Ace Football previews the League One game between Burton and Exeter who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Exeter go up against Burton this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Pirelli Stadium.
Burton are placed 23th with 12 points after 19 matches. Exeter occupy a position as 15th in the league on 24 points.
Team form: Burton vs Exeter
Burton Form
In has been a bit of everything for Burton in their previous three matches, where they first beat Peterborough by 0-1. This was followed by a disappointing 0-1 defeat against Wrexham, before an encounter with Leyton Orient produced a 0-0 draw. Burton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Pirelli Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.
Exeter Form
In their previous three games, Exeter drew 2-2 with Wycombe, then lost 2-0 against Stockport County and 1-2 against Barnsley. In their last six away matches in the League One, Exeter won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and three scored.
Betting facts for Burton and Exeter
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Burton and Exeter played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Burton have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the League One while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 8 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Burton have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 20 of the last 21 Exeter matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Exeter away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Exeter have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the League One while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Exeter away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Exeter matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Burton vs Exeter
Despite scoring just once in six League One games, Burton hope Mason Bennett adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Exeter put their faith in Josh Magennis to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League One games.
Betting markets: Burton vs Exeter
Full-time result
Burton claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Exeter won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Burton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Exeter scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Burton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burton, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Exeter’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Burton’s last 4 matches had less than three goals.