FM Preview: Bristol City v Burnley 05 Nov 2011

Last updated : 04 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol City v Burnley fixture

Bristol City prepare to entertain Burnley at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, Robins have recorded 8 wins, and Burnley have come away with 7 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Bristol City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Bristol City 2-0 Burnley Championship
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

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol City's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Robins have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Burnley's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Clarets's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 10 points from their 15 games thus far.

Burnley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 14 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 1 1 4 3 10 4
Burnley 6 2 0 4 6 9 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Robins at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Clarets come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol City Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 8 home matches.
Burnley 16 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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