Burton Albion FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Burton Albion FC

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Northampton Town FC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 12:30 UTC Pirelli Stadium 2,837 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 86' Sam Hoskins

Charlie Webster 17' Y

Y 84' Sam Hoskins

Overview

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

Burton Albion FC 46 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ross Joyce
Assistant 1 Callum Gough (England)
Assistant 2 Daniel Guest (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Burton Albion FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-04 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-08-31 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Northampton Town FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Peterborough United FC	H	2–2	D
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	0–2	L
21 Dec	Exeter City FC	H	1–2	L
14 Dec	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–0	D

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	1–0	W
01 Jan	Stevenage FC	H	0–0	D
29 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Reading FC	A	1–4	L
21 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–5	L
14 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC		Northampton Town FC
#17	Position	#24
54	Points	35
46	Played	46
13 / 15 / 18	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 29
50	Scored	39
60	Conceded	74
-10	GD	-35
1.17	PPG	0.76
28%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Burton Albion FC are 17th (54 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Burton Albion FC host Northampton Town FC — let the battle begin!
5' Mason Bennett is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Burton Albion FC tonight.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burton Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' The referee calls foul for Charlie Webster. He receives a card.
22' Akin Odimayo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Northampton Town FC so far.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Burton Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danilo Orsi-Dadomo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Northampton Town FC.
37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
42' A quiet spell here at Pirelli Stadium. Burton Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' The whistle greets Charlie Webster as he departs to be replaced by Billy Bodin.
51' Northampton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Burton Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' A change in the Burton Albion FC ranks — Danilo Orsi-Dadomo exits the field as Mason Bennett enters on 58.
59' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tariqe Fosu-Henry is hanging Samy Chouchane on the field on 59 minute.
64' Congo international William Hondermarck has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' Burton Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Northampton Town FC backline.
74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mitch Pinnock, as he is very good at scoring at Pirelli Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
79' Charlie Webster has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sam Hoskins.
86' Goal! Sam Hoskins scores his 32 goal in 191 matches.
90' Fresh legs for Burton Albion FC! Ben Whitfield comes on to replace Kgaogelo Chauke.
Full Time. Northampton Town FC beats Burton Albion FC

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Elliot Watt
6
Ryan Sweeney
1
Max Crocombe
18
Rumarn Burrell
2
Udoka Malife
17
Jack Armer
9
Danilo Orsi-Dadomo ↓ Mason Bennett 58'
33
Kgaogelo Chauke ↓ Ben Whitfield 90'
8
Charlie Webster ↓ Billy Bodin 46'
19
Dylan Williams
14
Nick Akoto

Bench

Coach Gary Bowyer

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Liam Shaw
9
Tom Eaves
7
Sam Hoskins
6
Jordan Willis
3
Aaron McGowan
22
Akin Odimayo
23
William Hondermarck
28
TJ Eyoma
10
Mitch Pinnock
13
Nikola Tzanev
30
Samy Chouchane ↓ Tariqe Fosu-Henry 59'

Bench

Coach Kevin Nolan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Burton Albion FC Form

2025-01-04 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC L 2025-01-01 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Peterborough United FC D 2024-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2024-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2024-12-21 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Exeter City FC L 2024-12-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-01-04 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-01-01 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D 2024-12-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-12-26 Reading FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L 2024-12-21 Northampton Town FC 0–5 Charlton Athletic FC L 2024-12-14 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Northampton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC39% Draw31% Northampton Town FC30%

Actual: Northampton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

61%

Burton Albion FC or Northampton Town FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC28% Draw51% Northampton Town FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.8%

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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