EFL League Cup
08/08/2026 - 14:00
Burton Albion vs Blackburn
The Blackburn, having lost their last match against Leicester City, travel to Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the Round of 128 of the EFL League Cup, Burton Albion will face Blackburn at Pirelli Stadium stadium on 8 August at 14:00.
Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Burton Albion vs Blackburn.
Burton AlbionBurton Albion comes from playing against Leyton Orient and finished the match with a result of 2-2, with draw for both teams. In that last match between Burton Albion and Leyton Orient, Burton Albion team achieved a 46% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by F. Tavares and A. Hartridge.
In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Gary Bowyer has achieved 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Burton Albion average number of goals per game is 1.0 goals, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend they have 3 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 7 goals.
BlackburnBlackburn, meanwhile, are coming off a 0-1 defeat against Leicester City, and travel to the Pirelli Stadium stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Burton Albion.
In that match between Blackburn and Leicester City, the Blackburn team achieved 50% ball possession, getting 3 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.
Analysing the last 8 matches, Tony Mowbray's team has won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2. Blackburn average 0.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend, they have 5 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 6 goals while conceding 7 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
Burton Albion
1 - 1
Blackburn
Blackburn
2 - 2
Burton Albion
Burton AlbionSubstitutes:
12 - George Evans
34 - Corey Addai
16 - Curtis Tilt
15 - Kyran Lofthouse
6 - Toby Sibbick
3 - Jack Armer
4 - Kgagelo Chauke
19 - Matthew Dennis
26 - Finn Delap
27 - Kamil Dudek
41 - Sulyman Krubally
28 - Millar Matthews-Lewis
56 - William Earley
50 - Jack Willow
40 - Zac Scutt
52 - Miles Henry
53 - Caden Gilbert
BlackburnSubstitutes:
4 - Yuri Ribeiro
3 - Harry Pickering
21 - Oladapo Afolayan
1 - Aynsley Pears
10 - Todd Cantwell
28 - Adam Forshaw
22 - Balázs Tóth
23 - Yuki Ohashi
15 - Sean McLoughlin
25 - Ryoya Morishita
17 - Hayden Carter
9 - Andri Guðjohnsen
5 - Sidnei Tavares
2 - Ryan Alebiosu
30 - Jake Garrett
31 - Kristi Montgomery
43 - George Pratt
11 - Jayden Fevrier
18 - Axel Henriksson
6 - Tom Atcheson
After a thorough analysis of the current form of both teams, H2H head-to-heads and recent statistics, the StaTips team offers you the following predictions for the match Burton Albion vs Blackburn.
Betting market
Tips
Prob.
9
2
5
2
2
0
0
0
Games played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Won at home
Won as a visitor
Ranking
Points
8
2
4
2
0
2
0
0
8
2
5
1
8
7
1.0
0.9
4
3
2
5
1
Games played
Wins
Draw
Lost
Goals in favor
Goals against
Avg goals in favor
Avg goals against
First to score
First to concede
First half winner
First-half draw
First-half loser
8
2
4
2
6
7
0.8
0.9
4
2
2
5
1
0
36
16
6
5
6
1
5
12
2
0
280
211
75
5
12
4
Expected goals
Ball Possesion
Total shots
Shots on goal
Shots of goal
Corner kicks
Offsides
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Red cards
Total pases
Passes accurate
Percentaje pases
Blocked shots
Shots inside box
Shot outside box
0
64
27
7
7
9
2
5
14
1
0
493
418
85
13
20
7
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