Match preview League One: Burton Albion - Sunderland at Pirelli Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 20.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Struggling Burton Albion will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sunderland in the upcoming league round. It’s 24th vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in League One

Sunderland could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a EFL Trophy game only three sleeps ago.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Burton Albion's results here at Pirelli Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

The Burton Albion goalkeeper Ben Garratt is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 198 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

Burton enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Northampton Town's place. The match ended 2-0 with Michael Bostwick and Ryan Edwards scoring. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hull City in a game that was won 1-0.

There will be little rest for Burton after this match as they are travelling to Charlton Athletic for a League One game in only three days.

Burton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Burton with 28 goals conceded in these matches.

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Sunderland form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Sunderland have produced an overall stat of 6-6-1 so far.

Sunderland played 1-1 against Lincoln City (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) in their previous match. A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Doncaster Rovers.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fleetwood Town in just three days.

Sunderland are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 13 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sunderland - Burton 1-1. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Burton, two draws and one win for Sunderland. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
18 goals
Burton AlbionK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
8 goals
Burton AlbionL. Akins
L. Akins
5 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 27
5 3 2 Won W 2 6 11
7 2 0 Drew D 2 6 11
14 8 3 Lost L 1 1 5
32 18 7 Scored S 8 21 39
51 28 13 Conceded C 4 8 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 85% 93%
85% 77% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 77% 74%
50% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 38% 41%
35% 46% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 23% 22%
23% 31% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
73% 77% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 56%
12% 8% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 62% 41%
15% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 15% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.5 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.3 9.8 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 13.8 13.3
2.7 2.9 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 5 4.4
46% 47% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 32% 33%
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.
  • Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in League One
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lincoln City 27 16 5 6 40 22 14 7 2 5 21 17 13 9 3 1 19 5 18 53
2 Hull City 29 16 4 9 46 24 14 8 2 4 15 8 15 8 2 5 31 16 22 52
3 Peterborough United 27 16 4 7 43 25 13 10 2 1 29 10 14 6 2 6 14 15 18 52
4 Portsmouth 27 14 6 7 45 26 15 6 4 5 22 15 12 8 2 2 23 11 19 48
5 Doncaster Rovers 26 15 3 8 43 31 14 9 2 3 25 14 12 6 1 5 18 17 12 48
6 Accrington Stanley 26 13 6 7 38 27 13 7 3 3 17 9 13 6 3 4 21 18 11 45
7 Sunderland 27 11 11 5 39 24 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 6 6 1 21 8 15 44
8 Oxford United 26 13 4 9 43 34 12 7 2 3 19 11 14 6 2 6 24 23 9 43
9 Charlton Athletic 28 12 7 9 43 38 13 4 4 5 23 24 15 8 3 4 20 14 5 43
10 Plymouth Argyle 28 11 8 9 39 43 15 8 4 3 23 19 13 3 4 6 16 24 -4 41
11 Ipswich Town 26 12 4 10 30 27 15 8 1 6 16 14 11 4 3 4 14 13 3 40
12 Crewe Alexandra 28 11 7 10 36 35 14 7 4 3 22 14 14 4 3 7 14 21 1 40
13 Milton Keynes Dons 28 10 8 10 38 33 13 4 6 3 19 15 15 6 2 7 19 18 5 38
14 Blackpool 25 11 4 10 29 26 11 7 1 3 14 10 14 4 3 7 15 16 3 37
15 Gillingham 28 11 4 13 36 40 15 5 2 8 17 23 13 6 2 5 19 17 -4 37
16 Fleetwood Town 28 9 8 11 32 25 14 6 5 3 19 9 14 3 3 8 13 16 7 35
17 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 9 8 26 28 12 3 5 4 15 15 13 5 4 4 11 13 -2 33
18 Bristol Rovers 27 7 6 14 27 44 13 4 1 8 14 21 14 3 5 6 13 23 -17 27
19 Rochdale 28 6 8 14 41 55 14 1 6 7 17 31 14 5 2 7 24 24 -14 26
20 AFC Wimbledon 26 6 7 13 29 47 11 2 2 7 14 23 15 4 5 6 15 24 -18 25
21 Northampton Town 28 6 7 15 20 43 14 3 3 8 8 20 14 3 4 7 12 23 -23 25
22 Swindon Town 28 7 3 18 32 53 15 5 1 9 15 23 13 2 2 9 17 30 -21 24
23 Wigan Athletic 28 6 6 16 28 54 14 2 4 8 14 32 14 4 2 8 14 22 -26 24
24 Burton Albion 26 5 7 14 32 51 13 3 2 8 18 28 13 2 5 6 14 23 -19 22

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 Lincoln City 27 16 5 6 40 22 14 7 2 5 21 17 13 9 3 1 19 5 18 53
2 Hull City 29 16 4 9 46 24 14 8 2 4 15 8 15 8 2 5 31 16 22 52
3 Peterborough United 27 16 4 7 43 25 13 10 2 1 29 10 14 6 2 6 14 15 18 52
4 Portsmouth 27 14 6 7 45 26 15 6 4 5 22 15 12 8 2 2 23 11 19 48
5 Doncaster Rovers 26 15 3 8 43 31 14 9 2 3 25 14 12 6 1 5 18 17 12 48
6 Accrington Stanley 26 13 6 7 38 27 13 7 3 3 17 9 13 6 3 4 21 18 11 45
7 Sunderland 27 11 11 5 39 24 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 6 6 1 21 8 15 44
8 Oxford United 26 13 4 9 43 34 12 7 2 3 19 11 14 6 2 6 24 23 9 43
9 Charlton Athletic 28 12 7 9 43 38 13 4 4 5 23 24 15 8 3 4 20 14 5 43
10 Plymouth Argyle 28 11 8 9 39 43 15 8 4 3 23 19 13 3 4 6 16 24 -4 41
11 Ipswich Town 26 12 4 10 30 27 15 8 1 6 16 14 11 4 3 4 14 13 3 40
12 Crewe Alexandra 28 11 7 10 36 35 14 7 4 3 22 14 14 4 3 7 14 21 1 40
13 Milton Keynes Dons 28 10 8 10 38 33 13 4 6 3 19 15 15 6 2 7 19 18 5 38
14 Blackpool 25 11 4 10 29 26 11 7 1 3 14 10 14 4 3 7 15 16 3 37
15 Gillingham 28 11 4 13 36 40 15 5 2 8 17 23 13 6 2 5 19 17 -4 37
16 Fleetwood Town 28 9 8 11 32 25 14 6 5 3 19 9 14 3 3 8 13 16 7 35
17 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 9 8 26 28 12 3 5 4 15 15 13 5 4 4 11 13 -2 33
18 Bristol Rovers 27 7 6 14 27 44 13 4 1 8 14 21 14 3 5 6 13 23 -17 27
19 Rochdale 28 6 8 14 41 55 14 1 6 7 17 31 14 5 2 7 24 24 -14 26
20 AFC Wimbledon 26 6 7 13 29 47 11 2 2 7 14 23 15 4 5 6 15 24 -18 25
21 Northampton Town 28 6 7 15 20 43 14 3 3 8 8 20 14 3 4 7 12 23 -23 25
22 Swindon Town 28 7 3 18 32 53 15 5 1 9 15 23 13 2 2 9 17 30 -21 24
23 Wigan Athletic 28 6 6 16 28 54 14 2 4 8 14 32 14 4 2 8 14 22 -26 24
24 Burton Albion 26 5 7 14 32 51 13 3 2 8 18 28 13 2 5 6 14 23 -19 22

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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.