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Bristol City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 20 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in May 2009, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Burnley | 4 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Burnley | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 9 conceded.
In complete contrast to Burnley, Bristol City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 11 points from their 7 games so far. Bristol City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 7 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Robins are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Burnley. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Won 5 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. |
| Bristol City | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |