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Burton Albion prepare to entertain Hereford United at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Pirelli Stadium was less than a year ago, in November 2009, as the Brewers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Hereford Utd. | 3 - 4 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Burton Albion | 3-2 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Burton Albion | 0 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Hereford Utd. | 2 - 0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 11 Jan | Burton Albion | 2 - 4 | Hereford Utd. | CNFC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Burton Albion | 3 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Hereford Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Bulls have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burton Albion's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Hereford Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Burton Albion only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Hereford Utd. | 18 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |