League One: Burton vs Northampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 22 match between Burton and Northampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Northampton travel to Pirelli Stadium to face struggling Burton in a round 22 game, which kicks-off on Friday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Burton are placed 19th with 24 points after 20 matches. Northampton occupy a position as 12th in the league on 27 points.

Form: Burton vs Northampton

Burton Form

Burton claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 1-0 against Wigan. Afterwards, they recorded a 0-0 draw with Wycombe, before also drawing 2-2 with Stevenage. Burton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Northampton Form

Northampton got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Huddersfield brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Peterborough. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat AFC Wimbledon by a 3-1 scoreline. Northampton won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Burton and Northampton

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

Players in form: Burton vs Northampton

Burton against Northampton is also a battle between Jake Beesley and Tom Eaves with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three League One goals in their last six games respectively.

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Full-time result

Burton claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Northampton won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Northampton have not lost to Burton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Burton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Northampton 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. Northampton have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Burton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burton, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Northampton, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.