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26th September PLYMOUTH - BURTON

PREVIEW

  • Sat 15:00 Plymouth Vs Burton
  • Game for: 8th round of League One
  • Last Game: Plymouth - Burton: 3-0
  • History of Games: 2-0-0
  • Predicted Score: Plymouth 2 - 0 Burton

Standing

PTeamWDLPtsForm
3Plymouth41213WWWWLW
12Burton2329DDLDWL

3rd (IN LEAGUE ONE )

  • League : This is the 4th home game this season.
  • Home Record : 2W - 0D - 1L
  • Last Game : Blackpool - Plymouth: 2-4
  • Next Game : 03 Oct Leyton Orient - Plymouth

12th (IN LEAGUE ONE )

  • League : This is the 4th away game this season.
  • Away Record : 1W - 0D - 2L
  • Last Game : Burton - Mansfield: 2-2
  • Next Game : 03 Oct Burton - Huddersfield

Probable Lineups

( 4-4-2 ) Plymouth

Burton ( 3-4-2-1 )

  • Cooper
  • 6.3
  • Sorinola
  • 6.6
  • Pleguezuelo
  • 6.9
  • Mitchell
  • 6.8
  • Harding
  • 6.6
  • Irow
  • 7.1
  • White
  • 7.2
  • Bakinson
  • 6.7
  • Curtis
  • 7.1
  • Evans
  • 6.7
  • Pepple
  • 6.8
  • Addai
  • 6.4
  • Araujo
  • 6.3
  • Tilt
  • 6.7
  • Adom
  • 6.0
  • Armer
  • 7.2
  • Collar
  • 6.3
  • Krubally
  • 6.7
  • Lofthouse
  • 6.8
  • Chauke
  • 6.7
  • Webster
  • 6.8
  • Vickers
  • 6.8
  • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

Injuries and Suspensions

PlymouthVsBurton

PlayerRatingStatus
Michael Baidoo- Out - injured
Malachi Boateng6.30 Out - injured
Owen Oseni6.16 Out - injured
PlayerRatingStatus
George Evans6.81 Out - unfit
Mark O'Mahony- Out - injured
Tomas Kalinauskas- Out - injured
Gbemi Arubi- Out - unfit
Toby Sibbick6.69 Out - international duty
  • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

Team News

  • Owen Oseni picked up an ankle injury during the midweek EFL Trophy win over Crystal Palace U21s.

  • Caleb Watts has recovered from a knock sustained during the EFL Trophy game and is available for selection.

  • Tom Cleverley is expected to make several changes to the side that played on Tuesday.

  • Toby Sibbick is away on international duty with Uganda and will not feature against Plymouth.

  • Harvey Araujo's EFL Trophy red card will not affect his League One availability.

Odds

Plymouth Win: 1.57

DRAW: 4

Burton Win: 5

Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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Game Analysis

  • This is priced as a mismatch. Plymouth is the shortest price on a book of 1.57 / 4 / 5 (1 / X / 2), an implied 58.6%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 58.6% / 23.0% / 18.4% on an overround of 8.7%.

  • In the league table Plymouth sit 3rd on 13 points (4W 1D 2L) with Burton 12th on 9 points (2W 3D 2L).

  • Plymouth read W-W-W-W-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (5W 0D 1L) — about as good as form gets.

  • Burton read D-D-L-D-W-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 3D 2L) — patchy.

  • Head to head the record reads 2-0-0 — Plymouth wins, draws, then Burton wins. Their last meeting finished Plymouth - Burton: 3-0.

  • Plymouth team news: Owen Oseni picked up an ankle injury during the midweek EFL Trophy win over Crystal Palace U21s.

  • Plymouth team news: Caleb Watts has recovered from a knock sustained during the EFL Trophy game and is available for selection.

  • Burton team news: Toby Sibbick is away on international duty with Uganda and will not feature against Plymouth.

  • Burton team news: Harvey Araujo's EFL Trophy red card will not affect his League One availability.

  • Plymouth are without 3 — Michael Baidoo (Out - injured), Malachi Boateng (Out - injured), Owen Oseni (Out - injured).

  • Burton are without 5 — George Evans (Out - unfit), Mark O'Mahony (Out - injured), Tomas Kalinauskas (Out - injured), Gbemi Arubi (Out - unfit), Toby Sibbick (Out - international duty).

  • Early lineups are in: Plymouth set up 4-4-2 against 3-4-2-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

  • Plymouth lean hardest on Julio Pleguezuelo (9.5), Wes Harding (9.5), Tyreeq Bakinson (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • The projected score for this one is Plymouth 2 - 0 Burton, a home win by 2 with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.

  • The read: Plymouth at 1.57 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

  • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 25th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


Category: Previews

Written by: BTFNews

Date: 06:50 25 Sep, 2026