Premier League: Tottenham vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 1 match between Tottenham and Burnley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Premier League title favourites Tottenham begin their title challenge on Saturday in an opening day encounter with Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Form: Tottenham vs Burnley

Tottenham Form

In has been a bit of everything for Tottenham in their previous three matches, where they first beat Manchester United by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 1-4 defeat against Brighton, before an encounter with Paris Saint-Germain produced a 2-2 draw. Tottenham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 12 goals.

Burnley Form

Burnley are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Sheffield United got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Queens Park Rangers got hammered in a 0-5 victory. Millwall was the most recent victim in a 3-1 win for Burnley. Burnley managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in ten.

Betting facts for Tottenham and Burnley

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

Players on top: Tottenham vs Burnley

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Dominic Solanke, who is performing well for Spurs. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Burnley.The visitors will be looking to Jacob Bruun Larsen to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Burnley in recent matches.

Popular markets: Tottenham vs Burnley

Full-time result

Tottenham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Burnley won six of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost two. Astonishingly, Burnley failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 20 matches. Tottenham have not lost to Burnley in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Tottenham scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Burnley scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Burnley games. Tottenham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Tottenham have scored in 12 consecutive home meetings with Burnley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Tottenham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Burnley, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Tottenham conceded a goal in their last 13 matches.