League One: Derby County anticipated to overcome Burton Albion

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

Derby County are positioned 7th, while Burton Albion are bringing up the rear 23 points behind in the table. Can they crop the gap?

Insights:
  • Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (45) in League One

It's no vacation for neither Derby County 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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Derby County form and stats

Derby County have played 21 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 12-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Derby County are returning here after visiting Exeter City and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. McGoldrick (2) scored the goal(s). McGoldrick has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in four games in a row. Outstanding! The striker McGoldrick was named "man of the match" for County with a rating of 8.41/10. McGoldrick scored two goals and hit two key passes.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Bristol Rovers the opponent.

The Derby County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 38 goals in 21 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Derby County are not conceding a lot of goals here at Pride Park Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 19 from 21 matches.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Burton Albion so far with only 19 points returning home. The records show 5-4-11 (win-draw-lose).

Burton delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Bolton Wanderers (placed 6th) in their previous fixture. The draw against Bolton Wanderers came from a losing position. The Burton Albion manager Maamria brought on Walker as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Hughes, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.43. Hughes won 8 of 12 duels.

Before that, Burton Albion secured a home win against Sheffield Wednesday with the score 3-2.

Burton have another game away from home in just three nights, a League One game versus Lincoln City. A gruelling schedule for the visitors!

Burton Albion have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 20 league away games 28 goals have been scored. For Burton, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met previously this season: Burton Albion - Derby County 1-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior seven meetings): Derby County won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Burton Albion got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / five.

Top Goalscorers

CountyD. McGoldrick
D. McGoldrick
21 goals
Derby CountyJ. Collins
J. Collins
10 goals
Derby CountyN. Mendez-Laing
N. Mendez-Laing
7 goals

Derby County missing players

Burton Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Derby County Burton Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 6 20 41
20 12 2 Won W 0 5 13
12 5 3 Drew D 1 4 10
11 4 1 Lost L 5 11 18
65 38 9 Scored S 4 28 55
44 19 7 Conceded C 16 44 77
86% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
77% 81% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 83%
47% 52% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 70% 59%
26% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 37%
16% 14% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 35% 27%
49% 48% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 65% 56%
37% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 17%
28% 19% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 32%
 
5.9 5.7 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 5.4
4.6 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.3 5.4
1.8 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.5
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
13.9 15 16.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 11.2 11.5
4.9 5.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.5 3.9
31% 35% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 39% 35%
 
9.3 8 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.7 15.2 14.1
3.2 2.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5 4.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals (44) away in League One
  • Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (45) in League One
  • Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Plymouth Argyle 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

Derby County:
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 Plymouth Argyle 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

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