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'

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Burton Albion FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One .

Burton Albion FC 1 games · 1 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	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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Burton Albion FC and Northampton Town FC get this one started.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Northampton Town FC.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

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

2025-12-26 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

1.72 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC52% Draw26% Northampton Town FC22%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

48%

Burton Albion FC or Northampton Town FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC37% Draw46% Northampton Town FC17%

Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.8%

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%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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