FM Preview: Burnley v Charlton Athletic 17 Nov 2012

Last updated : 16 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burnley v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton Athletic pack their bags to visit Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Addicks will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 6 of the 26 games.

The previous match played between the two at Turf Moor was more than three years back, in January 2009, the Clarets carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Burnley 2 - 1 Charlton Ath. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 25 Oct Charlton Ath. 1 - 1 Burnley Championship
2007/2008 Tue 11 Mar Burnley 1 - 0 Charlton Ath. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 01 Dec Charlton Ath. 1 - 3 Burnley Championship
1996/1997 Tue 24 Sep Burnley 1 - 2 Charlton Ath. League Cup
1996/1997 Tue 17 Sep Charlton Ath. 4 - 1 Burnley League Cup
1994/1995 Tue 04 Apr Burnley 2 - 0 Charlton Ath. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Burnley are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Clarets, with 7 goals against.

The Addicks 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 10 goals for the Addicks, and 13 goals against.

Burnley see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 23 points from their 16 games played so far,

Charlton Athletic find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 16 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burnley 6 4 0 2 9 9 12
Charlton Athletic 6 2 2 2 10 11 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Burnley is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burnley Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Charlton Athletic Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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