Burton Albion v Huddersfield result

Full-time · Burton Albion 3–1 Huddersfield

League One · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Burton Albion 3–1 Huddersfield — Burton Albion won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Burton Albion beat Huddersfield 3–1 in League One on Saturday 17 January. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Huddersfield out-shot Burton Albion 13 to 11 and created the better chances, 1.49 xG to 0.81 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Burton Albion: Terence Vancooten (4’, assisted by Dylan Williams), Jake Beesley (57’, assisted by George Evans) and John McKiernan (78’, assisted by Julian Larsson); Huddersfield: Alfie May (28’, assisted by Lynden Gooch).

Discipline

Simon Mather, England showed five yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Burton Albion: Terence Vancooten (42’); Huddersfield: Lynden Gooch (44’), Cameron Humphreys (59’), Radinio Balker (84’) and Murray Wallace (90’).

What it changes

Burton Albion move up from 21st to 18th (25 league matches played).

Huddersfield move down from fifth to sixth (27 league matches played).

Huddersfield are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jake Beesley (Burton Albion) 8.1, Dylan Williams (Burton Albion) 5.7 and Cameron Humphreys (Huddersfield) 5.1 led the match.

Next up

Burton Albion next host Bradford on 20 October 2026.

Huddersfield next host Peterborough on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Burton Albion: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Huddersfield: Huddersfield v Peterborough, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Burton Albion 3–1 Huddersfield · League One
Referee: Simon Mather, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Burton Albion 1 · draws 2 · Huddersfield 0 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Burton Albion 2W 0D 3L · Huddersfield 2W 2D 1L

Burton Albion 3–1 Huddersfield (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 4.38

Corners

against 5.25 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 2.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.13

Cards

against 1.13 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.4 yellows

Referee · Simon Mather, England

1 home / 2.4 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Burton Albion for / against	Line	Huddersfield for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.75 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.38 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.75 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Simon Mather, England — 3.4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 23.8 fouls over 5 matches (1 to the home side, 2.4 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2.4

Burton Albion

Burton Albion — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Zac Scutt n 4	2.8	8.2 1/0	0 0/0	—
J. McKiernan n 8	43.9	3.3 5/3	1.8 4/2	—
Dylan Williams n 8	62.9	1.6 4/2	1.4 5/2	R. Ledson
J. Hazlehurst n 3	41.3	1.5 2/0	1.5 2/0	—
T. Shade n 8	78.5	1.4 6/3	0.7 4/1	—

Burton Albion — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Zac Scutt n 4	2.8	8.2 1/0	8.2 1/0
T. Shade n 8	78.5	2.1 6/4	1.6 5/4
J. Beesley n 8	88.5	1.8 7/5	0.8 5/1
Fábio Tavares n 8	38	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0
Julian Larsson n 8	80.5	1 4/2	0.1 1/0

Burton Albion — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Shade n 8	78.5	0.9 3/2	0 0/0
J. Beesley n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/1
K. Lofthouse n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Vancooten n 8	87.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. McKiernan n 8	43.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Burton Albion — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Akoto n 8	32.8	3.1 2/2
Dylan Williams n 8	62.9	2.7 6/4
J. McKiernan n 8	43.9	2.6 5/3
K. Chauke n 8	89.6	2.5 6/6
J. Newall n 8	9	2.5 1/1

Burton Albion — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Dudek n 4	90	4.3 4/3
B. Collins n 8	90	2.1 5/3

Huddersfield

Huddersfield — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Radulović n 8	74.3	2.4 8/3	0.8 4/1	—
C. Ashia n 8	36.1	2.2 4/2	1.6 2/2	—
Leo Castledine n 8	63.6	2.1 6/5	1.9 6/3	—
R. Ledson n 8	72.8	1.9 5/4	1.7 5/4	Dylan Williams
R. Roosken n 8	74	1.8 7/3	0.2 1/0	—

Huddersfield — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Leo Castledine n 8	63.6	1.9 6/3	1.6 6/1
J. Taylor n 8	19.1	1.8 2/1	1.2 2/0
B. Radulović n 8	74.3	1.7 7/3	1.4 7/1
D. Charles n 8	41.9	1.6 4/1	0.3 1/0
C. Ashia n 8	36.1	1.6 4/1	1.2 4/0

Huddersfield — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Leo Castledine n 8	63.6	0.9 4/1	0.2 1/0
B. Radulović n 8	74.3	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
L. Gooch n 8	70	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/1
C. Ashia n 8	36.1	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
J. Taylor n 8	19.1	0.6 1/0	0 0/0

Huddersfield — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Roosken n 8	74	4 6/6
M. Harness n 8	75.4	2.8 8/6
R. Ledson n 8	72.8	2.8 7/5
C. Humphreys n 8	59.1	2.5 6/4
D. Kasumu n 8	43.6	2.3 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Burton Albion		Huddersfield
33%	Possession	67%
0.81	Expected goals (xG)	1.49
11	Shots	13
6	Shots on target	5
3	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	5
4	Shots inside the box	10
3	Corners	8
0	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
248	Passes	514
65%	Pass accuracy	81%

Burton Albion player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
T. Vancooten	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.3
T. Sibbick	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
K. Lofthouse	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
K. Chauke	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Armer	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Beesley	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	8.3
Dylan Williams	89	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	8.3
U. Godwin-Malife	67	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
G. Evans	58	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.2
K. Adom	58	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	5.9
J. McKiernan sub	32	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
Julian Larsson sub	32	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
S. Revan sub	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
Sulyman Krubally sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Huddersfield player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Nicholls	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. Balker	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.9
M. Wallace	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	Y	6
L. Gooch	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	Y	6.7
C. Humphreys	90	0	0	0	0	3	5	Y	7.2
A. May	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.6
B. Radulović	90	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	6.3
W. Alves	80	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.2
R. Ledson	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Low	65	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.3
B. Mumba	65	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Sørensen sub	25	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7
M. Miller sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Harness sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. Charles sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Burton Albion v Huddersfield — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Burton AlbionWLLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

HuddersfieldWWDDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Burton Albion 1 · 2 draws · Huddersfield 0 · 1.67 goals/game

2025-09-20 Huddersfield 0–0 Burton Albion
2025-04-12 Burton Albion 3–0 Huddersfield
2024-12-29 Huddersfield 1–1 Burton Albion

League standing · 2025/26

Burton Albion#17 pos54 pts46 pl-10 GD

Huddersfield#9 pos67 pts46 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Burton Albion scored1.09

Huddersfield scored1.61

Burton Albion conceded1.3

Huddersfield conceded1.39

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What is the head-to-head record between Burton Albion and Huddersfield?: In their last 3 meetings, Burton Albion won 1, Huddersfield won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Burton Albion and Huddersfield?: Recent form — Burton Albion 2W 0D 3L; Huddersfield 2W 2D 1L.

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