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Coventry City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Coventry City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Clarets in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Coventry City | 4 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Burnley | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Burnley | 3 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Coventry City | 3 - 0 | Burnley | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 6 conceded.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley's 17 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Coventry City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 14 from their 13 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Coventry City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |