Leicester City — Burton Albion 1:2: match report and statistics
England. League One · 22.08.2026 14:00 · Finished
Compare teamsWho will win?
Votes: 0- Leicester City0%
- Draw0%
- Burton Albion0%
Overview
Final score Leicester City 1:2 Burton Albion, England. League One, 22.08.2026 14:00 (UTC). The win went to Burton Albion. Goals: Matthew Dennis 5', Kgaogelo Chauke 25', Wes Burns 42'.
Leicester City, last 6 games: won 3, drawn 2, lost 1. Burton Albion, last 6 games: won 1, drawn 2, lost 3.
All meetings of Leicester City and Burton Albion: 9 (wins of Leicester City: 6, wins of Burton Albion: 3, draws: 0). The last meeting on 18.07.2026 12:00 ended Burton Albion 0:3 Leicester City.
Leicester City in the standings: place 10, points 19, played 13. Burton Albion in the standings: place 15, points 17, played 14.
Related pages: Leicester City statistics, Burton Albion statistics, England. League One table.
Other games: Football matches today. The statistics are powered by the SportAPI sports data API.
Team playing styles
Leicester City
Weaknesses
- Defending set piecesWeak
- Avoiding fouling in dangerous areasWeak
- Stopping opponents from creating chancesWeak
- Defending against skillful playersVery Weak
- Avoiding individual errorsVery Weak
Playing style
Burton Albion
Strengths
- Attacking down the wingsStrong
- Aerial duelsStrong
- Defending set piecesStrong
- Stealing the ball from the oppositionStrong
Playing style
What to expect
- There will be a low number of cards shownLikely
Ratings are based on the players' stats over the last two seasons.
Score by periods
| Team | 1 | 2 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 |
Match events
Match statistics
- 1.31 Expected goals (xG) 0.81
- 73% Possession 27%
- 13 Total shots 13
- 3 Shots on target 6
- 1 Big Chances 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 85 (501/588)Assists(147/219) 67
- 1 Yellow cards 3
- 1 Red cards 0
- 1.87 xG on target (xGOT) 1.32
- 5 Shots off target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 5 Shots from inside the penalty area 7
- 8 Shots from outside the penalty area 6
- 0 Hit the woodwork 0
- 15 Touches in opposition box 11
- 0 Accurate through passes 2
- 0 Offsides 4
- 19 Free kicks 13
- 30 (12/40)Long Balls(14/51) 27
- 70 (103/147)Passes in final third(40/70) 57
- 23 (5/22)Crosses(1/6) 17
- 0.71 Expected assists (xA) 0.63
- 21 Throw-ins 18
- 13 Fouls 19
- 59 (10/17)Tackles(13/27) 48
- 59 Duels won 58
- 12 Clearances 33
- 6 Steals 15
- 3 Errors leading to shot 0
- 0 Errors leading to goal 0
- 4 Saves 2
- 1.32 xGOT faced 1.87
- -0.68 Goals prevented 0.87
- 7 Goal kicks 9
Box score
| Player | G | SOT | BS | O | FC | FS | YC | RC | P | S | UT | I | OG | C | R | AW | D | KP | T | TT | Cr | LB | PA% | AccC | AccLB | ThB | AccThB | SoP | Sub in | Sub off | GM | UnP | PS | LMT | COTL | AS | NO | 112 | 115 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 68.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.68 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 86.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 89.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 94.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Braybrooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 83.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 88.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 78.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 85.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| McFarlane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Starting line-up
- 29

Alex McCarthyGK - 33

Luke Thomas77' - 15

Harry SouttarC - 5

Caleb Okoli - 32

Olabade Aluko - 22

Oliver Skipp29' - 37

Will Alves55' - 11

Liam Cullen34' - 36

Sammy Braybrooke - 7

Wes Burns42'54' - 9

Admir Bristric54'
Substitutes
- 1

Jakub StolarczykGK - 14

Bobby Reid54'83' - 17

Hamza Choudhury34' - 18

Christian McFarlane - 20

Harry Howell54' - 23

Tom Watson55' - 25

Louis Page77'
Coach

Russell Martin
Missing players

Ben Nelson Missing Player
Conor Chaplin Missing Player
Starting line-up
- 34

Corey AddaiGK - 6

Toby Sibbick - 26

Finn Delap - 16

Curtis TiltC17' - 15

Kyran Lofthouse74' - 12

George Evans - 41

Sulyman Krubally63'64' - 3

Jack Armer - 4

Kgaogelo Chauke25' - 8

Charlie Webster - 19

Matthew Dennis5'70'
Substitutes
- 14

Will Collar64' - 20
Jason Sraha - 23

Emeka Adiele70' - 24

Harvey Araujo - 27

Kamil DudekGK - 28

Millar Matthews-Lewis - 40

Zac Scutt
Coach

Gary Bowyer
Missing players

Kain Adom Missing Player
Tomas Kalinauskas Missing Player
Tyrese Shade Missing Player
Lead tracker
Live commentary
- 90:00 +3:18Second half ends
- 90:00 +1:22Will Collar wins a corner (To the right)
- 90:00 +1:20Alex McCarthy makes a save (Parried safe)
- 90:00 +1:20Will Collar has attempt saved (High to the right, Out of box, Right footed, Fast break)
- 90:00Will Collar is caught offside
- 89:40Olabade Aluko wins a corner (To the right)
- 85:00Emeka Adiele is caught offside
- 84:00Will Collar is caught offside
- 82:52Bobby De Cordova-Reid recieves a yellow card
- 80:57Finn Delap blocks a shot
- 80:57Tom Watson has shot blocked (Out of box, Right footed, Open play)
- 80:20recieves a yellow card
- 79:54Kgaogelo Chauke blocks a shot
- 79:54Louis Page has shot blocked (Out of box, Left footed, Open play)
- 77:22Alex McCarthy makes a save (Parried safe, Diving)
Positional statistics
Leicester City
Attack sides
Where the game is played
Shot directions
Shot zones
Burton Albion
Attack sides
Where the game is played
Shot directions
Shot zones
Season team stats
General
Attack
Defence
Goals by situation
Goals / Shots (Conversion)
Passes per match
Top scorers
Top assists
Best rated
- Sammy Braybrooke6.9

Caleb Okoli6.8
Wes Burns6.7

Jack Armer7.5
Kgaogelo Chauke7.2
Finn Delap7.1
Head-to-head
Leicester CityMatches played: 9
draws: 0
Burton AlbionPrevious matches: Leicester City
Previous matches: Burton Albion
Preview
Match info
- Tournament
- First League
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Attendance
- 27,744
- Referee
- Ben Toner
Upcoming matches: Leicester City
Upcoming matches: Burton Albion
England. League One
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27:11 | +16 | 28 | WWWWD | |
| 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26:14 | +12 | 26 | WLDWW | |
| 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20:11 | +9 | 23 | DWDWD | |
| 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26:20 | +6 | 23 | WWWWL | |
| 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | 23 | DWLLW | |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25:13 | +12 | 22 | DWWLW | |
| 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10:8 | +2 | 22 | LDDWD | |
| 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21:21 | 0 | 21 | LDLDW | |
| 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22:14 | +8 | 20 | DDLLW | |
| 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22:19 | +3 | 19 | DWLWW | |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22:20 | +2 | 18 | WWWLW | |
| 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20:18 | +2 | 18 | LWWDW | |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21:23 | -2 | 18 | WDDWL | |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19:14 | +5 | 17 | WLLWD | |
| 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18:21 | -3 | 17 | LWDDL | |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17:13 | +4 | 16 | DLWLW | |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13:14 | -1 | 14 | WDWLL | |
| 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 13 | LDLLL | |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17:21 | -4 | 12 | DLWLL | |
| 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14:22 | -8 | 12 | LLWLL | |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11:22 | -11 | 10 | WLLLW | |
| 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11:23 | -12 | 10 | LDLDW | |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12:22 | -10 | 9 | DLLLL | |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13:33 | -20 | 9 | LLDLL |
- Promotion - Championship
- Promotion - First League (Play-off)
- Relegation - Ligue 2
Match forecast
- The model expects 1.5 goals: 0.75 for Leicester City and 0.75 for Burton Albion.
- Most likely score is 0–0 (22%), followed by 0–1 (17%).
- Most goals in both teams' matches come in 1-15: 2 in total.
- Expected goals by half: 1st — 1.25, 2nd — 0.25.
Correct score by the model
Scores 4+ goals: Leicester City — 1%, Burton Albion — 1%
| Market | Model | Fair odds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% | 1.29 |
| Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 44% | 2.26 |
| Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% | 5.23 |
| Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% | 15.23 |
| Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 2% | 53.83 |
Poisson model on recent matches: home team at home (2), away team away (1). History — share of each team's matches where the line came in.
Trends
Scored in 4 matches in a row100%
Under 2.5 in 3 matches in a row100%
Under 3.5 goals in 6 of 6 matches100%
Scored under 1.5 in 6 of 6 matches100%
Under 3.5 goals in 5 of 6 matches83%
Scored over 0.5 in 5 of 6 matches83%
Conceded under 1.5 in 5 of 6 matches83%
Unbeaten in 5 of 6 matches83%
Scored first in 5 of 6 matches83%
Under 4.5 cards in 5 of 6 matches83%
Conceded over 0.5 in 5 of 6 matches83%
First-half goal in 5 of 6 matches83%
Based on recent matches: home team — 6, away team — 6
Markets by recent matches
Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.
First goal and after
First to score…
First to concede…
Overall
- • Leicester City opened the scoring in 50% of matches.
- • Leicester City avoided defeat after conceding first in 0% of such matches.
- • Burton Albion opened the scoring in 100% of matches.
Goals by time
| For | Ag. | % | Period | % | For | Ag. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 50% | 1–15 | 100% | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0% | 16–30 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0% | 31–45 | 100% | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0% | 46–60 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 50% | 61–75 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0% | 76–90 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0% | 37–HT | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0% | 87–FT | 0% | 0 | 0 |
- • Leicester City scores most in 1–15: 1 of 1 goals (100%).
- • Leicester City concedes most in 61–75: 1 of 1 conceded.
- • Burton Albion scores most in 1–15: 1 of 1 goals (100%).
- • Burton Albion concedes most in 31–45: 1 of 1 conceded.
- Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.
Corners and cards
Averages per match
Match total
1st half total
Team total
Corner handicap
Corners by minute are counted only for matches with full text commentary.
xG and shots
- • Leicester City scores 0.02 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
- • Leicester City concedes 0.07 per match fewer than opponents' xG.
Half-time / full-time
Leicester Citymatches: 2
Burton Albionmatches: 1
From the team's point of view: W — winning, D — draw, L — losing.
Markets in head-to-head
Head-to-head matches: 6 · 2.67 goals per match on average.