Peterborough United vs Burton Albion: Prediction, lineups & odds (04/12)

Mid-table Peterborough United take on bottom side Burton Albion in midweek with both sides hoping to recover from poor starts to the season.

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Our 3 predictions for Peterborough United vs Burton Albion

1st prediction: Peterborough United to win or draw
2nd prediction: Over 3.5 goals in the game
3rd prediction: Both teams to score

1st prediction for Peterborough United vs Burton Albion: Peterborough United to win or draw 7/100

It’s not been a great season for Peterborough; they’re used to fighting for promotion but find themselves in mid table with a decent chunk of the season gone. They had a fair bit of squad turnover in the summer and are struggling to click, though they do have star quality in the likes of Kwame Poku. This game represents a good chance for them to get back on track; managerless Burton Albion are bottom of the league and have been poor all season with only one win. They look glued to the foot of the table and will have a job on their hands to get something in Cambridgeshire.

2nd prediction for Peterborough United vs Burton Albion: Over 3.5 goals in the game 109/100

This is a game which is likely to feature goals. Burton have been poor in both boxes this season which has led them to their league position, with one of the lowest scoring and highest conceding totals in the division. Peterborough have also struggled defensively, having conceded the same number as their opponents, but they’ve been better going forward. They’ve got an abundance of attacking talent and play free-flowing football, which has served them well. Wit this, and Burton’s struggles, it should be an entertaining match.

3rd prediction for Peterborough United vs Burton Albion: Both teams to score 11/20

This is pretty similar to the second bet but in more detail. Given both sides’ defensive records, these goals are likely to fall on both sides, with Peterborough just favourites to maybe nick the game. Both sides have conceded 29 but Peterborough have scored far more, though Burton will fancy themselves to change the record and exploit Posh’s leaky defence. The Brewers have conceded six in their last three in the league, whereas Posh have shipped four in the same period.

Best odds for Peterborough United vs Burton Albion

Bookmaker	Peterborough United	Draw	Burton Albion
MyriadPlay	2/5	37/10	24/5
Gentleman Jim	2/5	15/4	4/1
Betarno	41/100	7/2	43/10

Full preview of the game: last results and head to head

In the league, the two sides come into this in differing form, Burton with only one win all season which came last month. Posh are more inconsistent, and will hope for a win here to start a run. The two teams come into this off the back of differing fortunes in the FA Cup which mirror their league form; Peterborough won a high-scoring affair against Notts County whereas Burton were knocked out by non-league Tamworth. In terms of this fixture’s history, again it isn’t good reading for Burton, they’ve only won one of the last eleven and have lost the last three by an aggregate score of 12-3, so will be hoping to rectify that on Wednesday night.