League One: Stevenage vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 21 match between Stevenage and Burton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Stevenage enjoy home advantage, when visitors Burton swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Stevenage approach the next League One round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 34 points this season so far. With 18 games behind them, Burton amassed 23 points, placing them as number 17 before their next fixture.

Team form: Stevenage vs Burton

Stevenage Form

Stevenage hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Wigan resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 0-1 defeat against Cardiff, before beating Stockport County by 1-3. Stevenage won three of their previous six matches at Lamex Stadium in the League One. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring six goals to three against.

Burton Form

In their previous three games, Burton lost 0-4 and 1-0 against Leyton Orient and Wigan, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Wycombe. Burton won three of a possible six away matches in the League One, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored seven while also conceding five times.

Betting stats for Stevenage and Burton

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 Stevenage and Burton played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Stevenage vs Burton

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Stevenage, Jamie Reid has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Burton, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

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Full-time result

Stevenage claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Burton won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Stevenage scored first in six of their last ten home games. Burton got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Burton have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Burton managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stevenage, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Burton, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. Burton did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games