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Swansea City travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 12 occasions, and draw 7, from the 20 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Burnley was more than a decade ago, in September 1995, with Burnley running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 4 | Burnley | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 02 Nov | Swansea City | 3 - 1 | Burnley | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Fri 05 Feb | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Burnley | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 15 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 6 conceded.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Burnley's total of 43 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Swansea City's 35 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Burnley may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 8 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |