Burton Albion FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Burton Albion FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.
- Burton Albion FC 46 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Aug Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W 14 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W 07 Aug Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–0 W 09 May Oxford United FC A 0–4 L 01 May Gillingham FC H 1–1 D 27 Apr Fleetwood Town FC H 5–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Aug Burton Albion FC A 0–1 L 14 Aug Milton Keynes Dons FC A 2–1 W 07 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W 09 May Northampton Town FC H 1–1 D 01 May Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–1 W 27 Apr Blackpool FC H 0–1 L Key Stats
71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Burton Albion FC0-15–/216-30–/–31-452/–46-603/261-751/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sunderland AFC gets underway.
- 5' It’s high time Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' 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.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Burton Albion FC that had 371 games and scored 416 goals.
- 25' Joe Powell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
- 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dennis Cirken.
- 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
- 52' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Mancienne.
- 61' Jonny Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' Jonny Smith puts Burton Albion FC on the lead.
- 71' Alex Pritchard is replacing Dennis Cirken for the Sunderland AFC side.
- 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lynden Gooch, as he is very good at scoring at Pirelli Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 81' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Powell on 84.
- 85' Michael Bostwick has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Powell on 85 minute.
- 90' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Burton Albion FC and Sunderland AFC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Burton Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Joe Powell ↓ Michael Bostwick 85'
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- 10
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- 24
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- 38
- 15
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- 26
Bench
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- 17
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Michael Bostwick ↑ 85'
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- 18
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Coach Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkSunderland AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 28
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- 13
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- 15
- 14
- 24
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Dennis Cirken ↓ Alex Pritchard 71'
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Bench
- 26
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Alex Pritchard ↑ 71'
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Nathan Broadhead ↑ 71'
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Coach Lee Johnson -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jamie Allen 1 Lynden Gooch 1 Chris Maguire 1 Charlie Wyke 1 Kyle McFadzean 1 Grant Leadbitter 1 Jamie Allen 1 Jonny Smith 1 Head to Head
Burton Albion FC Form
2021-08-17 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2021-08-14 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-08-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC W 2021-05-09 Oxford United FC 4–0 Burton Albion FC L 2021-05-01 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2021-04-27 Burton Albion FC 5–2 Fleetwood Town FC WSunderland AFC Form
2021-08-17 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2021-08-14 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2021-08-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2021-05-09 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2021-05-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2021-04-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.32 Burton Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.12 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Burton Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Burton Albion FC or Draw 72%Draw or Sunderland AFC 55%Burton Albion FC or Sunderland AFC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 10.8%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 8.6%2 – 1 8.2%2 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 7%0 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 3.6%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC
Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 18% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.