The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest last Tuesday, while Birmingham played out a 1-1 draw against Portimonense in their last outing.
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Burton Albion will host Birmingham City in a pres-season friendly at Pirelli Park on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest last Tuesday, while Birmingham played out a 1-1 draw against Portimonense in their last outing. Burton will be participating in their fourth warm-up match of the summer, while the visitors will be playing their second game. Burton finished 16th in the League One table last season, while the visitors managed to avoid relegation by securing 20th spot in the 24-team Championship table last term.
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Burton began their pre-season with a 4-2 loss to Hibernian on July 1 before getting the better of Stratford Town 2-1 five days later. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s side went down against newly-promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest courtesy of Steve Cook’s lone goal. The Brewers will also take on Brackley Town and Sheffield United before their League One opener against Wycombe on July 30. Birmingham, on the other hand, will play Cheltenham and Rayo Vallecano before facing Luton Town in their Championship opener on July 30.
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Burton centre-back Sam Hughes is expected to get some game-time on Saturday, in order to regain his match-fitness after recovering from an ACL injury. Head coach Hasselbaink is likley to rotate his squad in order to build fitness. New signing goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo could keep his place in the starting eleven. As for Birmingham, Adan George is nursing an ACL injury. Loan signings Dion Sanderson and Przemyslaw are expected to find a place in the playing eleven.
Burton Albion probable starting lineup: Sinisalo; Hamer, Shaughnessy, Oshilaja, Hughes, Kokolo; Taylor, Lakin, Keilor-Dunn; Moult, Ahadme.
Birmingham City probable starting lineup: Etheridge; Graham, Roberts, Sanderson, Colin; Bacuna, Woods; Bailey; Leko, Deeney, Hogan
The pre-season friendly match between Burton Albion and Birmingham City will take place at Pirelli stadium on Saturday at 5:30 pm IST.
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