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Wolves prepare to entertain Burnley at Molineux on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 38 wins out of 56 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Molineux was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Wolves running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Wolves | 2-0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Wolves | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Wolves | 2 - 0 | Burnley | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Wolves | 3 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Burnley | 2 - 3 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Wolves, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Wolves, Burnley are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Clarets have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Wolves are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 19 points from 11 games. Burnley are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 10 from their 11 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Wolves fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Wolves. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Burnley | Not won in previous 14 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |