Saturday sees Hereford United play their first game of September, and after scoring just the one goal during August, Bulls supporters will be hoping to have more to cheer about in the coming weeks.
Perhaps it's a good thing that United's first opponents of the month are Burton. The two sides have a history of high scoring matches with the 12 games played between the two sides yielding an average of more than three goals per game.
There's only ever been the one goalless draw, back in 2004. The last two meetings between the Bulls and the Brewers have produced 12 goals.
The Bulls are likely to miss Mathieu Manset and Sam Malsom, both of whom haven't trained this week, and United are also awaiting international clearance for Cameroon striker Amadou Rabihou, if it's not received in time he'll have to sit out. German utility player Dominik Werling is expected to be available however.
Dan Connor is out with a groin injury which could keep him sidelined for a couple of weeks. Sports Scientist Tom Whittaker, who was an apprentice at Cheltenham, is expected to add 'keeping cover.
HEREFORD UNITED STATS
Last Match: Hereford 0-1 Rotherham
Line-up (4-3-3): Bartlett, Green, Kovacs, Townsend, Valentine, Thompson, Lunt, McQuilkin, Fleetwood, Canham, Colbeck .
Subs not used: Connor, Kanoute, Weir, Rose, Gwynne, Stratford, Thomas.
Current League Position: 16th
Current League Form: WDLL
Goals For: 1
Goals Against: 5
Last League Home:
Win: 8th May 3-0 Rotherham
Draw: 14th Aug 0-0 Gillingham
Loss: 28th Aug 0-1 Rotherham
Top scorer: Janos Kovacs (1)
Most assists: James McQuilkin (1)
Bookings Total: 16
Players Booked: McQuilkin (2), Manset (2), , Thompson (2), Valentine (2), Fleetwood (2), Green (1), Bartlett (1), Kovacs (1), Townsend (1), Lunt (1), Canham (1).
Red cards: None
BURTON STATS
Last Match: Cheltenham 2-1 Burton
Line-up (4-4-2): Legzdins, Webster, Stanton, Moore, Corbett, McGrath, Penn, Maghoma, Bolder (Phillips 45+4), Harrad, Young (Walker 83).
Subs not used: Poole, James, Preen, Dyer, Pearson
Goalscorer: Shaun Harrad.
Current League Position: 13th
Current League Form: WDWL
Goals For: 4
Goals Against: 4
Last League Home:
Win: 21st Aug 3-2 Morecambe
Draw: 7th Aug 0-0 Oxford
Loss: 24th April 0-2 Bournemouth
Top scorer: Shaun Harrad (2)
Most assists: Andrew Corbett (1)
Bookings Total: 7
Players Booked: Penn (2), McGrath (2), Corbett (1), Stanton (1), Moore (1).
Red cards None
ALL TIME RECORDS
Hereford Wins: 5
Burton Wins: 6
Draws: 1
First Game: Hereford United 1-0 Burton - 10th March 2001 (FA Trophy).
Biggest Hereford Win: 4-0 - 5th April 2003
Biggest Burton Win: 4-1 - 19th September 2003
MAN IN THE MIDDLE:
Darren Sheldrake - Surrey.
It's Sheldrake's opening league fixture this season, with the man from Surrey having previously taken charge of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie between Southampton and Swindon in midweek.
Last season - his first in the league - he took charge of 24 games, most of which were League 1 or 2 games. He officiated one Championship fixture.
He refereed two Hereford games last season, with United running out 3-1 winners over Northampton Town after beating Bristol Rovers on penalties in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Total card count last season: 24 games. 54 yellows, 4 reds.
LAST MEETING:
Hereford 3-4 Burton - Saturday 20th February 2010.
Burton did the double over the Bulls last season, winning 3-2 at the Pirelli Stadium before defeating United 4-3 at Edgar Street with a last-gasp winner from former Hereford defender Tony James.
Marc Pugh, James McQuilkin and Kenny Lunt were on the scoresheet for the Bulls, who had raced into a 3-1 lead.
The Brewers pulled level in the 66th minute before James scored in the sixth minute of added time.
