Burnley vs West Bromwich Albion prediction for Friday’s Championship round 28 clash at Turf Moor in Burnley. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Burnley to Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals – 1.67
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Burnley 0 Goal Handicap – 1.49
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Anytime Correct Score 1-0 – 1.67
Burnley to Win
Burnley won ten of their 14 home games and as a result, are 71% favorites to win this game. A draw has a 33% probability as four of Burnley’s home games and West Brom’s four away matches ended in draws. There is a 78% chance for this match to produce under 3.5 goals.
Burnley 0 Goal Handicap
The last three matches between Burnley and West Brom ended in a stalemate. Moreover, Burnley’s 25 of 27 championship fixtures ended with Burnley covering the 0 goal handicap.
Anytime Correct Score 1-0
One of Burnley’s strong sides this term is scoring first in their games. To illustrate, the Clarets took the initiative and were up by a score of 1-0 in 20 of their 27 games of which nine were at home. West Brom conceded first in eight of their 13 away fixtures.
Burnley
Burnley’s season keeps getting better as they won their seventh consecutive game in the previous round after beating Coventry at home with a 1-0 score. The Clarets are leaving the Championship pack with 59 points four clear of second-placed Sheffield United.
An amazing offensive record by coach Vincent Kompany’s team saw them score in each of their last 24 Championship fixtures. Moreover, the Clarets netted in all of their 14 home games as Kompany’s team has the best attack in the league with an average of 1.96 goals per game.
West Bromwich Albion
With their 2-3 away win at Luton Town, West Brom are on a four-match winning run in the league. The Baggies have won seven of their last eight matches and with 41 points they are in sixth position.
West Brom’s stats show that they picked up an average of 1.52 points per league game. In the last eight rounds, the Baggies picked up 2.63 points per game which is 73% higher than their current season’s average. West Brom scored in 11 of their 13 away games.
This is a match between two teams who are very much in form. Burnley look very determined to gain automatic promotion and look like a very solid side and favorites to accomplishing it. Thus we will back Burnley to win this match.
Considering Burnley’s attacking power and the rate that they score in their matches, backing them to score over one goal seems a safe bet. At 1xBet, the bet Burnley to score over one goal has odds of 1.44.
Jay Rodriguez is Burnley’s top scorer this season with nine goals in 20 appearances. The Englishman also added two assists and has a 6.90 rating. Rodriguez is considered to be a strong finisher and aerial balls.
Burnley’s Harwood-Bellis with a foot injury and Vitinho with a leg injury are unavailable.
On West Brom’s side, Kyle Bartley is suffering a muscle injury and is ruled out.
Burnley: Muric; Roberts, Beyer, Taylor, Maatsen; Cork, Brownhill, Cullen; Manuel, Rodriguez, Zaroury;
West Brom: Palmer; Furlong, O’Shea, Pieters, Townsend; Molumby, Yokuslu; Wallace, Swift, Phillips; Dike;
Friday’s game will be played at Turf Moor in Burnley.
The kickoff is scheduled for 20:00 UTC.
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