Season so far

League One

Key, Northampton v Burton Albion
League position, Northampton Town 23rd, Burton Albion 17thTotal points, Northampton Town 35, Burton Albion 40

Goals scored

Northampton Town 31Burton Albion 39

Form guide

All competitions

Northampton Town lose
v AFC Wimbledon
1
0
League One
Burton Albion lose
v Stevenage
0
1
League One
Northampton Town lose
v Luton Town
2
1
EFL Trophy
Burton Albion draw
v Exeter City
1
1
League One
Northampton Town draw
v Peterborough United
1
1
League One
Burton Albion lose
v Wycombe Wanderers
3
0
League One
Northampton Town lose
v Port Vale
0
1
League One
Burton Albion won
v Stockport County
3
0
League One
Northampton Town lose
v Leyton Orient
1
2
League One
Burton Albion draw
v Luton Town
1
1
League One

Previous meetings

All competitions

Northampton Town and Burton Albion

Played21

Draw 4
Northampton Town Won 8Burton Albion Won 9

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Burton Albion 5 , Northampton Town 1 on the 26th of December 2025
Burton Albion
Northampton Town
26th of December 2025
Burton Albion 0 , Northampton Town 1 on the 4th of January 2025
Burton Albion
Northampton Town
4th of January 2025

EFL Trophy

Northampton Town 2 , Burton Albion 5 on the 12th of November 2024
Northampton Town
Burton Albion
12th of November 2024

Match Facts

  • Northampton Town have kept four clean sheets across their last six home Football League games against Burton Albion (W3 D1 L2), with this exact fixture finishing 0-0 last season.

  • After winning the reverse fixture 5-1, Burton Albion will be looking to complete just a second Football League double over Northampton Town following the 2014-15 season.

  • Northampton have won just one of their last 16 League One matches (D5 L10); since that run began on Boxing Day, no side has picked up fewer points in the competition than the Cobblers (8).

  • Burton have failed to win any of their last 10 away league games (D4 L6), a run which has seen them fail to keep a single clean sheet whilst conceding 1.9 goals on average per fixture.