Burnley – Leicester : Preview & Prediction
Burnley and Leicester City face at Turf Moor, in a match for the 29 th round of the Premier League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head between these teams in this competition, on 20‑09‑2020, Leicester City won at home by (4‑2). At this stadium, the head ‑ to ‑ head history favors the home team, since they have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 19‑01‑2020, in a match for the Premier League, Burnley won by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by A. Westwood (79 ‘) and C. Wood (56’) for Burnley and by H. Barnes (33 ‘) for Leicester City. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
After 7 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in 15th position, having won 28 points. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur by (4‑0), after in the previous match they have tied (0‑0) at home, against West Bromwich Albion. This is a team that, curiously, has more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 20 conceded, against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats at home, with 11 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, Burnley has recorded 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, having won 16 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, for which reason they haven’t been very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 13 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 26 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 periods that stand out in the last 13 home matches for this competition: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (46’ ‑ 60 ‘).
Burnley heads into this match with a 4-0 defeat on the trip to the Tottenham field, adding in this way the third straight game without losing in this Premier League. However, it is important to convey that the home team have not lost three games at home. Now in this game against Leicester, we will most likely find out a team lined up in 4-4-2 with Matej Vydra and Jay Rodríguez as the most advanced men. Despite having a solid defensive sector, the home team has great flaws in maintaining possession of the ball and finishing. For this game coach Sean Dyche cannot count on Gudmundsson, Ashley Barnes, Robert Brady and Erik Pieters, all with physical problems.
Burnley – Leicester : Betting Tips
Leicester – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
