Tranmere Rovers vs Burton Albion – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

19/08/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Prenton Park (Birkenhead).

EFL Cup - 1/64-finals
Referee: Reeves T. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.76	0.71
Ball Possession
63%	37%
Total shots
13	6
Shots on target
5	2
Big Chances
1	1
Corner Kicks
1	6
Passes
83% (475/575)	67% (216/322)
Yellow Cards
1	2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.76	0.71
xG on target (xGOT)
0.46	0.96
Total shots
13	6
Shots on target
5	2
Shots off target
6	0
Blocked Shots
2	4
Shots inside the Box
7	3
Shots outside the Box
6	3
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Headed Goals
1	0
Big Chances
1	1
Corner Kicks
1	6
Touches in opposition box
22	6
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
6	4
Free Kicks
11	9
Passes
83% (475/575)	67% (216/322)
Long passes
43% (33/77)	29% (26/89)
Passes in final third
61% (91/148)	55% (56/101)
Crosses
18% (2/11)	0% (0/16)
Expected assists (xA)
0.84	0.20
Throw-ins
32	19
Fouls
9	11
Tackles
59% (10/17)	64% (7/11)
Duels won
60	41
Clearances
34	37
Interceptions
12	6
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
1	4
xGOT faced
0.96	0.46
Goals prevented
-0.04	-0.54

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 1)
10', 0 - 1, Whitfield B. ⚽,
37', 1 - 1, Whitaker C. ⚽,
41', Jennings C. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Bajrami G. ↓, Revan S. ↑,
60', Smallwood R. ↓, O'Connor L. ↑,
64', Shade T. ↓, Tavares F. ↑,
67', Jennings C. ↓, Harris T. ↑,
67', Solomon S. ↓, Saunders H. ↑,
67', Whitaker C. ↓, Patrick O. ↑,
72', Newall J. 🟨,
79', Newall J. ↓, Sibbick T. ↑,
79', Gilligan C. ↓, Krubally S. ↑,
79', Bristow E. ↓, Davison J. ↑,
90+7', Sibbick T. 🟨,
Penalties (4 - 5)
1, Patrick O. (Pen),
1, Whitfield B. (Pen),
2, Lowe J. (Pen),
2, Revan S. (Pen),
3, Harris T. (Pen),
3, Larsson J. (Pen),
4, Blacker B. (Pen),
4, Tavares F. (Pen),
5, O'Connor L. (Pen),
5, Williams D. (Pen),
6, Norman C. (Pen),
6, Akoto N. (Pen),
7, Davison J. (Pen),
7, Delap F. (Pen),

Chances of winning

Tranmere Rovers
44.9%

Draw
26.9%

Burton Albion
28.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.3%

26.9%

30.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Tranmere Rovers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.6%)

Burton Albion has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.6%)

Tranmere Rovers - Burton Albion Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.25 ↑ (2.22)	3.64 ↑ (3.5)	3.44 ↑ (3.05)	1% (6.5%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Tranmere Rovers - Burton Albion?

Users Predictions: Tranmere Rovers will win (8 of 8 users predict this - 100%).
Confidence interval (95%): 100% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Tranmere Rovers will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

Burton has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Recently, Burton has had a series of home games.
Tranmere is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Tranmere won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 6:13. (average 1.2:2.6).
Including home matches between the teams, Tranmere won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 3:5. (average 1.5:2.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Tranmere Rovers won against Burton Albion?

Tranmere Rovers has won 0 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Burton Albion won against Tranmere Rovers?

Burton Albion has won 1 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Tranmere Rovers - Burton Albion were as follows:

22.11.2022 Burton Albion - Tranmere Rovers 2:1

Latest results of Tranmere Rovers

16.08.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Gillingham 1:1 ✺

09.08.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Shrewsbury Town 4:0 ✺

02.08.2025 Colchester United - Tranmere Rovers 1:1 ✺

26.07.2025 Tranmere Rovers - Wigan Athletic 0:1 ✺

03.05.2025 Newport County - Tranmere Rovers 1:4 ✺

Latest results of Burton Albion

16.08.2025 Burton Albion - Port Vale 0:0 ✺

09.08.2025 Barnsley - Burton Albion 3:2 ✺

02.08.2025 Burton Albion - Mansfield Town 2:1 ✺

26.07.2025 Burton Albion - Derby County 2:1 ✺

22.07.2025 Burton Albion - Sheffield United 1:2 ✺

Draw

Main

1/64-finals

1	Birmingham	Sheffield Utd	2 : 1
2	Blackpool	Port Vale	0 : 1
3	Accrington	Peterborough	2 : 1
4	Middlesbrough	Doncaster	0 : 4
5	Tranmere	Burton	1 : 2
6	Harrogate	Lincoln	1 : 3
7	Sunderland	Bye
8	Huddersfield	Leicester	3 : 2
9	Barrow	Preston	0 : 1
10	Wrexham	Hull	4 : 3
11	Wigan	Notts Co	1 : 0
12	Stockport County	Crewe	3 : 1
13	Stoke	Walsall	1 : 0
14	Blackburn	Bradford City	1 : 2
15	Burnley	Bye
16	West Brom	Derby	1 : 2
17	Everton	Bye
18	Chesterfield	Mansfield	0 : 2
19	Bolton	Sheffield Wed	3 : 4
20	Bye	Leeds
21	Grimsby	Shrewsbury	3 : 1
22	Bye	Manchester Utd
23	Fulham	Bye
24	Bristol City	MK Dons	2 : 0
25	Watford	Norwich	1 : 2
26	Northampton	Southampton	0 : 1
27	Oxford Utd	Colchester	1 : 0
28	Bye	Brighton
29	Portsmouth	Reading	1 : 2
30	Gillingham	AFC Wimbledon	1 : 2
31	Cardiff	Swindon	2 : 1
32	Cheltenham	Exeter	2 : 0
33	Newport	Millwall	0 : 1
34	Coventry	Luton	1 : 0
35	Wolves	Bye
36	Bye	West Ham
37	Barnsley	Fleetwood	3 : 2
38	Salford	Rotherham	0 : 1
39	Swansea	Crawley	3 : 1
40	Plymouth	QPR	3 : 2
41	Bromley	Ipswich	2 : 1
42	Leyton Orient	Wycombe	0 : 1
43	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge Utd	0 : 2
44	Charlton	Stevenage	3 : 1
45	Bournemouth	Bye
46	Bye	Brentford

1/32-finals

1	Birmingham	Port Vale
2	Accrington	Doncaster
3	Burton	Lincoln
4	Sunderland	Huddersfield
5	Preston	Wrexham
6	Wigan	Stockport County
7	Stoke	Bradford City
8	Burnley	Derby
9	Everton	Mansfield
10	Sheffield Wed	Leeds
11	Grimsby	Manchester Utd
12	Fulham	Bristol City
13	Norwich	Southampton
14	Oxford Utd	Brighton
15	Reading	AFC Wimbledon
16	Cardiff	Cheltenham
17	Millwall	Coventry
18	Wolves	West Ham
19	Barnsley	Rotherham
20	Swansea	Plymouth
21	Bromley	Wycombe
22	Cambridge Utd	Charlton
23	Bournemouth	Brentford