League One: Burton vs Exeter – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 45 match between Burton and Exeter and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Burton and Exeter are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Saturday at Pirelli Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this League One battle.

Ranked as number 18 in the League One standings, Burton, have so far collected 52 points this season, while Exeter collected 48 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 44 rounds.

Form: Burton vs Exeter

Burton Form

Burton are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 0-0 with Mansfield, beating AFC Wimbledon 1-0 and drawing 1-1 with Peterborough. Burton won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored eight and conceded five goals.

Exeter Form

In their previous three outings, Exeter won by 3-0 against Doncaster, drew 2-2 with Plymouth, before also drawing 3-3 against Stockport County. Exeter didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored eight goals themselves.

Betting stats 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-form players: Burton vs Exeter

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

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Full-time result

Burton claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Exeter won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away. Exeter have not lost to Burton in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Burton scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Exeter only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away 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 two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burton, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Exeter, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.