50 59 22 10 3 9 30 31 22 6 5 11 20 28 -9 56
14 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
15 Bristol Rovers 44 14 11 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 22 8 4 10 30 35 -13 53
16 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 44 14 10 20 56 79 21 8 6 7 27 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -23 52
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 44 12 7 25 39 67 22 8 4 10 22 26 22 4 3 15 17 41 -28 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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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 Plymouth Argyle 45 30 8 7 79 46 23 20 1 2 44 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 33 98
2 Ipswich Town 45 28 13 4 99 33 23 16 6 1 60 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 66 97
3 Sheffield Wednesday 45 27 12 6 80 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 43 93
4 Barnsley 45 26 8 11 80 45 22 16 1 5 45 22 23 10 7 6 35 23 35 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 45 22 12 11 59 34 23 14 5 4 32 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 25 78
6 Derby County 45 21 13 11 67 45 23 13 6 4 40 20 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 76
7 Peterborough United 45 23 5 17 73 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 74
8 Portsmouth 45 17 18 10 59 48 22 9 10 3 32 20 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 69
9 Wycombe Wanderers 45 20 8 17 57 49 23 11 5 7 32 24 22 9 3 10 25 25 8 68
10 Charlton Athletic 45 16 13 16 68 64 23 9 7 7 44 31 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 61
11 Lincoln City 45 13 20 12 46 47 22 6 14 2 21 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 -1 59
12 Fleetwood Town 45 14 15 16 51 49 22 7 7 8 23 23 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 44 16 8 20 50 59 22 10 3 9 30 31 22 6 5 11 20 28 -9 56
14 Exeter City 45 14 11 20 61 66 22 9 5 8 33 25 23 5 6 12 28 41 -5 53
15 Bristol Rovers 44 14 11 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 22 8 4 10 30 35 -13 53
16 Cheltenham Town 45 14 11 20 43 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 44 14 10 20 56 79 21 8 6 7 27 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -23 52
18 Port Vale 45 13 10 22 47 68 22 8 5 9 22 27 23 5 5 13 25 41 -21 49
19 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 48 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 23 5 9 9 20 25 -6 47
20 Milton Keynes Dons 45 11 11 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 44
21 Morecambe 45 10 14 21 45 75 23 8 8 7 30 31 22 2 6 14 15 44 -30 44
22 Cambridge United 44 12 7 25 39 67 22 8 4 10 22 26 22 4 3 15 17 41 -28 43
23 Accrington Stanley 45 10 11 24 38 76 23 6 5 12 27 39 22 4 6 12 11 37 -38 41
24 Forest Green Rovers 45 6 9 30 31 87 23 5 2 16 15 42 22 1 7 14 16 45 -56 27

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.