League One preview: Can Burton Albion edge out victory against Plymouth Argyle?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Season ticket holders at Pirelli Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Burton Albion languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Plymouth Argyle will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Burton have less rest than Plymouth Argyle in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Doncaster Rovers.

Plymouth Argyle are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Burton Albion have collected 20 points from their League One home games so far after 6-2-11.

Before that match, a win away at Portsmouth.

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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won one time, drawn three and lost six.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Lincoln City in only three days. This game is also played here at Pirelli Stadium.

Burton Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 19 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 37 goals have been conceded.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Plymouth Argyle have only collected 15 points from their away games in the League One, after 3-6-11 (20 played).

S. Woods was the last player to score for the away team. Plymouth haven't scored a league goal in the last 259 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Hull City with 0-3 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Shrewsbury Town's place.

Plymouth are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

A new game in only three days for Plymouth Argyle, the League One home match versus Charlton Athletic. Busy days.

Plymouth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 20 games (in the league). Plymouth Argyle have conceded 36 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Plymouth Argyle - Burton Albion 2-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Burton five wins, three draws and Plymouth Argyle two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleL. Jephcott
L. Jephcott
16 goals
Burton AlbionK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
13 goals
Burton AlbionL. Akins
L. Akins
8 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 19 5 Played P 7 20 41
14 6 1 Won W 1 3 14
9 2 1 Drew D 3 6 10
17 11 3 Lost L 3 11 17
53 25 5 Scored S 7 20 50
63 37 8 Conceded C 13 36 66
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 98%
82% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 75% 76%
55% 68% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 55% 54%
22% 32% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 25% 27%
15% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 10% 12%
65% 74% 80% BTTS BTTS 29% 50% 49%
22% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 29% 15% 24%
15% 16% 20% Failed to Score F T 57% 40% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.1 1.3 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
9.8 10.3 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 15 10.2 11.7
3 3.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.1 3.9
43% 43% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 32% 32%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • 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.
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 +/- P
1 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

Burton Albion:
England:
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 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

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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.