Burton Albion vs Rotherham United preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Burton Albion will want to operate their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s adversaries. The hosting team are currently 33 points behind Rotherham United.

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (29) 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

Overall League One results at home this season for Burton Albion are 9-6-6 (wins-draws-losses). The last three games played by Burton, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Niasse was the last player to score a league goal for Burton Albion and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Burton Albion haven't scored in 450 minutes. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Matej Kovar not having conceded a league goal in 314 minutes.

The home team returns to Pirelli Stadium after drawing with Accrington Stanley (placed 14th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. The goalie Kovar was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.32 out of ten. Kovar topped it up with a clean sheet.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Wigan Athletic.

Burton Albion are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Doncaster Rovers awaits in four days.

Burton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 31 goals in 21 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Burton Albion have conceded 24 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Rotherham United form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Rotherham United, who have the fewest conceded goals (29) in League One, have produced an overall stat of 11-5-4 so far.

Rotherham won their last game, 1-0 versus Ipswich Town played at home. Defender Harding was the best team player with a rating of 8.05. Harding hit two key passes and won 7 of 7 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Portsmouth wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

A quick return to home after this game, as Rotherham United are hosting Oxford United in the League One only four days away.

Rotherham find the net regularly in their away games. 24 goals from 20 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rotherham United's manager Warne has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 8 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved encountered each other earlier on this match year: Rotherham United - Burton Albion 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Burton victories, one draw and five Rotherham United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
18 goals
Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
11 goals
Rotherham UnitedD. Barlaser
D. Barlaser
9 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 7 20 42
13 9 1 Won W 4 11 25
11 6 2 Drew D 1 5 8
19 6 3 Lost L 2 4 9
48 31 2 Scored S 8 24 65
63 24 6 Conceded C 5 8 29
91% 90% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 90%
77% 76% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 50% 64%
49% 48% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 15% 33%
26% 33% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 5% 17%
12% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 12%
53% 57% 17% BTTS BTTS 14% 10% 31%
21% 24% 50% Clean Sheets C S 57% 70% 52%
35% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 29% 35% 26%
 
5.6 6.2 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 6.6 6.6
6 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.9 4.2 3.7
2 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.6 1.5
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
12.7 13.9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 13.7 14.2
3.7 4.2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.1 4 4.5
30% 35% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 30% 35%
 
14 11.7 16 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 10 9
4.2 3.8 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.3 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (29) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (14) away in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (22) in League One

  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 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
6 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
7 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
14 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

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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 Wigan Athletic 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
6 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
7 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
14 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

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