Develop their own game plan or switch tactics dependant on the opposing team? Both Burton Albion and Morecambe have to try something more fresh than earlier. Read more!
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (28) in League One
- Morecambe have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in League One
Burton Albion and Morecambe 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.
Burton Albion form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Burton Albion have only managed 1 win, 0 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Pirelli Stadium. When Burton Albion hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers, Oxford United, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Burton Albion drew their last game, 1-1 away at Peterborough United (placed 7th). Hughes was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.41 out of 10. The defender Hughes served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Fleetwood Town with the scoreline 0-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Burton Albion have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the EFL Trophy game versus Bradford City in only three days. This game is also played here at Pirelli Stadium.
Burton aren't scoring a lot here at Pirelli Stadium in the league, with only {3 goals} from 6 games.
Morecambe form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Morecambe so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Morecambe as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Cambridge United match.
Home advantage was not enough for Morecambe in their previous game as they lost hosting Ipswich Town, 1-2.
Prior to that match, the Morecambe manager Adams faced defeat when travelling to Accrington Stanley and losing 1-3.Morecambe are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Lots of goals? This club have played 7 consecutive league matches all featuring three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).
The schedule is very tough for Morecambe now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A EFL Trophy game at Harrogate Town is waiting in only three days.
Morecambe have conceded 11 goals in these games. When Morecambe is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Charlton Athletic, Morecambe, Bristol Rovers, Oxford United, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Cheltenham Town.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Burton Albion wins - draws - Morecambe wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Adeboyejo 6 goals |  D. Keillor-Dunn 4 goals |   J. Weir 3 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 28 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 54% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 23% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 17% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 83% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 5.7 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 10.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 38% | 20% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 21% |
| 14.7 | 13.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.7 | 17.3 | 18.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.8 | 6 |
- Burton Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Burton Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (28) in League One
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in League One
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Morecambe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Morecambe have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in League One
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 11 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 7 |
