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Coventry City prepare to entertain Burnley at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 9 of the 18 previous games, with the Sky Blues winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Coventry Arena was just last season, in February 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Burnley | 4 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Coventry City | 0-2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Burnley | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City 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 Sky Blues, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Coventry City, Burnley are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Clarets have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City's 44 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Burnley see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 43 points from their 34 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Coventry City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Sky Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Burnley | Not won in previous 9 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |