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Last updated : 09 February 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 28 out of 43 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Clarets in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 12 AugSheff. Wed.1 - 1BurnleyCHMP
2005/2006Sat 01 AprSheff. Wed.0 - 0BurnleyCHMP
2005/2006Sat 31 DecBurnley1 - 2Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2002/2003Sat 26 AprBurnley2 - 7Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2002/2003Sat 05 OctSheff. Wed.1 - 3BurnleyCHMP
2001/2002Sat 19 JanBurnley1 - 2Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2001/2002Sun 12 AugSheff. Wed.0 - 2BurnleyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Burnley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Burnley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 38 points from their 30 games played so far, Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 40 points from their 31 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burnley60153101
Sheff. Wed.60156131

FootyMad's prediction ...

Sheff. Wed. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Burnley. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Burnley Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 11 most recent games.
Sheff. Wed. Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.