EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 8 Aug 2026

Burton Albion 1–2 Blackburn Rovers

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Balázs Tóth, 57.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Todd Cantwell +24.1, Tom Atcheson +21.7, Ryan Alebiosu +17.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

2 May 2026	L 0–1	v Leicester City Championship
22 Apr 2026	W 3–1	at Sheffield United Championship
17 Apr 2026	D 1–1	v Coventry City Championship
14 Apr 2026	L 0–3	at Southampton Championship
11 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Stoke City Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Corey Addai Goalkeeper	90	0	–	51.4	–
Curtis Tilt Defender	68	0	–	48.1	–
George Evans Midfielder	90	0	–	47.0	–
Jack Willow Midfielder	22	0	–	44.6	–
Matthew Dennis Forward	90	0	–	41.7	–
Jack Armer Midfielder	90	0	–	37.7	–
Finn Delap Defender	90	0	–	37.4	–
Kgagelo Chauke Midfielder	90	0	–	36.6	–
Kyran Lofthouse Midfielder	90	0	–	34.2	–
Toby Sibbick Defender	90	0	–	34.0	–
Zac Scutt Forward	89	1	–	34.0	–
Sulyman Krubally Midfielder	76	0	–	24.1	–
Millar Matthews-Lewis Forward	14	0	–	20.7	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward	28	1	0	–	62.6	–
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.3	+1.7
Oladapo Afolayan Forward	62	0	0	–	54.9	+15.8
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	90	0	1	–	54.7	+24.1
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0	0	–	53.8	+12.5
Tom Atcheson Defender	90	0	0	–	53.1	+21.7
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	90	0	1	–	51.0	+17.8
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder	28	0	0	–	49.7	–
Jayden Fevrier Forward	28	1	0	–	49.4	–
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	90	0	0	–	41.6	+10.2
Harry Pickering Defender	90	0	0	–	40.3	+13.8
Sidnei Tavares Midfielder	16	0	0	–	38.7	–
Yuki Ohashi Forward	62	0	0	–	36.3	−2.3
Adam Forshaw Midfielder	74	0	0	–	36.2	−2.4
Jake Garrett Midfielder	62	0	0	–	32.2	–