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Northampton Town
EFL Trophy | Group Stage
Nov 12, 2024 at 7pm UK
Sixfields Stadium
Burton Albion

Northampton
2 - 5
Burton Albion

Dobson (2'), Waghorn (47')
Waghorn (34')
FT(HT: 1-3)
Akoto (13'), Willis (36'), Webster (39'), Donovan (49'), Whitfield (66')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Trophy clash between Northampton Town and Burton Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Birmingham 1-1 Northampton
Saturday, November 9 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Burton Albion 2-0 Shrewsbury
Saturday, November 9 at 12.30pm in League One

We said: Northampton Town 1-1 Burton Albion

Northampton can afford to play for a draw in order to guarantee qualification from Group F, while Burton are growing in confidence and could take a point away from Sixfields on Tuesday. It remains to be seen whether that would be enough to stop Notts County overtaking them, though. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Northampton Town win with a probability of 45.32%. A win for Burton Albion had a probability of 29.86% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Northampton Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (7.49%). The likeliest Burton Albion win was 0-1 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.

Result
Northampton TownDrawBurton Albion
45.32% (0.019999999999996 0.02) 24.82% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01) 29.86% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Both teams to score 56.19% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.25% (0.041999999999994 0.04)46.75% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.98% (0.036999999999999 0.04)69.01% (-0.035000000000011 -0.04)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.31% (0.025999999999996 0.03)20.69% (-0.023999999999997 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.71% (0.039999999999999 0.04)53.29% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Burton Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.84% (0.015999999999991 0.02)29.15% (-0.013000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.91% (0.015999999999998 0.02)65.09% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Northampton Town 45.32%
    Burton Albion 29.86%
    Draw 24.82%
Northampton TownDrawBurton Albion
1-0 @ 9.5% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.23% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 7.49% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 4.85% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 3.93% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 2.99% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 1.91% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1.55% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.18% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.7%
Total : 45.32%
1-1 @ 11.71% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.03% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.69% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-3 @ 1.23% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 24.82%
0-1 @ 7.44% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.22% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 4.58% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
1-3 @ 2.97% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-3 @ 2.34% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.88% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 0.91% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 29.86%

How you voted: Northampton vs Burton Albion

Northampton Town
68.8%
Draw
22.9%
Burton Albion
8.3%
48
Head to Head
Aug 31, 2024 3pm
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0-0
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Watt (33'), McGeehan (34'), Orsi (43')
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Moulden (47'), Leonard (90+4')
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Leonard (54'), Hoskins (78')

Powell (25'), Lubala (90')
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Bostwick (77'), Edwards (90+4')
Clare (82')
Nov 21, 2020 3pm
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Akins (90+2' pen.)
Vassilev (21'), Quinn (88')
Smith (2', 67'), Lines (81')
Chukwuemeka (53')
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