FM Preview: Norwich City v Burnley 06 Nov 2010

Last updated : 05 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Norwich City v Burnley fixture

Norwich City prepare to entertain Burnley at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 17 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Carrow Road was two seasons ago, in February 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 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
2005/2006Fri 24 MarBurnley2 - 0Norwich CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Clarets's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Norwich City's total of 23 points from their 14 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship. Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 21 from their 14 games so far.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich City631210810
Burnley61329116

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Burnley is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Canaries in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Norwich City 11 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Burnley Not won in previous 7 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.