Burton Albion vs Rotherham

1 - 0
🕒 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Pirelli Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Abigail Byrne 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Burton Albion 17 · Rotherham 23
Referee Stats
5 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-13).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Burton Albion (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-5-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 28
Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

32
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

9
Rotherham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-2-17

Goals For / Against

17 / 39
Avg: 0.74 / 1.70

Points

14
Avg: 0.61

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

13

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
0.61
1.17
GF
0.74
1.22
GA
1.70
52%
O2.5
52%
39%
BTTS
30%
52%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Burton Albion rank17th
Rotherham rank23rd
Burton Albion points54
Rotherham points41
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.
Rotherham: #23 · 41 pts · GD -30
50 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.
13-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.

Rotherham last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-10
Record1-0-4
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%

Rotherham trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Burton Albion score at home61%
Burton Albion clean sheet at home30%
Rotherham score away43%
Rotherham clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Burton Albion score first52%
Burton Albion win after scoring first75%
Rotherham score first39%
Rotherham win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Burton Albion 13% · Rotherham 9%
Avg first goal minute: Burton Albion 31.8' · Rotherham 32.0'

Vs league average

Burton Albion score at home1.17 vs 1.48
Burton Albion concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Rotherham score away0.74 vs 1.15
Rotherham concede away1.70 vs 1.48
Burton Albion score 21% below league average, while Rotherham score 36% below league average.
Defensive side: Burton Albion are 6% above league average at home, and Rotherham are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.50 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

Rotherham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
16-30 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
11
13
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
8
8
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
10
3
Fouls
12
7
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
327
347
Passes Accurate
179
199
Passes %
55%
57%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
4
16'
16' H. Douglas
1st substitution · For: J. Rafferty
23'
23' Goal · 1-0
T. Shade
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Lofthouse
36'
36' D. Yearwood
45+1'
45+1' Z. Jules
46'
46' D. Yearwood
2nd substitution · For: Marvin Marvellous Kaleta
54'
54' T. Vancooten
69'
69' Julian Larsson
1st substitution · For: A. Cannon
69'
69' Brandon Ashley Cover
3rd substitution · For: D. Watmore
81'
81' T. Vancooten
2nd substitution · For: J. Moon
85'
85' Marvin Marvellous Kaleta
4th substitution · For: L. Sousa

Burton Albion vs Rotherham 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Burton Albion beat Rotherham 1-0 on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Abigail Byrne. It was played at Pirelli Stadium.

First half: Rotherham made their 1st substitution at 16', with H. Douglas replacing J. Rafferty. Burton Albion took the lead at 23' when T. Shade scored, with the assist credited to K. Lofthouse, making the score 1-0. D. Yearwood received a yellow card for Rotherham at 36'. Z. Jules received a yellow card for Rotherham at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Rotherham made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Yearwood replacing Marvin Marvellous Kaleta. T. Vancooten received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 54'. Burton Albion made their 1st substitution at 69', with Julian Larsson replacing A. Cannon. Rotherham made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Brandon Ashley Cover replacing D. Watmore. Burton Albion made their 2nd substitution at 81', with T. Vancooten replacing J. Moon. Rotherham made their 4th substitution at 85', with Marvin Marvellous Kaleta replacing L. Sousa.

Burton Albion used 2 substitutions while Rotherham used 4 substitutions. Burton Albion got 1 yellow card, while Rotherham got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-13).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

Burton Albion vs Rotherham Head-to-Head History by Season