Football betting preview: Burton Albion vs Swindon Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Burton Albion are welcoming Swindon Town for another important game after their 0-0 result against 13th-placed Accrington Stanley.

Insights:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swindon Town have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Burton and Swindon Town.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Burton Albion's struggle is real here at Pirelli Stadium with only 17 points collected from 18 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 5-2-11. Burton are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Pirelli Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

An away draw last time out for Burton, facing Accrington Stanley in a game that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to Shrewsbury Town (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Burton Albion handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and six defeats.

Burton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Burton with 36 goals conceded in these matches.

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Swindon Town form and stats

Swindon Town, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One, have only collected 15 points from their away games in the League One, after 4-3-11 (18 played). Momentum is building for Swindon Town in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The manager J. Sheridan was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground The Energy Check County Ground. Swindon suffered a 0-2 loss to Blackpool (placed 6th). Prior to that result Swindon won their away game at Bristol Rovers. The scoreline was 1-0.

Swindon are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Swindon Town have scored 23 goals in 18 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Swindon have conceded 35 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Swindon Town - Burton 4-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Burton won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Swindon Town has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / four

Top Goalscorers

Burton AlbionK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
13 goals
Swindon TownB. Pitman
B. Pitman
8 goals
BurtonL. Akins
L. Akins
7 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Swindon Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 3 18 38
11 5 1 Won W 1 4 11
9 2 1 Drew D 1 3 4
17 11 4 Lost L 1 11 23
46 23 7 Scored S 5 23 44
61 36 11 Conceded C 5 35 67
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 76%
51% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 61% 58%
24% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 39% 32%
16% 22% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 16%
65% 72% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 61% 55%
22% 11% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 11%
16% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 28% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.8 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.7 10.1 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 9.4 9
2.9 2.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 2.9 3.1
43% 43% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 38%
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 at home.
  • Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swindon Town have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in League One
  • Swindon Town have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most matches over the total-line (22) in League One
  • Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 39 22 7 10 65 32 19 11 3 5 22 10 20 11 4 5 43 22 33 73
2 Peterborough United 38 22 6 10 66 37 18 14 2 2 43 14 20 8 4 8 23 23 29 72
3 Sunderland 37 19 13 5 58 28 19 9 6 4 27 18 18 10 7 1 31 10 30 70
4 Lincoln City 37 18 8 11 55 40 19 8 3 8 28 26 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 62
5 Portsmouth 37 18 7 12 55 40 20 8 5 7 27 21 17 10 2 5 28 19 15 61
6 Blackpool 36 17 9 10 46 32 17 8 6 3 22 16 19 9 3 7 24 16 14 60
7 Charlton Athletic 38 16 11 11 55 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 20 10 6 4 25 17 5 59
8 Gillingham 39 17 7 15 55 50 20 9 3 8 28 28 19 8 4 7 27 22 5 58
9 Ipswich Town 37 17 7 13 41 38 20 11 3 6 22 17 17 6 4 7 19 21 3 58
10 Doncaster Rovers 36 17 6 13 53 46 19 11 4 4 32 20 17 6 2 9 21 26 7 57
11 Oxford United 38 16 8 14 52 46 18 9 4 5 24 15 20 7 4 9 28 31 6 56
12 Milton Keynes Dons 38 15 9 14 55 52 19 8 7 4 30 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 3 54
13 Accrington Stanley 37 15 9 13 49 51 19 9 5 5 24 16 18 6 4 8 25 35 -2 54
14 Plymouth Argyle 39 14 10 15 50 60 20 11 4 5 30 27 19 3 6 10 20 33 -10 52
15 Crewe Alexandra 37 14 9 14 45 48 19 9 5 5 28 21 18 5 4 9 17 27 -3 51
16 Fleetwood Town 38 13 11 14 41 33 20 8 7 5 24 14 18 5 4 9 17 19 8 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 11 13 12 40 42 17 4 7 6 22 23 19 7 6 6 18 19 -2 46
18 Burton Albion 37 11 9 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 19 6 7 6 23 25 -15 42
19 Northampton Town 39 10 9 20 33 54 20 7 4 9 16 22 19 3 5 11 17 32 -21 39
20 Swindon Town 38 11 4 23 44 67 20 7 1 12 21 32 18 4 3 11 23 35 -23 37
21 AFC Wimbledon 37 8 12 17 36 60 17 4 4 9 19 30 20 4 8 8 17 30 -24 36
22 Wigan Athletic 38 9 8 21 39 65 18 3 5 10 18 35 20 6 3 11 21 30 -26 35
23 Bristol Rovers 39 9 7 23 37 62 19 6 2 11 21 27 20 3 5 12 16 35 -25 34
24 Rochdale 37 7 11 19 47 69 18 1 8 9 20 38 19 6 3 10 27 31 -22 32

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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 Hull City 39 22 7 10 65 32 19 11 3 5 22 10 20 11 4 5 43 22 33 73
2 Peterborough United 38 22 6 10 66 37 18 14 2 2 43 14 20 8 4 8 23 23 29 72
3 Sunderland 37 19 13 5 58 28 19 9 6 4 27 18 18 10 7 1 31 10 30 70
4 Lincoln City 37 18 8 11 55 40 19 8 3 8 28 26 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 62
5 Portsmouth 37 18 7 12 55 40 20 8 5 7 27 21 17 10 2 5 28 19 15 61
6 Blackpool 36 17 9 10 46 32 17 8 6 3 22 16 19 9 3 7 24 16 14 60
7 Charlton Athletic 38 16 11 11 55 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 20 10 6 4 25 17 5 59
8 Gillingham 39 17 7 15 55 50 20 9 3 8 28 28 19 8 4 7 27 22 5 58
9 Ipswich Town 37 17 7 13 41 38 20 11 3 6 22 17 17 6 4 7 19 21 3 58
10 Doncaster Rovers 36 17 6 13 53 46 19 11 4 4 32 20 17 6 2 9 21 26 7 57
11 Oxford United 38 16 8 14 52 46 18 9 4 5 24 15 20 7 4 9 28 31 6 56
12 Milton Keynes Dons 38 15 9 14 55 52 19 8 7 4 30 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 3 54
13 Accrington Stanley 37 15 9 13 49 51 19 9 5 5 24 16 18 6 4 8 25 35 -2 54
14 Plymouth Argyle 39 14 10 15 50 60 20 11 4 5 30 27 19 3 6 10 20 33 -10 52
15 Crewe Alexandra 37 14 9 14 45 48 19 9 5 5 28 21 18 5 4 9 17 27 -3 51
16 Fleetwood Town 38 13 11 14 41 33 20 8 7 5 24 14 18 5 4 9 17 19 8 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 11 13 12 40 42 17 4 7 6 22 23 19 7 6 6 18 19 -2 46
18 Burton Albion 37 11 9 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 19 6 7 6 23 25 -15 42
19 Northampton Town 39 10 9 20 33 54 20 7 4 9 16 22 19 3 5 11 17 32 -21 39
20 Swindon Town 38 11 4 23 44 67 20 7 1 12 21 32 18 4 3 11 23 35 -23 37
21 AFC Wimbledon 37 8 12 17 36 60 17 4 4 9 19 30 20 4 8 8 17 30 -24 36
22 Wigan Athletic 38 9 8 21 39 65 18 3 5 10 18 35 20 6 3 11 21 30 -26 35
23 Bristol Rovers 39 9 7 23 37 62 19 6 2 11 21 27 20 3 5 12 16 35 -25 34
24 Rochdale 37 7 11 19 47 69 18 1 8 9 20 38 19 6 3 10 27 31 -22 32

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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.