FootyMAD's Burton Albion match preview

Last updated : 24 February 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Accrington Stanley v Burton Albion fixture

Accrington S. prepare to entertain Burton Albion at Inetrlink Express on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Stanley.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Inetrlink Express was just last season, in August 2004, with Accrington S. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 10 SepBurton Albion0 - 2Accrington S.CONF
2004/2005Fri 25 MarBurton Albion2 - 2Accrington S.CONF
2004/2005Sat 14 AugAccrington S.3-1Burton AlbionCONF
2003/2004Sat 24 JanBurton Albion1 - 1Accrington S.CONF
2003/2004Sat 10 JanBurton Albion4 - 2Accrington S.FAT
2003/2004Tue 23 SepAccrington S.3 - 1Burton AlbionCONF
2001/2002Sat 22 DecAccrington S.3 - 3Burton AlbionNPL

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Stanley in those games, with 2 conceded.

The Brewers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Brewers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington S. are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 29 games giving them a return of 67 points. Burton Albion's 44 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.642011414
Burton Albion641111613

FootyMad's prediction ...

Accrington S. may be coming up against a decent side in Burton Albion, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Stanley. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. Unbeaten in the last 17 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Burton Albion Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.