Crewe Alexandra favourites for feisty fight facing Burton Albion

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandra Stadium

With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Crewe Alexandra fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Burton Albion.

Insights:
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

It's no vacation for neither Alexandra nor Burton Albion 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.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Crewe Alexandra at their home stadium (Alexandra Stadium) is 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. The Alexandra fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Alexandra Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Crewe Alexandra has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

A nice win for Crewe Alexandra last time playing, versus Doncaster Rovers. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Mikael Mandron scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lincoln City (0-3).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Crewe Alexandra have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won nine times, drawn one and lost three.

The Crewe Alexandra fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 17 league matches. From these home matches, Alexandra have conceded only 16 goals.

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Burton Albion form and stats

Playing away, Burton Albion have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 6 defeats in the League One this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Crewe Alexandra. A great winning streak in away games for Burton Albion as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Lincoln City have they travelled home without three points.

Burton play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting AFC Wimbledon (placed 23rd). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Peterborough United.

We have checked recent matches where Burton have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were one victory, one draw and six defeats.

Burton has another fixture away, a League One game, against Blackpool in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Burton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 16 games (in the league). As for defending, Burton rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Burton Albion - Alexandra 1-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Alexandra won three, Burton Albion won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Burton AlbionK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
10 goals
Crewe AlexandraO. Finney
O. Finney
7 goals
AlexandraO. Dale
O. Dale
7 goals

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Burton Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crewe Alexandra Burton Albion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 4 16 32
13 9 4 Won W 1 5 10
9 5 1 Drew D 1 5 7
12 3 0 Lost L 2 6 15
43 27 13 Scored S 3 19 40
43 16 6 Conceded C 5 24 56
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 81%
38% 35% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 50%
18% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 28%
15% 12% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 19%
53% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 66%
21% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 19%
26% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 12% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.1 12.7 16.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.3 9.7
4.2 4.5 6.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.9
30% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 43% 43%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Crewe Alexandra 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 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 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 Hull City 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 28

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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.