FM Preview: Burnley v Ipswich Town 04 May 2013

Last updated : 03 May 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burnley v Ipswich Town fixture

Ipswich Town face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 6 wins, and Burnley have come away with 9 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Turf Moor was just last season, in November 2011, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 10 Nov Ipswich Town 2 - 1 Burnley Championship
2011/2012 Wed 21 Mar Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Burnley Championship
2011/2012 Tue 29 Nov Burnley 4 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Burnley 1 - 2 Ipswich Town Championship
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Burnley Championship
2008/2009 Tue 17 Mar Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Burnley Championship
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Burnley 0 - 3 Ipswich Town Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Burnley have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Ipswich Town's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 2 goals scored and conceded.

Burnley see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 58 points from their 45 games played so far,

Ipswich Town's 60 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burnley 6 2 2 2 7 6 8
Ipswich Town 6 3 2 1 9 4 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Tractor Boys has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Burnley. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burnley Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Ipswich Town Undefeated in last 4 away games.
4 games since last defeat.

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