Stockport County v Burton Albion result

Full-time · Stockport County 2–1 Burton Albion

League One · Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 BST

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

Team pages: Stockport County · Burton Albion

The model’s pre-match pick

Stockport County 2–1 Burton Albion — Stockport County won this League One match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.2% of 4535 landed (95% range 76–78.4%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Stockport County beat Burton Albion 2–1 in League One on Saturday 23 August. Stockport County have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Stockport County came from behind: Burton Albion led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Burton Albion: Udoka Godwin-Malife (24’, assisted by Jake Beesley); Stockport County: Jack Diamond (69’, assisted by Kyle Wootton) and Oliver Norwood (77’). B. Hills (31’) was sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Oliver Norwood’s goal on 77 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Stockport County 0.00, Burton Albion 0.00, from 14 shots to 20 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Stockbridge showed three yellow cards and one red — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Stockport County: Jayden Fevrier (54’), Ethan Pye (58’) and Owen Moxon (90+1’).

What it changes

Stockport County move up from eighth to fifth (five league matches played).

Burton Albion move down from ninth to 16th (four league matches played).

Burton Albion are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Udoka Godwin-Malife (Burton Albion) 7.6, Oliver Norwood (Stockport County) 7.5 and S. Revan (Burton Albion) 6.7 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Stockport County or Burton Albion (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.2% of the time in the last 90 days (3501 of 4535).

Next up

Stockport County next travel to Doncaster on 20 October 2026.

Burton Albion next host Bradford on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Stockport County: Doncaster v Stockport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Burton Albion: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Stockport County 2–1 Burton Albion · League One
Referee: S. Stockbridge
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 2): Stockport County 2 · draws 0 · Burton Albion 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Stockport County 3W 1D 1L · Burton Albion 1W 2D 2L

Stockport County 2–1 Burton Albion (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, 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

2 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.63 / 4.88

Corners

against 5.38 / 3.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 3.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.88

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.77 yellows

Referee · S. Stockbridge

2.54 home / 2.23 away

over 13 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Stockport County for / against	Line	Burton Albion for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.63 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.63 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.13 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.25 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Stockbridge — 4.77 yellow cards a game, 0.15 red cards, 26.08 fouls over 13 matches (2.54 to the home side, 2.23 to the away side).

Home 2.54Away 2.23

Stockport County

Stockport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 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
N. Lowe n 8	32.9	2.7 6/2	2.1 4/2	J. Beesley
K. Wootton n 8	85.8	2.2 7/6	1.4 7/3	—
I. Touray n 8	78.8	2 8/5	0.6 3/1	—
C. O'Keeffe n 8	56.8	2 6/4	1.8 6/2	—
L. Fiorini n 8	23.4	1.9 3/1	0.5 1/0	—

Stockport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Lowe n 8	32.9	2.7 3/2	1.4 2/1
M. Mothersille n 8	64.3	1.9 6/3	1.4 6/1
L. Fiorini n 8	23.4	1.9 3/1	1 1/1
O. Bailey n 8	31.5	1.8 3/2	0.4 1/0
K. Wootton n 8	85.8	1.4 7/4	0.8 5/1

Stockport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Norwood n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
I. Olaofe n 8	49.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Fevrier n 8	49.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
N. Lowe n 8	32.9	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Mothersille n 8	64.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Stockport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Touray n 8	78.8	3 7/5
E. Pye n 8	93.8	2.9 8/4
O. Moxon n 8	89.9	2.6 8/5
O. Norwood n 8	89.9	2.5 8/5
R. Rydel n 8	45.4	2.2 4/3

Burton Albion

Burton Albion — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 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. McKiernan n 8	76.9	2.9 7/6	2.2 7/6	—
J. Beesley n 8	46.8	2.6 5/4	2.2 5/2	N. Lowe
M. Bennett n 8	32.8	2.4 5/2	0.3 1/0	—
R. Burrell n 8	69.6	1.8 7/3	0 0/0	—
T. Sibbick n 8	48.4	1.6 4/3	0.5 1/1	—

Burton Albion — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 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. Beesley n 8	46.8	2.9 6/3	0.5 2/0
M. Bennett n 8	32.8	2.4 4/2	1 2/1
C. Webster n 8	79	2 5/5	0.9 4/1
R. Burrell n 8	69.6	1.9 5/3	1.3 5/2
T. Shade n 8	48	1.2 3/1	0.9 3/1

Burton Albion — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Fábio Tavares n 8	44.1	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
R. Burrell n 8	69.6	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
C. Webster n 8	79	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	59	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
K. Lofthouse n 8	84.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Burton Albion — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Akoto n 8	52.1	3.5 5/5
J. Sraha n 8	50.5	2.7 4/2
M. Bennett n 8	32.8	2.4 3/2
K. Lofthouse n 8	84.6	2.3 7/4
R. Sweeney n 8	80.1	2.2 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Stockport County		Burton Albion
46%	Possession	54%
14	Shots	20
5	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	12
4	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	13
4	Corners	8
3	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	0
1	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
313	Passes	356
68%	Pass accuracy	78%

Stockport County player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Addai	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
C. Connolly	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.9
E. Pye	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
O. Norwood	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	8.2
O. Moxon	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
J. Diamond	90	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.9
C. O'Keeffe	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
O. Dodgson	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
N. Lowe	38	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
M. Mothersille	37	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
B. Hills	31	0	0	2	0	0	0	R	4.9
J. Fevrier sub	53	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Wootton sub	53	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	7.3
J. Olowu sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. Andrew sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
O. Bailey sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Burton Albion player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Amissah	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
U. Godwin-Malife	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	7.2
T. Sibbick	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
K. Lofthouse	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	6.5
S. Revan	90	0	0	1	0	4	3	7.7
J. Beesley	90	0	1	4	1	2	0	6.2
K. Chauke	89	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.7
J. Armer	83	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.6
C. Webster	82	0	0	2	0	1	0	6.3
J. McKiernan	82	0	0	2	0	2	0	6.3
T. Shade	82	0	0	3	1	1	0	6.9
Dylan Williams sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Julian Larsson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Fábio Tavares sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Moon sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Sulyman Krubally sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

Stockport CountyWWWDL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Burton AlbionLWLDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Stockport County 2 · 0 draws · Burton Albion 0 · 3 goals/game

2025-03-29 Stockport County 2–1 Burton Albion
2024-11-23 Burton Albion 0–3 Stockport County

League standing · 2025/26

Stockport County#3 pos77 pts46 pl+13 GD

Burton Albion#17 pos54 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Stockport County scored1.54

Burton Albion scored1.09

Stockport County conceded1.26

Burton Albion conceded1.3

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Stockport County v Burton Albion?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Stockport County v Burton Albion was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Stockport County and Burton Albion?: In their last 2 meetings, Stockport County won 2, Burton Albion won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Stockport County and Burton Albion?: Recent form — Stockport County 3W 1D 1L; Burton Albion 1W 2D 2L.

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