Burton Albion FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Burton Albion FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.
- Burton Albion FC 46 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sam Purkiss
- Referee Oliver Bickle
- Referee
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Rochdale AFC H 0–1 L 17 Oct Bristol Rovers FC A 1–1 D 10 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L 03 Oct Portsmouth FC H 2–4 L 26 Sep Swindon Town FC A 2–4 L 19 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W 17 Oct Hull City AFC H 0–3 L 10 Oct Accrington Stanley FC A 1–2 L 03 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 2–1 W 26 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L 20 Sep Portsmouth FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Rochdale AFC gets underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rochdale AFC that had 140 games and scored 206 goals.
- 10' Jim McNulty needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Burton Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' Tolaji Bola has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for John-Joe O'Toole.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Varney made 145 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rochdale AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 49' GOAL! Matthew Lund scores on 49.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Haydon Roberts.
- 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 60' Burton Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Burton Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 63' The Burton Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Neal Eardley departs to be replaced by Niall Ennis.
- 68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 73' Burton Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' Fabio Tavares is replacing Alex Newby for the Rochdale AFC side.
- 80' It looks surprising Rochdale AFC does not make any changes. Haydon Roberts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 84' Another change for Rochdale AFC made on 84 minute. Jim McNulty leaves to be changed by Ryan McLaughlin.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Luke Varney. He replaces Ben Fox on 86 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Burton Albion FC.
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Burton Albion FC
Starting XI- 9
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Joe Powell ↓ Ciaran Gilligan 63'
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Ben Fox ↓ Luke Varney 86'
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Neal Eardley ↓ Niall Ennis 63'
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Bench- 3
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Luke Varney ↑ 86'
- 11
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Niall Ennis ↑ 63'
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- 28
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25
Ciaran Gilligan ↑ 63'
Coach Jake BuxtonRochdale AFC
Starting XI- 20
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Jim McNulty ↓ Ryan McLaughlin 84'
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- 14
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Alex Newby ↓ Fabio Tavares 75'
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- 15
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Bench-
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Ryan McLaughlin ↑ 84'
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Fabio Tavares ↑ 75'
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Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
Head to Head
Burton Albion FC Form
2020-10-20 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Rochdale AFC L 2020-10-17 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2020-10-10 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2020-10-03 Burton Albion FC 2–4 Portsmouth FC L 2020-09-26 Swindon Town FC 4–2 Burton Albion FC L 2020-09-19 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC W