FootyMAD's Burton Albion match preview

Last updated : 16 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burton Albion v Wrexham fixture

Wrexham face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Tuesday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 02 SepWrexham0 - 1Burton AlbionCONF
1977/1978Sat 26 NovWrexham2 - 0Burton AlbionFAC

Recent respective form guides

Burton Albion 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 12 goals for the Brewers, with 4 goals against.

Wrexham's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Dragons, and 7 goals against.

Burton Albion are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 31 games giving them a return of 71 points. Wrexham's total of 52 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burton Albion641110613
Wrexham642014714

FootyMad's prediction ...

Wrexham are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Burton Albion Unbeaten in the last 24 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Wrexham Undefeated in last 6 away games.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.