Premier League: Chelsea vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 27 match between Chelsea and Burnley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Chelsea enjoy home advantage, when visitors Burnley swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting bottom of the table, Burnley have claimed 18 points after 26 rounds, while Chelsea have amassed 44 points. This places the latter as number 5 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Chelsea vs Burnley

Chelsea Form

Chelsea look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Wolverhampton by 1-3, before drawing 2-2 with Leeds. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Hull 0-4. Chelsea won three of their previous six matches at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 12 goals to eight against.

Burnley Form

It is all or nothing with Burnley following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 0-2 in an encounter with West Ham to which, they replied by beating Crystal Palace2-3. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 1-2 against Mansfield. Burnley managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Burnley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Chelsea and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Chelsea vs Burnley

Jaidon Anthony shows decent form right now for Burnley, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chelsea, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Cole Palmer also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stamford Bridge across all tournaments Chelsea won five times, drew three and lost two times. Burnley claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Chelsea didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. Burnley conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Chelsea have not lost to Burnley in 12 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Burnley scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Chelsea games Burnley managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Chelsea were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Chelsea have scored in 20 consecutive league meetings with Burnley.

Total goals

Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Burnley, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Chelsea’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals. Burnley conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.