Plymouth vs Burton Albion

26 September 2026 · League One · 2026/27 · Referee S Mather

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jack Armer 70’

Match summary

Burton Albion won 1-0 away at Plymouth. It was goalless at half-time.

Jack Armer put Burton Albion ahead in the 70th minute.

Plymouth can feel hard done by, creating 2.50 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Burton Albion's 0.97 from 10.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
13 Shots 10
3 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 4
95 Attacks 68
46 Dangerous attacks 36
461 Passes 350
77.7% Pass accuracy 71.4%
17 Tackles 14
11 Fouls 4
3 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Plymouth Burton Albion
Kick-off
23’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Ronan CurtisShot on target
55’
56’
60’
61’
George EvansShot on target
65’
70’
Jack ArmerLeft foot shot0-1 (Burton Albion)
70’
Caylan VickersShot on target
Caleb WattsShot on target
73’
Aribim PeppleShot on target
77’
84’
86’
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.50 0.97 70’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), 0-1 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.50 0.97 70’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), 0-1 Armer 70’
Plymouth 2.50 xGBurton Albion 0.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burton Albion attacking Plymouth attacking 
13’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 79’ Xavier Amaechi (Plymouth), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 32’ Will Evans (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 77’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 55’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 47’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 41’ Raphael Rodrigues (Burton Albion), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 70’ Caylan Vickers (Burton Albion), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+4’ Caleb Watts (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 73’ Caleb Watts (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 18’ Will Evans (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ George Evans (Burton Albion), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 84’ Harvey White (Plymouth), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Kain Adom (Burton Albion), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 64’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Charlie Webster (Burton Albion), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Charlie Webster (Burton Albion), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90+7’ Matthew Dennis (Burton Albion), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Harvey White (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 79’ Xavier Amaechi (Plymouth), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 32’ Will Evans (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 77’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 55’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 47’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 41’ Raphael Rodrigues (Burton Albion), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 70’ Caylan Vickers (Burton Albion), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+4’ Caleb Watts (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 73’ Caleb Watts (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 18’ Will Evans (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ George Evans (Burton Albion), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 84’ Harvey White (Plymouth), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Jack Armer (Burton Albion), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 14’ Kain Adom (Burton Albion), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 64’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Charlie Webster (Burton Albion), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Charlie Webster (Burton Albion), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90+7’ Matthew Dennis (Burton Albion), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Harvey White (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Plymouth 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cooper
Harding
Mitchell
Pleguezuelo 74’
Sorinola 59’
Bakinson 70’
White
Irow
Curtis 70’
Evans 59’
Pepple
Burton Albion 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Addai
Armer
Delap
Tilt
Evans
Rodrigues
Collar
Chauke 87’
Vickers
Webster
Adom 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 1 31 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ 3 2 2 4 1 44 – – – –
90′ 2 – 1 5 3 75 1 – – –
Julio Pleguezuelo Taken off
74′ 1 – – 3 2 50 – – – –
Joe Edwards Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – – 1 – 19 – – – –
Mathias Ross Came on as a substitute
16′ – 1 – – – 23 1 – –
Midfielders6 players
Matthew Sorinola Taken off
59′ – – 26 – 0.05 – – – – – –
Ronan Curtis Taken off
70′ – – 20 2 0.13 1 – 2 3 1
Tyreeq Bakinson Taken off
70′ – – 26 1 0.09 3 1 4 2 – –
90′ – – 73 2 0.41 3 – 6 1 1 –
Caleb Watts Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 5 – 0.02 – – – – – –
Bradley Ibrahim Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 21 3 0.39 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
90′ – – 1 – 0.08 0.02 – 2 – 25 –
Will Evans Taken off
59′ – – 2 – 0.41 0.02 – 3 – 9
90′ – – 3 1 0.86 0.01 – 1 1 7 –
Xavier Amaechi Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 – 0.49 0.02 – 3 – 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Plymouth win 63% Avg odds 1.49
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.39
Burton Albion win 16% Avg odds 5.73

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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