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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 13 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2009, the Clarets carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 25 May | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Burnley | D1PO |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 20 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 3 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Clarets have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley's 32 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sheff. Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |