FootyMAD's Burnley match preview

Last updated : 25 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burnley v Stoke City fixture

Stoke City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, Potters have recorded 15 wins, and Burnley have come away with 24 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Mon 03 JanStoke City0 - 1BurnleyCHMP
2004/2005Sat 25 SepBurnley2 - 2Stoke CityCHMP
2003/2004Sun 28 DecBurnley0 - 1Stoke CityCHMP
2003/2004Sat 06 SepStoke City1 - 2BurnleyCHMP
2002/2003Sat 01 MarStoke City0 - 1BurnleyCHMP
2002/2003Sat 14 SepBurnley2 - 1Stoke CityCHMP
1999/2000Sat 29 JanStoke City2 - 2BurnleyLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Burnley have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Clarets, with 4 goals against.

Stoke City's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 35 points from their 24 games so far. Stoke City's total of 37 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burnley63129710
Stoke City640212912

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Potters to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Stoke City take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Burnley Won 5 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Stoke City 4 successive away victories.
11 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 21 outings ago.