Wrexham will be looking for a fourth win in a row when they travel to the Pirelli Stadium for a League One clash on Saturday Burton Albion.

Meanwhile, the relegation-threatened hosts will look to record a second successive win after seeing off Peterborough United in their last game.

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Tom Hounsell has overseen nine games during his tenure as Burton’s interim coach, having subsequently taken over the reins Mark Robinson‘s dismissal in October.

Hounsell began his time in the dugout with a defeat to Cambridge United before seeing his team go on an encouraging four-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

The 29-year-old then endured a difficult period of results which saw Burton suffer consecutive defeats in the league before they lost on penalties to non-league side Tamworth in the second round of the FA Cup last Sunday.

The interim coach would have been disappointed with that result, but he would certainly have been happy to see his side bounce back with a 1-0 win in Tuesday’s league game against Peterborough Mason Bennett Effort.

After picking up their second league win of the season, Burton will now aim to record back-to-back wins for the first time since February 2024 to close the seven-point gap to safety.

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On the contrary End of the tableWrexham sit in second place having won 11, drawn four and lost three of their 18 league games.

Since losing 1-0 to Stockport County in their last away game on November 16, the promotion hopefuls have enjoyed a positive record, having recorded three successive home wins without conceding a goal.

After beating Exeter City and Lincoln City, the Red Dragons recorded a narrow 1-0 win in Tuesday’s game against Barnsley Ollie RathboneThe winner in the 92nd minute.

As a result of this win, Wrexham have now won nine of their 10 home league games and drawn one, taking them to 28 of the 37 points they have collected in League One this season.

Phil Parkinson hopes his team can achieve similar results away from home after winning just one of their last six away games in the league (D2, L3).

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Burton midfielder Charlie Webster will serve the final game of a three-match ban after being shown a red card against Charlton last month.

Hounsell might be tempted to stick with the same Burton lineup that started in the 1-0 win over Peterborough in midweek.

Bennett will be one of the home side’s biggest attacking threats after scoring in the club’s last two competitive games.

Visitors are expected to attend without Steven Fletcher, Jack Marriot, Arthur Okonkwo And George Evans.

Experienced goalkeeper Mark Howard is expected to make his first league start this season after coming on to replace the injured player Callum Burton in the first half of Tuesday’s win over Barnsley.

James McClean And George Dobson is suspended for one game after receiving his fifth yellow card of the league season in midweek.

Possible Burton Albion starting lineup:
Crocombe; Godwin-Malife, Vancooten, Sraha, Sweeney; Gilligan, Watts; Chauke, Bennett, Kalinauskas; Burrell

Possible Wrexham starting lineup:
Howard; Cleworth, O’Connell, Brunt; Barnett, Cannon, James, Rathbone, Revan; Lee, Palmer

We say: Burton Albion 0-2 Wrexham

Wrexham have not been able to match their impressive home side away from home this season, but while they have struggled to pick up wins away from home, we are still confident they will have the extra quality needed to win Relegation-threatened Burton to defeat.

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