Burton Albion FC vs Walsall FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Burton Albion FC vs Walsall FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.
- Burton Albion FC 46 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Walsall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andy Haines
- Referee Paul Marsden
- Referee Matthew Jones
- Referee Wayne Grunnill
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 02 Mar Walsall FC H 0–0 D 23 Feb Fleetwood Town FC H 0–1 L 19 Feb Barnsley FC A 0–0 D 16 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D 09 Feb AFC Wimbledon A 2–0 W 02 Feb Oxford United FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Burton Albion FC A 0–0 D 23 Feb Bradford City AFC H 3–2 W 16 Feb Coventry City FC A 0–3 L 12 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 0–1 L 09 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–2 L 02 Feb Rochdale AFC H 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Pirelli Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Burton Albion FC and Walsall FC.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' The travelling Walsall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Walsall FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Burton Albion FC that had 371 games and scored 413 goals.
- 41' Josh Gordon is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marcus Harness.
- 50' Walsall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' Alex Bradley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Dobson made 65 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 69' The whistle greets Jamie Allen as he departs to be replaced by John Brayford.
- 74' It’s high time Nigel Clough made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 78' Another substitution for Burton Albion FC to replace David Templeton by Kieran Wallace on 78 minute.
- 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 86' Time for substitution for Burton Albion FC. Liam Boyce is replaced by Alex Bradley.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Burton Albion FC
Starting XI- 23
- 5
- 3
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4
Jamie Allen ↓ John Brayford 69'
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27
Liam Boyce ↓ Alex Bradley 86'
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- 40
- 11
- 7
- 26
Bench- 1
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2
John Brayford ↑ 69'
- 19
- 9
- 18
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15
Alex Bradley ↑ 86'
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22
Kieran Wallace ↑ 78'
Coach Nigel CloughWalsall FC
Starting XI- 11
- 35
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 15
- 3
- 10
- 29
Bench- 36
- 38
- 27
- 30
- 13
- 28
- 34
Coach Dean Keates -
Burton Albion FC Form