Burton Albion play host to Charlton Athletic on Saturday afternoon looking to end a two-match losing streak in League One.
Meanwhile, the Addicks make the trip to the Pirelli Stadium keen to extend a three-game unbeaten run as they bid to move away from the relegation zone.
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Despite Burton having become an inconsistent side in recent months, optimism should remain with four wins coming from six games in all competitions.
Their two defeats during that period came against top-six sides in Wigan Athletic and Oxford United, results which should not undermine Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's impact at the club.
The Dutchman would prefer to be closer to the playoffs than trailing by five points, but away cup wins over Fleetwood Town and Wycombe Wanderers suggest that they can find a second wind.
Aaron Amadi-Holloway has endured somewhat of a nomadic career to date, something the 28-year-old will hope can change after his treble in the latter of those fixtures in the EFL Trophy.
With Sheffield United loanee Daniel Jebbison also netting in the FA Cup last week, Hasselbaink will hope that his forward line are finally beginning to improve ahead of the midway point of the campaign.
Opponents Charlton have been rejuvenated under caretaker boss Johnnie Jackson, the Addicks recording three wins and one draw from his five matches in charge.
With their solitary setback coming in the EFL Trophy, Jackson's temporary stint will be regarded as an overwhelming success, particularly in the league with Charlton now out of the bottom four.
Four late goals were required to finally end the resilience of Havant & Waterlooville in the FA Cup, but it represented a third clean sheet in four games.
Charlton are having far more of an impact in the final third under Jackson with eight of their 10 goals coming after the hour mark.
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Team News
Amadi-Holloway will expect to make his first League One start of the season alongside Lucas Akins.
However, Jonny Smith continues to serve a suspension for Burton, a consequence of his sending off against Wigan on October 30.
Jackson will likely revert back to the team which drew against Rotherham United having rotated his squad over the past week.
Despite netting his third goal of the campaign last week, Josh Davison will likely have to make do with a spot among the replacements.
Sam Lavelle is most likely to return from the treatment room in time for this game.
Burton Albion possible starting lineup:
Garratt; Oshilaja, Bostwick, Shaughnessy; Hamer, Mancienne, O'Connor, Borthwick-Jackson; Powell; Holloway, Akins
Charlton Athletic possible starting lineup:
MacGillivray; Pearce, Famewo, Gunter; Gilbey, Dobson, Lee, Jaiyesimi, Purrington; Washington, Stockley
We say: Burton Albion 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Both clubs will feel that they are in a good frame of mind to improve their standing in League One this weekend. However, we are going to predict a competitive draw between two sides who will feel that they should be higher in the table.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Charlton Athletic win with a probability of 40.73%. A win for Burton Albion had a probability of 32.66% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Charlton Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.59%) and 0-2 (7.23%). The likeliest Burton Albion win was 1-0 (9.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Charlton Athletic in this match.
