League One match preview: Burton Albion versus Portsmouth

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

The League One season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Burton Albion and Portsmouth promises to be an interesting one.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Burton Albion form and stats

Burton Albion have only played one League One game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats from 17 matches.

Burton faced defeat in their previous match, away at Swindon Town (2-4). Before that, Burton Albion had a home game versus Accrington Stanley which ended with a victory 2-1.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Burton Albion, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Cambridge United is only three days away.

Early season league goal statistics from Burton Albion's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first League One away game of the season. During their previous season 17 away games resulted in 5 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Portsmouth in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Wigan Athletic, 1-2. Before that, Portsmouth travelled to Rochdale and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The EFL Trophy trip to Southend United.

Portsmouth have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Burton won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Portsmouth has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / three

Burton Albion missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Burton Albion Portsmouth
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 2 2 Scored S 0 0 1
7 1 1 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
29 13 13 Total Shots T S 0 12 42
9 4 4 Shots on Target S O 0 2 9
56% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 11%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in League One
  • Burton Albion has the most matches over the total-line (3) in League One
Burton Albion Last season Portsmouth
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 17   Played P   18 37
12 6   Won W   5 17
12 8   Drew D   4 11
11 3   Lost L   9 9
50 19   Scored S   18 55
50 14   Conceded C   22 38
89% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
71% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 73%
51% 24%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 41%
40% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 27%
23% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 11%
57% 41%   BTTS BTTS   44% 49%
26% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 35%
29% 35%   Failed to Score F T   33% 19%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2
4 3   Red cards R C   2 2
 
474 227   Total Shots T S   228 530
143 56   Shots on Target S O   67 172
35% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 32%

  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 3 3 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 9
2 Hull City 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 5 9
3 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 7
4 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
5 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
6 Swindon Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
7 Gillingham 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 6
8 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 5
10 Northampton Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
13 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
14 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
15 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 6 -2 3
17 Accrington Stanley 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
18 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
19 Peterborough United 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
20 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2
21 Portsmouth 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
22 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
23 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
24 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 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 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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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.