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Exeter City prepare to entertain Burton Albion at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St James' Park was just last season, in September 2005, with Burton Albion inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Grecians in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 27 Nov | Burton Albion | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 10 Feb | Burton Albion | 2 - 0 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Exeter City | 1-2 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Exeter City | 3 - 1 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Burton Albion | 1 - 0 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Exeter City | 2 - 0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 03 Oct | Burton Albion | 3 - 4 | Exeter City | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Grecians in those games, with 5 conceded.
Burton Albion have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Brewers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Exeter City's total of 52 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference. Burton Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 51 from their 31 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Grecians's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Burton Albion. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Burton Albion | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |