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 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Mulhall (England)

Standings

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

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

13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

5/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/–

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	2 G	1 A
Finn Delap	2 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Burton Albion FC and Northampton Town FC.
5-1 the final result. Northampton Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Harry Smith	2
Sam Hoskins	2
Marc Leonard	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.