Week 8 features a match on Saturday Sep 10th, where Burton Albion will host Fleetwood Town at Pirelli Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 24th placed Burton Albion, recorded a 1-2 loss against Oxford United. Cameron Brannagan struck first for Oxford United in the 48th minute, then Kyle Joseph added another in the 71st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while fleetwood Town is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers. Mehmeti scored the first goal for Wycombe Wanderers in the 39th minute, but Admiral Muskwe got the equalizer for Fleetwood Town in the 67th minute earning them at least the one point. Fleetwood Town is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Burton Albion won by a score of 2 to 1. Joe Garner struck first for Fleetwood Town in the 12th minute, then Joe Powell tied it up for Burton Albion in the 14th minute on a feed from Michael Mancienne Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Daniel Jebbison to cap off a wild match.
Fleetwood Town is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Danny Andrew and Gerard Garner each only have 1 goal in their last 5. For Burton Albion, their top scorers are Davis Keillor-Dunn and Gassan Ahadme Yahyai, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.