Burton announced a pre-season home match with Birmingham City on 19 May 2022. Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Belper Town revealed a friendly with Burton on 24 May. A second home friendly match, against Sheffield United was added. Along with an away trip to Brackley Town. On June 7, the Brewers confirmed a pre-season fixture against Hibernian during a warm-weather training camp in Vilamoura, Portugal. Later, on June 24, the Brewers added further matches to the pre-season schedule - against Stratford Town, Burnley and Mickleover. A ninth match as part of pre-season was confirmed against Nottingham Forest. On July 25, the Brewers announced an XI side will travel to local side Staphenhill three days after the season opener.
