Burton Albion FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Burton Albion FC

5 – 1

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Northampton Town FC

Fri 26 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Burton Albion FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One .

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

Match Details

Referee Sam Mulhall (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

2025-12-26 Burton Albion FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC 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

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Northampton Town FC	H	5–1	W
20 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	2–2	D
13 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D
08 Dec	Brackley Town FC	A	3–1	W
02 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
29 Nov	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–4	L

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Burton Albion FC	A	1–5	L
19 Dec	AFC Wimbledon	H	3–1	W
13 Dec	Peterborough United FC	A	1–2	L
09 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
29 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–0	W
22 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–3	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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Burton Albion FC and Northampton Town FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Burton Albion FC Form

2025-12-26 Burton Albion FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-12-20 Stevenage FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC D 2025-12-13 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2025-12-08 Brackley Town FC 1–3 Burton Albion FC W 2025-12-02 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC L 2025-11-29 Burton Albion FC 0–4 Leyton Orient FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-12-26 Burton Albion FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC L 2025-12-19 Northampton Town FC 3–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2025-12-13 Peterborough United FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2025-12-09 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2025-11-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Northampton Town FC W 2025-11-22 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.78 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC51% Draw26% Northampton Town FC23%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

49%

Burton Albion FC or Northampton Town FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC37% Draw44% Northampton Town FC19%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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