FM Preview: Bristol City v Burnley 19 Mar 2011

Last updated : 18 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol City v Burnley fixture

Bristol City are ready to welcome Burnley to Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The previous match played between the two at Ashton Gate Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2008, with Burnley inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Robins in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Burnley 0 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2008/2009 Sun 03 May Burnley 4 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 20 Dec Bristol City 1-2 Burnley Championship
2007/2008 Sat 29 Dec Burnley 0 - 1 Bristol City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 22 Sep Bristol City 2 - 2 Burnley Championship
1999/2000 Sat 23 Oct Burnley 2 - 0 Bristol City League Division Two
1999/2000 Sat 25 Sep Bristol City 0 - 0 Burnley League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Robins have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Burnley's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Clarets's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Bristol City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 47 points from their 37 games played so far,

Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 57 from their 36 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 4 0 2 13 8 12
Burnley 6 3 1 2 7 11 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Ashton Gate Stadium for the Robins and the Madmen are unable to see past Burnley claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol City 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Burnley 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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