Game number three of the four in a 10-day spell for Wycombe will see the Chairboys travel to Burton Albion on Saturday.

Both clubs have got different aspirations for the season as Wanderers are aiming for another top six finish, whilst the Brewers are hoping to avoid falling back into League Two for the first time since 2015.

Here is everything you need to know for Burton Albion vs Wycombe Wanderers

Current Form and Background on Burton Albion

Burton were a completely different team when they took on Wycombe on the opening weekend of the season.

They were 3-0 down inside 30 minutes as they began the campaign with a whimper.

This was followed up with a 4-0 home loss against Bristol Rovers seven days later where they had a man sent off inside the opening 30 seconds.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink resigned at the start of September after six losses in seven games, and it looked like Burton were all but down after picking up just three league victories in 20 matches.

However, Dino Maamria has turned things around with four wins in the last seven which taken lifted Burton from second-bottom to 19th.

They have been wounded with the sale of top goal scorer Victor Adeboyejo to Bolton Wanderers, but with 11 new faces arriving at the Pirelli Stadium in January, they are hoping to continue their escape from the drop.

Current Form and Background on Wanderers

Matt Bloomfield won his first game in charge of Wycombe during the week as his Chairboys side defeated Fleetwood Town 2-0 at Adams Park.

Now that the inaugural victory is over and done with, the 39-year-old will hope that Wanderers will continue where they left off prior to his arrival on February 21.

The club are one of the in form teams in the league with seven wins in their opening 10 games of 2023.

And even though the Chairboys are favourites to beat Burton this weekend, Wycombe have defeated their counterparts just twice in six attempts away from home.

One of those wins was on the final day of last season in a 2-1 victory, as goals from Sam Vokes and Jordan Obita confirmed Wanderers’ place in the play-offs.

Away from that brilliant day in April last year, Wycombe’s only other win at Burton was in October 2010.

Overall Record against Burton Albion

Wycombe wins: Eight

Draws: Zero

Burton wins: Eight

Last Five Meetings

2022/23: Wycombe Wanderers 3-0 Burton Albion

2021/22: Burton Albion 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion

2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 0-5 Burton Albion

2019/20: Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Burton Albion

Last Five Meetings at Burton

2021/22: Burton Albion 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

2018/19: Burton Albion 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers

2014/15: Burton Albion 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

2013/14: Burton Albion 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

2012/13: Burton Albion 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Miscellaneous

  • The referee for this match is Lee Swabey
  • He has taken charge of seven Wycombe games in his career with Wanderers winning just one of those matches
  • This was in a 1-0 win over Fleetwood in May 2019
  • Despite only officiating seven Chairboys matches, he has sent off two Wycombe players
  • They were Nathan Tyson and Marcus Bean in a 1-1 draw against Sunderland at Adams Park in March 2019
  • The assistants are Kevin Morris and Richard Bartlett whilst the fourth official is Danny Gratton
  • There has never been a draw between these two sides in 16 matches
  • Each team has won eight fixtures
  • Burton have spent 26 of the 33 game weeks this season in the bottom four
  • Currently sitting 19th, a run of four wins in their last seven matches has taken them out of the relegation zone
  • With that being said, they have not scored in their last two matches
  • Wycombe have not had a yellow card in their last three matches – this last happened in December 2018
  • Wycombe have picked up 22 points from their last 30 available – only Barnsley (23) and Sheffield Wednesday (28) have picked up more