FM Preview: Burnley v Nottingham Forest 07 Aug 2010

Last updated : 06 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burnley v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm. Forest face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Forest will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 8 of the 49 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, with Burnley annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 14 MarBurnley5 - 0Nottm. ForestCHMP
2008/2009Sat 13 SepNottm. Forest1 - 2BurnleyCHMP
2004/2005Sat 23 AprNottm. Forest1 - 0BurnleyCHMP
2004/2005Sat 13 NovBurnley1 - 0Nottm. ForestCHMP
2003/2004Wed 17 MarNottm. Forest1 - 1BurnleyCHMP
2003/2004Tue 16 SepBurnley0 - 3Nottm. ForestCHMP
2002/2003Mon 21 AprNottm. Forest2 - 0BurnleyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Burnley's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Clarets have scored 7, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Nottm. Forest is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Forest have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.



For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burnley620411176
Nottm. Forest621313117

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Forest have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Burnley 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Nottm. Forest Not won in previous 12 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.