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

Full Time

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 14 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Mulhall (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	14	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

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

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

6/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	3 G	1 A
Finn Delap	3 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Burton Albion FC and Northampton Town FC is underway.
Game over. The scoreline of 5-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

1.66 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC47% Draw26% Northampton Town FC27%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

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	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

53%

Burton Albion FC or Northampton Town FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC34% Draw45% Northampton Town FC21%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.5%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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