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Wolves prepare to entertain Burnley at Molineux at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 39 wins out of 58 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Molineux was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Wolves carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Wolves | 2-1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 30 Sep | Wolves | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Wolves | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Wolves score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 1.
The Clarets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Clarets, and 8 goals against.
Wolves's total of 33 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Burnley's 29 points from 19 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 |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wolves may be coming up against a decent side in Burnley, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Wolves. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Burnley | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |