League One: Wrexham vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 41 match between Wrexham and Burton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Wrexham are highly favoured to claim a win against Burton, whom they face on Saturday. In their current shape, a win at SToK Cae Ras seems to be the obvious outcome.

Wrexham are chasing the first place in the League One after collecting 78 points from their initial 40 encounters. Burton trail them on 39 points after 39 rounds, sitting as number 21 in the table.

Form: Wrexham vs Burton

Wrexham Form

Wrexham look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 1-0 and 0-2 against Stockport County and Exeter respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Cambridge U as the game finished level. The exact score was 2-2. Wrexham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded six goals.

Burton Form

Their past three matches saw Burton beating Shrewsbury 0-2, losing 2-1 against Stockport County, and beating Leyton Orient by 2-1. Burton won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting facts for Wrexham and Burton

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

Players on top: Wrexham vs Burton

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jay Rodriguez, who is performing well for Wrexham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Burton.The visitors will be looking to Rumarn Burrell to find the net once again, after managing two League One goals for Burton in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Wrexham vs Burton

Full-time result

Wrexham won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Burton won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run.

Both teams to score

Wrexham scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Burton scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Burton scored the opening goal five times, whereas Wrexham were first on target in eight of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Wrexham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Burton, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.