League One duel: Close contest expected between Burton Albion and Port Vale

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Read up on this engrossing fixture in the League One. Burton Albion is in the 24th position after participating in four fixtures. They welcome Port Vale who are placed 18th after four games.

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (12) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Burton Albion, who have the most conceded goals (12) in League One, have played 2 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Burton Albion experienced an unexpected loss 0-1 against Ipswich Town in their previous match, also a home game. Midfielder Taylor was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.85 (out of ten) in that game. Taylor hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Accrington Stanley that finished 4-4.

This is expected to be a close game, with Burton Albion 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 11 games. Burton Albion has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Burton Albion at home in the league. 0 on target and 5 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Port Vale form and stats

It's not happening yet for Port Vale on their League One travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

It might be tough going out on the road again for Port, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Milton Keynes Dons (placed 21st). Midfielder Conlon was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.33. Conlon served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Bolton Wanderers.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Port Vale in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Port Vale, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Port Vale has managed 1 goal and let in 6 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Burton Albion, two draws and five wins for Port Vale. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Burton AlbionD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
3 goals
Burton AlbionG. Ahadme
G. Ahadme
1 goals
Port ValeN. Smith
N. Smith
1 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Port Vale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 2 0 Lost L 1 2 2
4 0 0 Scored S 1 1 3
12 5 0 Conceded C 2 6 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
75% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
75% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
4.2 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 6
7.5 12 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 5
0.8 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.5 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 8.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 6.5 10.5
3.2 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.5 2.2
31% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 33%
 
17.2 15.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 10
6.8 4.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 3.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (12) in League One
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in League One
  • Burton Albion have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in League One
  • Burton Albion have the the worst goal difference (-8) in League One
Burton Albion Last season Port Vale
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   25 49
14 10   Won W   12 24
11 6   Drew D   6 12
21 7   Lost L   7 13
51 34   Scored S   36 72
67 26   Conceded C   26 48
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 90%
78% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 69%
48% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 43%
24% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 24%
11% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 14%
52% 57%   BTTS BTTS   60% 53%
22% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   28% 37%
35% 26%   Failed to Score F T   16% 20%
 
5.7 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.9
6.2 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.2
2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.6
5 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.7 13.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 11.2
3.6 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.5
31% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 42%
 
14 12.1   Shots against (avg) S A   10.7 10.2
4.2 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 10
2 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 9
3 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 5 8
4 Bolton Wanderers 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 8
5 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 7
6 Charlton Athletic 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7
7 Derby County 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Sheffield Wednesday 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
9 Barnsley 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 6
10 Bristol Rovers 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
11 Lincoln City 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
12 Plymouth Argyle 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 -2 6
13 Cambridge United 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
14 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
15 Fleetwood Town 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
16 Shrewsbury Town 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
17 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
18 Port Vale 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 4
19 Oxford United 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
20 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -3 3
21 Milton Keynes Dons 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3
22 Morecambe 4 0 2 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 2
23 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 4 12 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 4 7 -8 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

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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 Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 10
2 Peterborough United 4 3 0 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 9
3 Portsmouth 4 2 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 5 8
4 Bolton Wanderers 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 8
5 Exeter City 4 2 1 1 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 5 7
6 Charlton Athletic 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7
7 Derby County 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Sheffield Wednesday 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
9 Barnsley 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 6
10 Bristol Rovers 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
11 Lincoln City 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
12 Plymouth Argyle 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 -2 6
13 Cambridge United 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
14 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
15 Fleetwood Town 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
16 Shrewsbury Town 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
17 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
18 Port Vale 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 4
19 Oxford United 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
20 Wycombe Wanderers 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -3 3
21 Milton Keynes Dons 4 1 0 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3
22 Morecambe 4 0 2 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 2
23 Cheltenham Town 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 1
24 Burton Albion 4 0 1 3 4 12 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 4 7 -8 1

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