Open game expected at Madejski Stadium: Wycombe Wanderers vs Burton Albion preview

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 14.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24161 seats)

Wycombe Wanderers have performed better than Burton Albion so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

Wycombe Wanderers, who have the most clean sheets (11) in League One, have been outstanding at home so far in the League One with 8 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. Wycombe Wanderers haven’t lost a game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Gillingham, 91 days ago. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Wycombe Wanderers, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

The Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper Ryan Allsop is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 489 minutes without conceding a goal.

The home team returns to Madejski Stadium after sharing the points with Ipswich Town (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the League One game ended 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Doncaster Rovers in a game that was won 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Wycombe Wanderers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wycombe Wanderers as a small favourite), we find six games. Wycombe Wanderers has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Goals decide football matches and Wycombe Wanderers are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 10 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Burton Albion failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Lincoln City (placed 17th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Southend United.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Burton Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 5 Burton Albion wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

Burton Albion are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Burton Albion have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wycombe Wanderers 4 wins, 0 draws and Burton Albion 6 victories. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wycombe WanderersJ. Jacobson
J. Jacobson
6 goals
Wycombe WanderersA. Akinfenwa
A. Akinfenwa
6 goals
Wycombe WanderersS. Kashket
S. Kashket
4 goals

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Burton Albion missing players

Wycombe Wanderers Burton Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 10 4 Played P 2 10 18
11 8 4 Won W 1 4 6
7 2 0 Drew D 0 3 6
1 0 0 Lost L 1 3 6
28 20 4 Scored S 4 17 21
14 10 0 Conceded C 3 15 20
84% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 83%
58% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 61%
26% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 44%
21% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 22%
16% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 11%
37% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 70% 44%
58% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 33%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 39%
 
4.8 5.5 5 Corners For (avg) C F 4 5.2 6.7
4.6 3.8 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 5.4 5.7
1.4 1.1 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
2 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
258 168 41 Total Shots T S 29 143 253
83 53 14 Shots on Target S O 12 50 72
34% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 34% 29%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Burton Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wycombe Wanderers has the most clean sheets (11)
  • Wycombe Wanderers has the most matches under the total-line (14)
  • Wycombe Wanderers has the most points (26) at home
  • Wycombe Wanderers have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Wycombe Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 19 11 7 1 28 14 10 8 2 0 20 10 9 3 5 1 8 4 14 40
2 Ipswich Town 18 10 6 2 28 13 8 3 4 1 12 7 10 7 2 1 16 6 15 36
3 Peterborough United 19 9 5 5 42 25 9 6 2 1 24 9 10 3 3 4 18 16 17 32
4 Blackpool 19 8 8 3 29 22 10 6 2 2 18 13 9 2 6 1 11 9 7 32
5 Bristol Rovers 18 9 4 5 27 24 10 5 4 1 17 11 8 4 0 4 10 13 3 31
6 Coventry City 19 7 10 2 24 21 11 7 3 1 15 8 8 0 7 1 9 13 3 31
7 Oxford United 18 8 6 4 37 19 8 5 2 1 18 7 10 3 4 3 19 12 18 30
8 Rotherham United 19 9 3 7 30 19 9 3 2 4 13 8 10 6 1 3 17 11 11 30
9 Fleetwood Town 17 9 2 6 30 23 9 7 1 1 16 7 8 2 1 5 14 16 7 29
10 Portsmouth 18 7 7 4 28 20 10 5 5 0 19 11 8 2 2 4 9 9 8 28
11 Sunderland 18 7 5 6 24 20 9 5 3 1 17 8 9 2 2 5 7 12 4 26
12 Shrewsbury Town 18 6 7 5 16 19 9 4 3 2 11 11 9 2 4 3 5 8 -3 25
13 Doncaster Rovers 16 6 6 4 25 18 10 5 3 2 16 11 6 1 3 2 9 7 7 24
14 Gillingham 19 6 6 7 22 21 10 5 1 4 16 11 9 1 5 3 6 10 1 24
15 Burton Albion 18 6 6 6 21 20 8 2 3 3 4 5 10 4 3 3 17 15 1 24
16 Rochdale 20 6 4 10 22 33 10 2 3 5 8 14 10 4 1 5 14 19 -11 22
17 Lincoln City 18 6 3 9 20 22 7 4 1 2 10 7 11 2 2 7 10 15 -2 21
18 Accrington Stanley 19 4 7 8 25 29 8 3 2 3 17 12 11 1 5 5 8 17 -4 19
19 AFC Wimbledon 19 4 5 10 23 30 9 3 4 2 10 10 10 1 1 8 13 20 -7 17
20 Tranmere Rovers 18 4 5 9 22 33 9 2 4 3 15 13 9 2 1 6 7 20 -11 17
21 Milton Keynes Dons 19 4 2 13 16 30 10 3 1 6 8 17 9 1 1 7 8 13 -14 14
22 Southend United 20 1 3 16 20 57 9 0 1 8 7 30 11 1 2 8 13 27 -37 6
23 Bolton Wanderers 16 3 5 8 11 38 9 2 5 2 7 12 7 1 0 6 4 26 -27 2

Read more about League One

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.