Burton Albion vs Mansfield Town - prediction, team news, lineups

Both looking to grounds their 3rd victories of the 2026-27 third-tier campaign, Burton Albion and Mansfield Town clash astatine the Pirelli Stadium for a League One fixture connected Saturday afternoon.

The Brewers suffered a battering astatine the location of recently-relegated Oxford United past clip out, whilst the Stags held connected nether hard circumstances to summation a constituent from a gathering with Huddersfield Town.

Match preview

Following six consecutive bottom-half finishes successful League One, relegation-tipped Burton Albion are looking to vie successful the apical 12 this clip around, however, past weekend's effect dented the East Midlanders' lofty ambitions.

For the archetypal clip successful a competitory contention this term, the Brewers failed to find the nett and were heavy dispatched astatine the Kassam Stadium, wherever second-half goals from Siriki Dembele, Louie Sibley and Gatlin O'Donkor convincingly won the time for Oxford.

After six matches of the third-tier season, Gary Bowyer's troops are sitting successful 11th presumption successful the League One standings with 8 points, 2 points down the playoffs but conscionable 3 points up of the relegation zone.

Missing the decision astatine Oxford past weekend, Burton academy postgraduate Finn Delap is threatening to nutrient a breakthrough play astatine this level, with the 21-year-old netting 2 goals crossed his opening 5 league appearances.

Despite failing to support a cleanable expanse successful their past 10 competitory contests moving backmost into past season, the Brewers should beryllium assured of a affirmative effect connected Saturday, with the hosts unbeaten crossed their past 5 games with Mansfield (W2 D3).

Since that emphatic 5-2 occurrence implicit Premier League alumni Luton Town connected August 30, Mansfield Town person endured a rotten September schedule, collecting conscionable a azygous constituent from 3 matches, failing to people a goal.

Defeats astatine Reading (0-5) and Bradford City (0-1) were followed up by a scrappy stock of the spoils astatine One Call Stadium against Huddersfield past weekend, erstwhile the Stags were down to 10 men aft 47 minutes owed to Owen Dodgson's consecutive reddish card.

All things considered, Mansfield did exceptionally good to clasp onto a gully against the in-form Terriers, but caput manager Nigel Clough volition beryllium disquieted that his men person present won conscionable 1 of their past six competitory matches (D1 L4).

Another origin for interest up of Saturday's travel to the Pirelli Stadium, the Stags person mislaid 3 consecutive League One distant games astatine the opening of this season, conceding an alarming 8 goals and scoring lone once.

As alluded to earlier, Mansfield person struggled successful caller games against Burton, with the Stags' astir caller occurrence successful this matchup coming successful the radical signifier of the EFL Trophy successful November 2019.

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Team News

Replaced astatine the interval during the decision astatine Oxford past clip out, Burton wing-back Jack Armer is improbable to commencement astatine the Pirelli this weekend.

Harvey Araujo was introduced to the Kassam contention for the 2nd fractional and is pushing to gain his archetypal League One commencement of the term.

Caylan Vickers has started back-to-back matches successful onslaught without uncovering the net, meaning that Burton brag mightiness power the youngster retired for Kain Adom connected Saturday.

After his reckless situation and reddish paper past weekend, Mansfield's Dodgson is serving a three-game suspension.

The lack of the 23-year-old is apt to summation the playing opportunities of chap midfielders Lucas Akins and Luke Bolton.

Burton Albion imaginable starting lineup:

Addai; Sibbick, Lewis, Tilt; Lofthouse, Collar, Chauke, Araujo; Webster, Rodrigues, Adom

Mansfield Town imaginable starting lineup:

Roberts; Hewitt, Oshilaja, Sweeney; Moriah-Welsh, Maris, Thompson, Akins; McGoldrick, Smith

We say: Burton Albion 2-1 Mansfield Town

Last defeated successful a location League One fixture connected March 17, Burton are a pugnacious seed to ace astatine the Pirelli Stadium.

Contrastingly, Mansfield person struggled connected the roadworthy successful the 3rd tier truthful acold and look acceptable for a 4th consecutive distant loss.

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