Burton Albion vs Northampton

Burton Albion

5 - 1

Northampton

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Pirelli Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sam Mulhall 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Burton Albion 17 · Northampton 24

Referee Stats

Sam Mulhall

3 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	33%
Draws	0%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Burton Albion (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 28

Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 43

Avg: 0.70 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.39

PPG

0.57

1.17

0.70

1.22

1.87

52%

O2.5

52%

39%

BTTS

43%

52%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Burton Albion rank17th

Northampton rank24th

Burton Albion points54

Northampton points35

Burton Albion: #17 · 54 pts · GD -10

37 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35

56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Burton Albion last 5 home

D W D W L

Points8/15

Weighted index58

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Northampton last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals4-14

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Burton Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Burton Albion score at home61%

Burton Albion clean sheet at home30%

Northampton score away52%

Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Burton Albion score first52%

Burton Albion win after scoring first75%

Northampton score first17%

Northampton win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Burton Albion 13% · Northampton 7%

Avg first goal minute: Burton Albion 31.8' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

Burton Albion score at home1.17 vs 1.48

Burton Albion concede at home1.22 vs 1.15

Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15

Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48

Burton Albion score 21% below league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: Burton Albion are 6% above league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Burton Albion goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

0-15 2

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Beesley

Penalty

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Armer

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Beesley

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

M. Dyche

Own Goal

38' ↑↓

↑↓

38' ⇄ C. McCarthy

1st substitution · For: J. Burroughs

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

T. Eaves

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Taylor

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

T. Shade

Normal Goal · Assist: Julian Larsson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Dyche

2nd substitution · For: J. Willis

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Hoskins

3rd substitution · For: E. List

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Thorniley

4th substitution · For: M. Forbes

51'

51' E. Wheatley

56'

56' Dylan Williams

59'

59' T. Vancooten

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Dylan Williams

1st substitution · For: Sulyman Krubally

75'

75' J. Burroughs

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ E. Wheatley

5th substitution · For: K. Edwards

77'

77' G. Evans

84' ⚽

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84' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

T. Shade

Normal Goal · Assist: Sulyman Krubally

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ T. Vancooten

2nd substitution · For: N. Akoto

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Julian Larsson

3rd substitution · For: J. Newall

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ T. Shade

4th substitution · For: Jamal Williamson

Burton Albion vs Northampton 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Burton Albion beat Northampton 5-1 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Sam Mulhall. It was played at Pirelli Stadium.

First half: Burton Albion took an early lead at 3' when J. Beesley scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Burton Albion extended the lead at 23' when J. Armer scored, with the assist credited to J. Beesley, making the score 2-0. Burton Albion extended the lead at 28' when M. Dyche scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-0. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 38', with C. McCarthy replacing J. Burroughs. Northampton reduced the deficit at 39' when T. Eaves scored, with the assist credited to T. Taylor, making the score 3-1. Burton Albion extended the lead at 44' when T. Shade scored, with the assist credited to Julian Larsson, making the score 4-1.

Second half: Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Dyche replacing J. Willis. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 46', with S. Hoskins replacing E. List. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 46', with J. Thorniley replacing M. Forbes. E. Wheatley received a yellow card for Northampton at 51'. Dylan Williams received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 56'. T. Vancooten received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 59'. Burton Albion made their 1st substitution at 73', with Dylan Williams replacing Sulyman Krubally. J. Burroughs received a yellow card for Northampton at 75'. Northampton made their 5th substitution at 76', with E. Wheatley replacing K. Edwards. G. Evans received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 77'. Burton Albion extended the lead at 84' when T. Shade scored, with the assist credited to Sulyman Krubally, making the score 5-1. Burton Albion made their 2nd substitution at 90+1', with T. Vancooten replacing N. Akoto. Burton Albion made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with Julian Larsson replacing J. Newall. Burton Albion made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with T. Shade replacing Jamal Williamson.

Burton Albion used 4 substitutions while Northampton used 5 substitutions. Burton Albion got 3 yellow cards, while Northampton got 2 yellow cards.