FM Preview: Burnley v Huddersfield Town 16 Feb 2013

Last updated : 15 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burnley v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield Town travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Terriers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Burnley was more than a decade ago, in February 2001, the Clarets carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug Huddersfield 2 - 0 Burnley Championship
2002/2003 Tue 01 Oct Huddersfield 0 - 1 Burnley League Cup
2000/2001 Sat 24 Feb Burnley 1 - 0 Huddersfield League Division One
2000/2001 Sat 23 Sep Huddersfield 0 - 1 Burnley League Division One
1993/1994 Sat 05 Feb Huddersfield 1 - 1 Burnley League Division Two
1993/1994 Sat 23 Oct Burnley 1 - 1 Huddersfield League Division Two
1992/1993 Sat 27 Mar Huddersfield 1 - 1 Burnley League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Burnley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

Huddersfield Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Terriers have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Burnley's 43 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Huddersfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 31 matches.

Current overall team form

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

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FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Huddersfield Town on the road, and we believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Terriers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burnley 5 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Huddersfield Town 6 games since last away draw.

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