Northampton Town vs Burton Albion Match Analysis & Prediction
12/11/2024 10:00 pm
Requiring just a point to secure their spot in the knockout rounds, Northampton Town return to EFL Trophy action on Tuesday, when they host Burton Albion at Sixfields Stadium.
The League One outfits occupy the top two spots in Southern section Group F, ahead of Notts County and Leicester City U21.
Leading their EFL Trophy group by three points with one game to go, Northampton are now looking to build on a couple of positive results since being knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league neighbours Kettering Town at the start on November.
The Cobblers overcame Leicester U21 through a 3-0 scoreline last Tuesday, helped by a brace from Neo Dobson, before visiting League One big spenders Birmingham City at the weekend.
Although they went one down just before the half-hour mark at St Andrews, Jon Brady’s side equalised deep into stoppage time to snatch a 1-1 draw when Mitch Pinnock capitalised on a defensive mistake in the 97th minute.
Another break from the grind of a marathon league campaign comes on Tuesday, as they meet opponents they shared the spoils with back in August, when the pair played out goalless draw.
Since then, Burton Albion have added just five more points to their League One total, as they remain mired in the third tier’s bottom four.
Burton’s hierarchy recently chose to part ways with former manager Mark Robinson, and caretaker coach Tom Hounsell has made an immediate impact by tightening things up at the back.
After eight straight matches where Burton had shipped at least two goals, they have since conceded just once in four under Hounsell, helping them to end a seven-game losing run in the league by holding fellow strugglers Crawley Town goalless.
They also overcame Scarborough Athletic in the FA Cup first round before facing relegation rivals Shrewsbury Town at the weekend.
Burton finally secured their first win of the League One season through goals from Tomas Kalinauskas and Danilo Orsi, moving them off the bottom and dropping Shrewsbury to last position.
Having beaten Leicester U21 in their first game, then lost to Notts County – who they are just ahead of on goal difference in Group F – another win in midweek would secure Burton’s spot in the EFL Trophy knockout round.
Northampton Town vs. Burton Albion Head to head
In the previous 18 meetings between these two teams, they have claimed seven victories while drawing in four. Northampton have scored 27 goals and conceded 25 in the process.
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21/11/2020Burton Albion1Northampton Town3League One
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13/02/2021Northampton Town0Burton Albion2League One
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11/11/2023Northampton Town2Burton Albion0League One
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24/02/2024Burton Albion0Northampton Town2League One
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31/08/2024Northampton Town0Burton Albion0League One
Northampton Town Team News
Northampton will be without Tom Eaves, who suffered a serious face injury last month, but free agent ex-Derby County striker Martyn Waghorn recently joined on a short-term deal and could start here.
Northampton Town's Last 5 Matches
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26/10/2024Northampton Town3Crawley Town0League One
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29/10/2024Lincoln City2Northampton Town1League One
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02/11/2024Northampton Town1Kettring Town2 EFA Cup
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05/11/2024Northampton Town3Leicester City U210EFL Trophy
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09/11/2024Birmingham City1Northampton Town1League One
Burton Albion Team News
Kalinauskas has just scored for the second Saturday in succssion, but Ben Whitfield, Jack Cooper-Love and Alejandro Bran could be among several players promoted from the bench.
Burton Albion's Last 5 Matches
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22/10/2024Burton Albion2Wycombe Wanderers3League One
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26/10/2024Cambridge United1Burton Albion0League One
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02/11/2024Burton Albion1Scarborough Athletic0FA Cup
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05/11/2024Burton Albion0Crawley Town0League One
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09/11/2024Burton Albion2Shrewsbury Town0League One
Northampton Town vs. Burton Albion: Odds and Predictions
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