Stevenage vs Burton Albion: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Stevenage played Burton Albion in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 20 December 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Stevenage: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Burton Albion: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stevenage scores 1.22 and concedes 0.72 goals per match. Burton Albion scores 0.84 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stevenage 39%, Burton Albion 32%. Over 2.5: Stevenage 28%, Burton Albion 47%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Burton Albion has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.06. Stevenage: 8.6 shots per match, Burton Albion: 11.8.

Match halves

Stevenage: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.72. Burton Albion: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Stevenage: 61-75 (6 goals). Burton Albion: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.49 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

60Possession (%)40
StevenageBurton Albion
14Shots12
StevenageBurton Albion
4Shots on target4
StevenageBurton Albion
1.43xG1.31
StevenageBurton Albion
5Corners2
StevenageBurton Albion
35Dangerous attacks37
StevenageBurton Albion
6Fouls14
StevenageBurton Albion
1Cards1
StevenageBurton Albion

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

StevenageBurton Albion
1.22Goals scored / match0.84
StevenageBurton Albion
0.72Goals conceded / match1.26
StevenageBurton Albion
43%Average possession45%
StevenageBurton Albion
3.28Shots on target / match3.42
StevenageBurton Albion

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.61Shots per match11.84
StevenageBurton Albion
3.28Shots on target3.42
StevenageBurton Albion
14.2%Shot conversion7.1%
StevenageBurton Albion
43%Possession45%
StevenageBurton Albion
1.06xG for1.36
StevenageBurton Albion
1.16xG against1.49
StevenageBurton Albion

Shooting quality

Stevenage: Counter-attackingBurton Albion: Balanced
StevenageBurton Albion
Accuracy (shots on target)38%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Stevenage is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Stevenage · 1.4 pts / match - Burton Albion

Stevenage
DWDLW
Season result split
56% W22% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-4
1.89 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 0.76Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Burton Albion
WWLLD
Season result split
32% W26% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-8
1.21 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Stevenage is 45% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Stevenage · 0.84 goals / match - Burton Albion

Stevenage is 75% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.72 goals / match - Stevenage · 1.26 goals / match - Burton Albion

Stevenage scoring profile: strong

Stevenage scores in 67% of matches (12 of 18 matches), while Burton Albion keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 matches).

Burton Albion scoring profile: mixed

Burton Albion scores in 53% of matches (10 of 19 matches), while Stevenage keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

22Goals scored (season)16
StevenageBurton Albion
13Goals conceded (season)24
StevenageBurton Albion
1.94Average goals in match2.11
StevenageBurton Albion
4Goals scored (last 5)3
StevenageBurton Albion
2Goals conceded (last 5)6
StevenageBurton Albion

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal53%
StevenageBurton Albion
39%2 goals26%
StevenageBurton Albion
17%3 goals5%
StevenageBurton Albion
0%4 goals0%
StevenageBurton Albion

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal63%
StevenageBurton Albion
11%2 goals32%
StevenageBurton Albion
0%3 goals21%
StevenageBurton Albion
0%4 goals11%
StevenageBurton Albion

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time0%
StevenageBurton Albion
11%BTTS in both halves0%
StevenageBurton Albion
22%Scored in both halves11%
StevenageBurton Albion

BTTS and goal count

28%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
StevenageBurton Albion
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
StevenageBurton Albion
20%BTTS - last 520%
StevenageBurton Albion

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
StevenageBurton Albion
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
StevenageBurton Albion
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
StevenageBurton Albion

2nd half

61%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
StevenageBurton Albion
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
StevenageBurton Albion
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
StevenageBurton Albion

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Stevenage is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / match - Stevenage · 1.21 pts / match - Burton Albion

Stevenage - half-time state
28% leading61% draw11% trailing
Burton Albion - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)1.21
StevenageBurton Albion
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.37
StevenageBurton Albion
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
StevenageBurton Albion
0.83Average goals (1st half)0.84
StevenageBurton Albion
67%Clean sheet before half-time68%
StevenageBurton Albion
56%No goal before half-time74%
StevenageBurton Albion

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.16
StevenageBurton Albion
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
StevenageBurton Albion
0.39Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
StevenageBurton Albion
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.26
StevenageBurton Albion
61%Clean sheet after half-time53%
StevenageBurton Albion
56%No goal after half-time63%
StevenageBurton Albion

Stevenage - second-half results

33% W50% D17% L
26
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Burton Albion - second-half results

26% W37% D37% L
23
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Stevenage - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match0.40.8
1 goal40%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Burton Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Stevenage
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
5
2
16-30
3
1
31-45
3
0
46-60
6
5
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Burton Albion
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
3
3
16-30
3
5
31-45
4
3
46-60
3
6
61-75
2
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.02
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
81%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
16%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Stevenage

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.60
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Burton Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

StevenageLigaBurton Albion
Average goals in match 1.942.49 2.11
Both teams scored 39%50% 32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 28%47% 47%
Clean sheets 39%28% 37%
Goal before half-time 56%68% 58%
Goal after half-time 61%82% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.49
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Burton AlbionGoalTyrese ShadeAssist: Jake Beesley
  2. StevenageGoalJamie Tyrrell Reid
  3. StevenageSubstitutionOn: Harvey David WhiteOff: Ryan Doherty
  4. Burton AlbionGoalJack Armer
  5. Burton AlbionGoalJake BeesleyAssist: Terence Owen Vancooten
  6. Burton AlbionYellow cardDylan Willis
  7. Burton AlbionSubstitutionOn: Jack NewallOff: Dylan Willis
  8. StevenageSubstitutionOn: Beryly Logos LubalaOff: Chem Campbell
  9. StevenageYellow cardSaxon Earley

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Stevenage vs Burton Albion?

The EFL League One match finished Stevenage 2:2 Burton Albion. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Stevenage vs Burton Albion?

Stevenage score 1.22 goals per game on average and Burton Albion 0.84. The EFL League One average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Stevenage's matches and 32% of Burton Albion's.

What form are Stevenage and Burton Albion in?

Over the last 5 games Stevenage have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Burton Albion 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Stevenage vs Burton Albion?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Stevenage vs Burton Albion: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.