FootyMAD's Burnley match preview

History of the Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolves face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 59 games played, Wolves have recorded 21 wins, and Burnley have come away with 22 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, with Wolves inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Clarets in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Sat 08 Dec	Wolves	2 - 3	Burnley	CHMP
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

Recent respective form guides

Burnley are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 3 conceded.

Wolves have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Wolves have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 55 points from their 38 games so far. Wolves's 51 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Burnley	6	2	2	2	7	8	8
Wolves	6	2	2	2	6	6	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Wolves have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Burnley may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Burnley	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Wolves	5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games.