League One: Peterborough vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 18 match between Peterborough and Burton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Peterborough look destined for a win in their match on Wednesday against Burton. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the League One lately.

Peterborough are placed 13th with 21 points after 16 matches. Burton occupy a position as 24th in the league on eight points.

Team form: Peterborough vs Burton

Peterborough Form

Peterborough beat Cambridge U by 6-1, lost 1-2 against Reading, before defeating Notts Co. 4-3. Peterborough claimed four wins in their last six League One matches at the Weston Homes Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded ten and scored 20 goals.

Burton Form

Burton came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 0-3 against Stockport County. A 0-1 defeat against Charlton followed, before a 0-0 draw with Tamworth. Burton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored four goals themselves.

Betting stats for Peterborough and Burton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Peterborough and Burton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Peterborough vs Burton

Danilo Orsi shows decent form right now for Burton, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Peterborough, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Kwame Poku also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League One matches.

Betting markets: Peterborough vs Burton

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Weston Homes Stadium across all tournaments Peterborough won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Burton claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Peterborough have not lost to Burton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Peterborough scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Burton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Peterborough played. Burton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Peterborough have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Burton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Peterborough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of three goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Burton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Peterborough conceded a goal in their last 20 matches.