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Bristol City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 19 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Clarets in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 02 Dec | Bristol City | 3 - 1 | Burnley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Clarets, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Burnley, Bristol City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley's total of 73 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Bristol City's 61 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |