League One: Burton vs Stevenage – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Burton and Stevenage who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Burton will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Stevenage for a round 3 match in the League One.

Burton surely would have hoped for more than a single point so far in the League One. They will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season.

Form: Burton vs Stevenage

Burton Form

Burton only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 2-3 and 0-4 against Lincoln City and Blackpool respectively. At least they managed a 3-3 draw with Mansfield. 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 zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 15 goals.

Stevenage Form

Stevenage have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Shrewsbury by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 4-3 against Norwich, and 2-1 against Huddersfield. Stevenage didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded nine and scored five goals themselves.

Betting facts for Burton and Stevenage

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Burton and Stevenage. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Burton vs Stevenage

Billy Bodin is showing good form for Burton, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Dan Butler scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Burton won two times and lost eight as well. Stevenage won zero times, drew five and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Stevenage have not lost to Burton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Burton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Stevenage only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Burton managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Stevenage kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Stevenage have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Burton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of Burton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Stevenage, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Burton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Betting prediction: Burton vs Stevenage

To sum up, the upcoming match between Burton and Stevenage seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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