This promises to be another absorbing battle at Pirelli Stadium in the League One. Burton Albion is in 4th place and welcome Sunderland in 3rd position. Learn more about the game here!
It's no vacation for neither Burton nor Sunderland as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
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 7 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats from 23 matches.
The Burton supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ipswich Town in League One and win 2-1. Midfield player Lucas Akins got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Akins scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that, Burton drew at home versus Oxford United (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties).The manager J. Hasselbaink will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cambridge United in only four days.
At Pirelli Stadium, Burton Albion has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Sunderland form and stats
Only one away game in the League One so far for Sunderland and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 11 victories, 9 draws and 3 losses from 23 travels.
Sunderland play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Milton Keynes Dons (placed 15th). Goalkeeper Lee Burge got the top player rating of the team with 8.14/10. Burge stopped the opponent with seven saves. Sunderland goalie Lee Burge was high and low in the Milton Keynes Dons game, contributing seven saves towards the victory.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Port Vale.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting AFC Wimbledon in just four days.
Sunderland have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Burton-Sunderland H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Burton Albion three wins, Sunderland two wins, two draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Stewart 2 goals | ![]() J. Brayford 1 goals | ![]() L. Akins 1 goals |
Burton Albion missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Burton Albion | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 7.5 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 10.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| Burton Albion | Last season | Sunderland | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 24 | 48 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 9 | 17 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 61 | 32 | Scored | S | 38 | 72 | ||
| 73 | 42 | Conceded | C | 19 | 45 | ||
| 98% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 83% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 77% | ||
| 52% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 42% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | ||
| 15% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 65% | 74% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 54% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 13.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | Hull City | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 42 | 89 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 87 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 80 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 77 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 77 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 74 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 74 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 42 | -5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -27 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -16 | 51 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -23 | 48 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -17 | 47 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 | -26 | 45 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 51 | -34 | 43 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 38 | -30 | 38 |