Wycombe Wanderers will be bidding to return to winning ways in League One when they host Burton Albion on Tuesday night.
The Chairboys lost Saturday's top-two battle against Birmingham City, going down 1-0 to the Blues, while Burton will enter the contest off the back of a 1-1 draw with Mansfield Town, which made it seven points from their last three League One fixtures.
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Wycombe had Xavier Simons sent off in the latter stages of the first half against Birmingham on Saturday, and Mike Dodds's side could not recover to claim a positive result, with Taylor Gardner-Hickman's effort ultimately deciding the contest.
The result left the Chairboys in second spot in the League One table, 12 points behind the leaders Birmingham, who still have a game in hand, while Dodds's team are just two points ahead of third-placed Wrexham in the race for automatic promotion.
Wycombe have won 18, drawn 10 and lost five of their 33 league matches this season, and their success has been built on an excellent attacking record, with 58 goals scored the best record in the division.
The hosts finished 10th in League One last season, so there has been a huge improvement this term, and the club are bidding to secure a return to the Championship for the first time since 2020-21.
Wycombe have the best away record in League One this season, but they have only won nine of their 16 home fixtures in England's third tier this term, which should hand Burton a degree of confidence.
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Burton also prefer being on their travels, having picked up 19 points away from home in League One this season, while they have the worst home record in the division with 14 points to show from 17 matches.
Brewers have won seven, drawn 12 and lost 15 of their 34 league matches this season to collect 33 points, which has left them in 21st spot in the table, two points behind 20th-placed Bristol Rovers.
Gary Bowyer's side finished 20th in League One last season, only avoiding relegation by two points, so it is not too surprising to see them towards the bottom of the division at this stage of the campaign.
Burton will enter this match in good form, though, picking up seven points from their last three matches, while they have only been beaten in one of their last 10 games in England's third tier.
Brewers suffered a 3-2 defeat to Wycombe in the reverse game earlier this season, and they have only beaten Tuesday's opponents once in their last seven meetings, all of which have been in League One.
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Wycombe will be without the services of Simons through suspension, with the midfielder sent off against Birmingham on Saturday.
There will also have to be a change at left-back, with Daniel Harvie forced off injured in the early stages of the clash against the Blues, and Adam Reach and Sonny Bradley could be the two players to come into the XI.
Richard Kone has been in outstanding form this season, scoring 19 times in 39 appearances, and the 21-year-old could return to the XI on Tuesday night after two appearances off the bench.
As for Burton, head coach Bowyer is expected to have the same squad available for this match from Saturday's home fixture against Mansfield in England's third tier.
Due to the impressive nature of the performance, it would not be a surprise to see the same side take to the field here, including a spot in the final third of the field for Tomas Kalinauskas.
There should also be another start for JJ McKiernan, with the 23-year-old bidding to add to the one goal that he has managed since making the move to the club on loan from Lincoln City in January.
Wycombe Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Norris; Pattenden, Low, Taylor, Bradley; Scowen, Reach; Onyedinma, Humphreys, McCleary; Kone
Burton Albion possible starting lineup:
Crocombe; Godwin-Malife, Sweeney, Armer; Lofthouse, Jones, Webster, Dodgson; Bennett, Kalinauskas, McKiernan
We say: Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion
Burton are in a good place entering this match, and there is enough quality in their squad to claim a positive result on Tuesday night. However, we are expecting a talented Wycombe outfit to navigate their way to a hugely important three points.
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Matt Law
