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%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Northampton (votes: 2 - 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	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

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