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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday evening, 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 32 and win only 13 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2008, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Clarets in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Clarets, with 7 goals against.
The The Blades 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 9 goals for the The Blades, and 6 goals against.
Burnley's total of 69 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 76 points from 43 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blades's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Burnley, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |