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%

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%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

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

1/32-finals

1	Preston	Wrexham	2 : 3
2	Reading	AFC Wimbledon	2 : 1
3	Burnley	Derby	2 : 1
4	Cardiff	Cheltenham	3 : 0
5	Wolves	West Ham	3 : 2
6	Everton	Mansfield	2 : 0
7	Burton	Lincoln	0 : 1
8	Bye	Chelsea
9	Birmingham	Port Vale	0 : 1
10	Bye	Arsenal
11	Barnsley	Rotherham	2 : 1
12	Oxford Utd	Brighton	0 : 6
13	Liverpool	Bye
14	Norwich	Southampton	0 : 3
15	Crystal Palace	Bye
16	Millwall	Coventry	2 : 1
17	Newcastle	Bye
18	Stoke	Bradford City	0 : 3
19	Tottenham	Bye
20	Accrington	Doncaster	0 : 2
21	Wigan	Stockport County	1 : 0
22	Bromley	Wycombe	1 : 2
23	Fulham	Bristol City	2 : 0
24	Cambridge Utd	Charlton	3 : 1
25	Swansea	Plymouth	2 : 1
26	Bye	Nottingham
27	Sunderland	Huddersfield	1 : 2
28	Bye	Manchester City
29	Sheffield Wed	Leeds	2 : 1
30	Grimsby	Manchester Utd	3 : 2
31	Bournemouth	Brentford	0 : 2
32	Bye	Aston Villa

1/16-finals

1	Wrexham	Reading	2 : 0
2	Burnley	Cardiff	1 : 2
3	Wolves	Everton	2 : 0
4	Lincoln	Chelsea	1 : 2
5	Port Vale	Arsenal	0 : 2
6	Barnsley	Brighton	0 : 6
7	Liverpool	Southampton	2 : 1
8	Crystal Palace	Millwall	2 : 1
9	Newcastle	Bradford City	4 : 1
10	Tottenham	Doncaster	3 : 0
11	Wigan	Wycombe	0 : 2
12	Fulham	Cambridge Utd	1 : 0
13	Swansea	Nottingham	3 : 2
14	Huddersfield	Manchester City	0 : 2
15	Sheffield Wed	Grimsby	0 : 1
16	Brentford	Aston Villa	2 : 1

1/8-finals

1	Wrexham	Cardiff	1 : 2
2	Wolves	Chelsea	3 : 4
3	Arsenal	Brighton	2 : 0
4	Liverpool	Crystal Palace	0 : 3
5	Newcastle	Tottenham	2 : 0
6	Wycombe	Fulham	1 : 2
7	Swansea	Manchester City	1 : 3
8	Grimsby	Brentford	0 : 5

Quarter-finals

1	Cardiff	Chelsea	1 : 3
2	Arsenal	Crystal Palace	2 : 1
3	Newcastle	Fulham	2 : 1
4	Manchester City	Brentford	2 : 0

Semi-finals

1	Chelsea	Arsenal
2	Newcastle	Manchester City

Final

1

TBD #1

TBD #2