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Last updated : 30 March 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burnley v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 6 of the 25 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Tue 31 OctLuton Town0 - 2BurnleyCHMP
2005/2006Sun 30 AprBurnley1 - 1Luton TownCHMP
2005/2006Sat 05 NovLuton Town2 - 3BurnleyCHMP
1999/2000Tue 07 MarBurnley0 - 2Luton TownLGE1
1999/2000Sat 06 NovLuton Town2 - 1BurnleyLGE1
1998/1999Sat 06 FebBurnley1 - 2Luton TownLGE1
1998/1999Sat 05 SepLuton Town1 - 0BurnleyLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Burnley will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.

The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Hatters have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Burnley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 37 matches. Luton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 36 points from their 39 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burnley6024272
Luton Town60066130

FootyMad's prediction ...

Luton Town are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Turf Moor with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Burnley Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 18 most recent games.
Luton Town Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 16 away matches.
An overall losing run of 6 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.