Championship: Burnley vs Sheffield United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 44 match between Burnley and Sheffield United and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Burnley face Sheffield United at Turf Moor in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Championship campaign.

The Clarets are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 91 points from their initial 43 encounters. Sheffield United trail them on 86 points after 43 rounds, sitting as number 3 in the table.

Team form: Burnley vs Sheffield United

Burnley Form

Burnley recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 0-0 with Derby. Next up was a 2-1 win against Norwich, before Watford were defeated in 1-2 win. Burnley showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Turf Moor, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 14 times, while letting in two themselves.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Millwall in a 0-1 defeat. Plymouth also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Sheffield United were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against Cardiff. Sheffield United recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in six goals, whilst conceding four. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting stats and facts for Burnley and Sheffield United

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Burnley and Sheffield United. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Burnley vs Sheffield United

It is a great season for Josh Brownhill, who currently has 14 league goals to his name during this season. Burnley will rely on his services to gun down Sheffield United.

Betting markets: Burnley vs Sheffield United

Full-time result

Burnley won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. Sheffield United won seven games, drew zero and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Burnley are on an amazing streak of now 30 games in a row without defeat. Burnley are on a fantastic streak of no less than 22 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Burnley have not lost to Sheffield United in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Impressively, Sheffield United scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Burnley managed to open the scoreline in no less than five of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Sheffield United performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. Burnley have scored in 12 consecutive home meetings with Sheffield United.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burnley, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sheffield United, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.