Sunday , 16 August 2026

Burton Albion FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Burton Albion FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Northampton Town FC
Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium 3,953 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Marc Leonard
0–2 36' Mitch Pinnock
Y 47' Louie Moulden
Y 90' Marc Leonard

Overview

Match Preview

Burton Albion FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Assistant 1 Thomas Harty
  • Assistant 2 Declan Ford
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
4
Burton Albion FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Northampton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-24 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Northampton Town FC 2023-11-11 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 2021-02-13 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC 2020-11-21 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Northampton Town FC H 0–2 L
17 Feb Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W
10 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W
03 Feb Lincoln City FC H 0–1 L
27 Jan Cambridge United FC A 0–0 D
20 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
Northampton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W
20 Feb Oxford United FC A 2–2 D
17 Feb Bristol Rovers FC H 3–1 W
13 Feb Leyton Orient FC A 3–4 L
10 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
03 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC Northampton Town FC
#21 Position #7
1 Points 35
1 Played 46
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 29
1 Scored 39
1 Conceded 74
+0 GD -35
1.00 PPG 0.76
0% Win % 20%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 21st (1 pts). Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Burton Albion FC to score. At the same time, Northampton Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It looks surprising Burton Albion FC does not make any changes. Joe Powell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jon Brady will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' Brilliant from the ! Marc Leonard makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 22.
  • 27' Burton Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Burton Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Burton Albion FC that had 372 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 36' GOAL! Mitch Pinnock fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Burton Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 47' It’s gonna be a card for Louie Moulden.
  • 52' William Hondermarck has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Mustapha Carayol. He replaces Mark Helm on 57 minute.
  • 62' Max Crocombe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 17 appearances.
  • 67' It’s high time Jon Brady made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Burton Albion FC make a change. John Brayford trudges off to be replaced by Bobby Kamwa on 68 minutes.
  • 69' Louis Appere has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Fox on 69 minute.
  • 74' Burton Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Burton Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Northampton Town FC's shape.
  • 84' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Louis Appere made 184 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Marc Leonard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Northampton Town FC players.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Paterson

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Brady

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Hoskins 2
Marc Leonard 2
Harry Smith 2
Michael Bostwick 1
Ryan Edwards 1
Mitch Pinnock 1
Lucas Akins 1
Chris Lines 1

Head to Head

2024-02-24 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Northampton Town FC 2023-11-11 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 2021-02-13 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC 2020-11-21 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Northampton Town FC

Burton Albion FC Form

2024-02-24 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Northampton Town FC L 2024-02-17 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC W 2024-02-10 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC W 2024-02-03 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2024-01-27 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2024-01-20 Burton Albion FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W

Northampton Town FC Form

2024-02-24 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Northampton Town FC W 2024-02-20 Oxford United FC 2–2 Northampton Town FC D 2024-02-17 Northampton Town FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-02-13 Leyton Orient FC 4–3 Northampton Town FC L 2024-02-10 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2024-02-03 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.26 Burton Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Northampton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Northampton Town FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC36% Draw30% Northampton Town FC34%
Actual: Northampton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Northampton Town FC
64%
Burton Albion FC or Northampton Town FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC26% Draw49% Northampton Town FC25%
Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.