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Burton Albion vs Preston: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 21Kick-off on December 9, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire

Burton Albion
1-2
Preston

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What was the result of Burton Albion vs Preston?

Preston won 1-2 on December 9, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 66′T. ClarkePreston
  • 83′D. HorganPreston
  • 90′L. AkinsBurton Albion

Official lineup for Burton Albion vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Burton Albion

4-2-3-1
  1. 10L. Akins
  1. 18William Miller
  2. 19M. Palmer
  3. 15T. Naylor
  1. 7Luke John Murphy
  2. 11Lloyd Dyer
  1. 12T. Flanagan
  2. 23Jake Buxton
  3. 2J. Brayford
  4. 6Ben Howard Turner
  1. 1S. Bywater

Preston

4-2-3-1
  1. 9J. Hugill
  1. 37C. Robinson
  2. 8A. Browne
  3. 4B. Pearson
  1. 29T. Barkhuizen
  2. 12P. Gallagher
  1. 20B. Davies
  2. 14D. Fisher
  3. 5T. Clarke
  4. 23P. Huntington
  1. 22C. Maxwell
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Burton Albion have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Preston have 5, 6 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Burton Albion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2017Derby(away)0-1Championship
Nov 25, 2017Sunderland(home)0-2Championship
Nov 21, 2017Brentford(away)1-1Championship
Nov 17, 2017Sheffield Utd(home)1-3Championship
Nov 4, 2017Millwall(away)1-0Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2017QPR(home)1-0Championship
Nov 25, 2017Norwich(away)1-1Championship
Nov 21, 2017Bristol City(away)2-1Championship
Nov 17, 2017Bolton(home)0-0Championship
Nov 4, 2017Ipswich(away)0-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Burton Albion wins, 1 draw, 1 Preston win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 2, 2017Burton Albion 0-1 PrestonChampionship
Nov 26, 2016Preston 1-1 Burton AlbionChampionship

Last archived meeting: Burton Albion vs Preston on Jan 2, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Burton Albion score 0.6 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.4 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Burton Albion0.61.946/157/15
Preston1.41.349/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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