Burton Albion vs Northampton Town – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

26/12/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Pirelli Stadium (Burton upon Trent).

League One - Round 22
Referee: Mulhall S. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
2.48	0.75
Ball Possession
50%	50%
Total shots
15	13
Shots on target
8	2
Big Chances
4	2
Corner Kicks
5	7
Passes
61% (171/279)	59% (164/277)
Yellow Cards
3	2
Expected Goals (xG)
2.48	0.75
xG on target (xGOT)
2.50	0.79
Total shots
15	13
Shots on target
8	2
Shots off target
1	6
Blocked Shots
6	5
Shots inside the Box
11	7
Shots outside the Box
4	6
Hit the Woodwork
0	1
Headed Goals
0	1
Big Chances
4	2
Corner Kicks
5	7
Touches in opposition box
27	22
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
0	1
Free Kicks
8	12
Passes
61% (171/279)	59% (164/277)
Long passes
31% (22/71)	29% (23/79)
Passes in final third
52% (57/110)	49% (53/108)
Crosses
28% (5/18)	12% (2/17)
Expected assists (xA)
0.43	0.47
Throw-ins
30	24
Fouls
12	8
Tackles
63% (10/16)	76% (13/17)
Duels won
50	55
Clearances
54	42
Interceptions
5	7
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	2
Goalkeeper Saves
1	4
xGOT faced
0.79	2.50
Goals prevented
-0.21	-1.50

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (4 - 1)
3', 1 - 0, Beesley J. (Penalty Awarded),
23', 2 - 0, Armer J. ⚽, Beesley J. (A),
28', 3 - 0, Dyche M. (Own goal),
38', McCarthy C. ↓, Burroughs J. ↑,
39', 3 - 1, Eaves T. ⚽, Taylor T. (A),
44', 4 - 1, Shade T. ⚽, Larsson J. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Dyche M. ↓, Willis J. ↑,
46', Hoskins S. ↓, List E. ↑,
46', Thorniley J. ↓, Forbes M. ↑,
51', Wheatley E. 🟨,
56', Williams D. 🟨,
59', Vancooten T. 🟨,
73', Williams D. ↓, Krubally S. ↑,
75', Burroughs J. 🟨,
76', Wheatley E. ↓, Edwards K. ↑,
77', Evans G. 🟨,
84', 5 - 1, Shade T. ⚽, Krubally S. (A),
90+1', Larsson J. ↓, Newall J. ↑,
90+1', Vancooten T. ↓, Akoto N. ↑,
90+2', Beesley J. ↓, Scutt Z. ↑,
90+6', Shade T. ↓, Williamson J. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Burton Albion
42.6%

Draw
28.2%

Northampton Town
29.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.3%

27.3%

30.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

43.6%

26.5%

29.5%

Burton Albion - Northampton Town Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.21 (2.21)	3.34 ↓ (3.43)	3.19 ↑ (3.07)	6.7% (7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Burton Albion - Northampton Town?

Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Burton will win (votes: 5 - 38.5%). Northampton will win (votes: 4 - 30.8%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 30.8%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Burton: 12% – 65%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Northampton (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

An outsider and a mid-table team will play in this game (ranked 19 and 12).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Burton won 1.
Burton has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Northampton is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Burton is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
There will not play in Burton: Delap F. (Inactive) Jones J. (Foot Injury) Sibbick T. (International duty) Sraha J. (Inactive) Tavares F. (Inactive)
There will not play in Northampton: Vale J. (Injury)
There are questionable in Burton: Godwin-Malife U. (Inactive) Krubally S. (Inactive) McKiernan J. J. (Inactive) Revan S. (Inactive) Webster C. (Injury)
There are questionable in Northampton: Shaw L. (Knee Injury) Willis J. (Injury) Wormleighton J. (Injury)
In the last 15 head-to-head matches, Burton won 6 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 19:21. (average 1.3:1.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Burton won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 4 matches, and goals 10:14. (average 1.3:1.8).

How many head-to-head matches has Burton Albion won against Northampton Town?

Burton Albion has won 1 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Northampton Town won against Burton Albion?

Northampton Town has won 3 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

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

The latest head-to-head matches between Burton Albion - Northampton Town were as follows:

04.01.2025 Burton Albion - Northampton Town 0:1

12.11.2024 Northampton Town - Burton Albion 2:5

31.08.2024 Northampton Town - Burton Albion 0:0

24.02.2024 Burton Albion - Northampton Town 0:2

11.11.2023 Northampton Town - Burton Albion 2:0

Latest results of Burton Albion

20.12.2025 Stevenage Borough - Burton Albion 2:2 ✺

13.12.2025 Burton Albion - Wycombe Wanderers 0:0 ✺

08.12.2025 Brackley Town - Burton Albion 1:3 ✺

02.12.2025 Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion 1:0 ✺

29.11.2025 Burton Albion - Leyton Orient 0:4 ✺

Latest results of Northampton Town

19.12.2025 Northampton Town - AFC Wimbledon 3:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Peterborough United - Northampton Town 2:1 ✺

09.12.2025 Northampton Town - Huddersfield Town 1:1 ✺

02.12.2025 Northampton Town - Wycombe Wanderers 2:0 ✺

29.11.2025 Plymouth Argyle - Northampton Town 0:3 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	26	17	4	5	45:26	19	55
2	Lincoln	26	14	7	5	42:28	14	49
3	Bradford City	25	13	7	5	35:27	8	46
4	Stockport County	26	13	6	7	37:32	5	45
5	Bolton	27	11	10	6	33:25	8	43
6	Huddersfield	27	11	6	10	46:38	8	39
7	Luton	26	11	6	9	37:32	5	39
8	Stevenage	25	10	8	7	27:23	4	38
9	Wycombe	26	9	9	8	34:29	5	36
10	Mansfield	24	10	5	9	34:28	6	35
11	Reading	25	9	8	8	33:31	2	35
12	Peterborough	26	11	2	13	33:35	-2	35
13	Exeter	25	10	3	12	28:23	5	33
14	Plymouth	26	10	3	13	33:39	-6	33
15	Barnsley	22	9	5	8	35:34	1	32
16	Leyton Orient	26	9	5	12	39:43	-4	32
17	AFC Wimbledon	25	9	4	12	27:34	-7	31
18	Wigan	25	7	9	9	26:28	-2	30
19	Burton	25	8	6	11	26:35	-9	30
20	Blackpool	26	8	5	13	32:39	-7	29
21	Northampton	25	8	5	12	23:30	-7	29
22	Doncaster	25	7	5	13	25:41	-16	26
23	Rotherham	25	6	6	13	24:38	-14	24
24	Port Vale	24	4	6	14	18:34	-16	18

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