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

1/32-finals

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

1/16-finals

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