FM Preview: Burnley v Norwich City 05 Feb 2011

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History of the Burnley v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City pack their bags to visit Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 13 of the 18 contests.

The previous match played between the two at Turf Moor was within the last three years, in November 2008, with Burnley running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 06 NovNorwich City2 - 2BurnleyCHMP
2008/2009Sat 21 FebNorwich City1 - 1BurnleyCHMP
2008/2009Sat 01 NovBurnley2 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
2007/2008Sat 05 AprNorwich City2 - 0BurnleyCHMP
2007/2008Tue 23 OctBurnley2 - 1Norwich CityCHMP
2006/2007Tue 17 AprBurnley3 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
2006/2007Sun 01 OctNorwich City1 - 4BurnleyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Burnley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 10 conceded.

The Canaries have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Canaries, and 7 goals against.

Burnley's 40 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Norwich City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 51 points from the 29 games they have played so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burnley63219511
Norwich City6231659

FootyMad's prediction ...

Canaries's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Burnley, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Burnley Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Norwich City Undefeated in last 7 away games.
5 games since last defeat.