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League One | Gameweek 26
Jan 1, 2022 at 3pm UK
Pirelli Stadium
Crewe Alexandra

Burton Albion
4 - 1
Crewe

Chapman (6'), Brayford (25'), Hemmings (34'), Jebbison (90+2')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Lowery (19')
Offord (75'), Finney (77')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Burton Albion and Crewe Alexandra, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Burton Albion 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

While Burton are better placed in the standings, Crewe's momentum and extra game time effectively cancels that out. With that in mind, we are backing a competitive draw in Staffordshire, even if a point apiece would not be satisfactory for either manager. 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 Burton Albion win with a probability of 53.36%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 22.79%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burton Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.74%) and 2-0 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.32%), while for a Crewe Alexandra win it was 0-1 (6.58%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Burton Albion would win this match.

Result
Burton AlbionDrawCrewe Alexandra
53.36%23.84%22.79%
Both teams to score 53.01%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.04%47.96%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.86%70.13%
Burton Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.09%17.9%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.29%48.7%
Crewe Alexandra Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.57%35.43%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.81%72.19%
Score Analysis
    Burton Albion 53.36%
    Crewe Alexandra 22.79%
    Draw 23.84%
Burton AlbionDrawCrewe Alexandra
1-0 @ 10.91%
2-1 @ 9.74%
2-0 @ 9.38%
3-1 @ 5.58%
3-0 @ 5.38%
3-2 @ 2.9%
4-1 @ 2.4%
4-0 @ 2.31%
4-2 @ 1.25%
Other @ 3.51%
Total : 53.36%
1-1 @ 11.32%
0-0 @ 6.34%
2-2 @ 5.05%
3-3 @ 1%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 23.84%
0-1 @ 6.58%
1-2 @ 5.87%
0-2 @ 3.42%
1-3 @ 2.03%
2-3 @ 1.75%
0-3 @ 1.18%
Other @ 1.96%
Total : 22.79%

Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Crewe
2-0
Burton Albion
Bostwick (10' og.), Lloyd-Bennett (87')
Murphy (54')

Lakin (3'), Borthwick-Jackson (31'), Hemmings (42')
Lakin (67')
Mar 13, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 36
Crewe
0-3
Burton Albion
Hemmings (9', 23', 34')
Taylor (76'), Carter (90+5')
Dec 5, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 16
Burton Albion
1-1
Crewe
Hughes (76')
Bostwick (52'), Hughes (71'), Edwards (87'), Powell (90+3')
Dale (88')
Johnson (60')
Sep 3, 2019 7.30pm
Group Stage
Crewe
1-3
Burton Albion
Green (87')
Kirk (81')
Quinn (13'), Fraser (23'), Akins (45')
Brayford (82'), Wallace (89')
Mar 5, 2016 3pm
Crewe
1-1
Burton Albion
Haber (14')
Turton (32'), Jones (70'), Ng (80'), Nugent (87')
Akins (35')
McCrory (91')
rhs 2.0
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1Birmingham CityBirmingham36258359243583
2Wrexham38228852302274
3Wycombe WanderersWycombe372011664362871
4Charlton AthleticCharlton381991049351466
5Stockport CountyStockport381811953351865
6Huddersfield TownHuddersfield371871252341861
7Bolton WanderersBolton37186135955460
8Reading371611105246659
9Leyton Orient371751553381556
10Blackpool381315105750754
11Barnsley38158155254-253
12Lincoln CityLincoln381311145345850
13Stevenage371310143538-349
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham37129164245-345
15Peterborough UnitedPeterborough37129165660-445
16Exeter CityExeter37129164051-1145
17Mansfield TownMansfield37128174351-844
18Wigan AthleticWigan361110153336-343
19Northampton TownNorthampton381012163756-1942
20Bristol Rovers38126203961-2242
21Burton Albion37812173853-1536
22Crawley TownCrawley3889214071-3133
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge3879223662-2630
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury3777233462-2828


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