Exeter City v Burton Albion result

Full-time · Exeter City 0–0 Burton Albion

League One · Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:00 BST · St James Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Exeter City · Burton Albion · Head-to-head

Exeter City 0–0 Burton Albion — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Exeter City and Burton Albion drew 0–0 at St James Park in League One on Friday 18 April.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Exeter City 0.00, Burton Albion 0.00, from 4 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Miles showed six yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Exeter City: Kevin McDonald (27’), E. Turns (55’) and A. MacDonald (88’); Burton Albion: Ryan Sweeney (33’), Kyran Lofthouse (64’) and Kgaogelo Chauke (86’).

What it changes

Exeter City have scored 45 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 43 games, ranked per game). Exeter City have conceded 58 goals, the 11th-most of the 24 clubs.

Burton Albion have scored 44 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 42 games, ranked per game). Burton Albion have conceded 59 goals, the 10th-most of the 24 clubs.

Exeter City are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Caleb Watts (Exeter City) 5.0, E. Turns (Exeter City) 3.6 and Edward Francis (Exeter City) 3.4 led the match.

Head-to-head

Exeter City are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Burton Albion.

Next up

Exeter City next host Cheltenham on 14 November 2026.

Burton Albion next travel to Milton Keynes Dons on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Cheltenham, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Burton Albion: Milton Keynes Dons v Burton Albion, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Exeter City 0–0 Burton Albion · League One
Venue: St James Park · Exeter, Devon
Referee: J. Miles
Head-to-head (last 5): Exeter City 3 · draws 0 · Burton Albion 2 · 1.6 goals/game
Recent form: Exeter City 2W 1D 2L · Burton Albion 3W 0D 2L

Exeter City 0–0 Burton Albion (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.6 / 4.75

Corners

against 4.2 / 4.13 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 4.2 / 4.25 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 2.13

Cards

against 0.6 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 12 April 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Exeter City for / against	Line	Burton Albion for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.6 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	8.6 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.63 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.4 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 0.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. Miles.

Exeter City

Exeter City Defensive

Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. 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
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
J. Magennis n 8	88	1.7 7/4	1.2 7/2	—
J. McMillan n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0 0/0	K. Chauke
E. Francis n 8	59.3	0.9 3/1	0.9 2/2	K. Chauke
I. Niskanen n 8	69	2.3 8/6	0.5 3/0	K. Chauke
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Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0.1 1/0
J. Magennis n 8	88	0.3 2/0
J. McMillan n 8	88	1.8 6/4
E. Francis n 8	59.3	1.1 4/2
I. Niskanen n 8	69	2.1 6/4
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Exeter City Attacking

Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Magennis n 8	88	0.9 6/1	0.4 3/0
J. McMillan n 8	88	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
E. Francis n 8	59.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
I. Niskanen n 8	69	0.8 3/2	0.2 1/0
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Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Exeter City before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Whitworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Magennis n 8	88	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. McMillan n 8	88	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
E. Francis n 8	59.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
I. Niskanen n 8	69	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Burton Albion

Burton Albion Defensive

Burton Albion — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burton Albion before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. 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
M. Crocombe n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
R. Sweeney n 8	84	0.4 3/0	0.8 6/0	—
U. Godwin-Malife n 8	90	0.5 3/1	1.1 5/3	—
K. Chauke n 8	59.9	0.6 3/0	1.1 3/2	I. Niskanen
J. Armer n 8	83.8	0.8 5/1	1.6 7/3	—
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Burton Albion — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burton Albion before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Crocombe n 8	90	0.1 1/0
R. Sweeney n 8	84	2.3 8/4
U. Godwin-Malife n 8	90	0.6 4/1
K. Chauke n 8	59.9	2.1 5/4
J. Armer n 8	83.8	2 8/4
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Burton Albion Attacking

Burton Albion — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burton Albion before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Crocombe n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Sweeney n 8	84	0.7 4/1	0.7 4/1
U. Godwin-Malife n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Chauke n 8	59.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Armer n 8	83.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Burton Albion — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Burton Albion before kick-off, to 12 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Crocombe n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Sweeney n 8	84	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
U. Godwin-Malife n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
K. Chauke n 8	59.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Armer n 8	83.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Exeter City		Burton Albion
73%	Possession	27%
4	Shots	5
3	Shots on target	1
0	Shots off target	1
1	Blocked shots	3
3	Shots inside the box	2
2	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
15	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
531	Passes	189
82%	Pass accuracy	54%

Exeter City Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Whitworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
E. Turns	90	0	0	0	2	Y	7.5
A. MacDonald	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7
A. Hartridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. McMillan	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
I. Niskanen	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Watts	83	1	1	1	1	0	7.7
S. Cox	73	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
E. Francis	72	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
R. Cole	63	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
Kevin McDonald	62	0	0	1	2	Y	7
R. Woods sub	28	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Tony Yogane sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Colwill sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Oluwabori sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
V. Harper sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	6.5

Burton Albion Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Crocombe	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
U. Godwin-Malife	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Sweeney	90	1	0	0	3	Y	7.5
K. Lofthouse	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
K. Chauke	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.6
Dylan Williams	90	1	1	1	2	0	7.5
O. Dodgson	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
J. McKiernan	83	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Julian Larsson	72	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Burrell	72	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
J. Sraha	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Armer sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Fábio Tavares sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Bennett sub	18	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
Tomas Kalinauskas sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Exeter CityLWLDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Burton AlbionWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Exeter City 3 · 0 draws · Burton Albion 2 · 1.6 goals/game

2024-12-21 Burton Albion 1–2 Exeter City
2024-03-16 Exeter City 1–0 Burton Albion
2023-09-02 Burton Albion 0–1 Exeter City
2023-02-11 Burton Albion 1–0 Exeter City
2022-09-17 Exeter City 0–2 Burton Albion

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Exeter City#16 pos56 pts46 pl-16 GD

Burton Albion#20 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Exeter City scored1.07

Burton Albion scored1.07

Exeter City conceded1.41

Burton Albion conceded1.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Exeter City and Burton Albion?: In their last 5 meetings, Exeter City won 3, Burton Albion won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.6 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Exeter City and Burton Albion?: Recent form — Exeter City 2W 1D 2L; Burton Albion 3W 0D 2L.

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