Premier League: Burnley vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 32 match between Burnley and Brighton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Brighton travel to Turf Moor to face struggling Burnley in a round 32 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Team form: Burnley vs Brighton

Burnley Form

A draw is the best Burnley can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Everton. A0-0 draw with Bournemouth followed before they were defeated 3-1 by Fulham. Burnley didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Turf Moor. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 13 and scored eight goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-1 against Arsenal, before beating Sunderland 0-1. Another win followed, this time by 2-1 against Liverpool. Brighton won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Burnley and Brighton

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

Players in form: Burnley vs Brighton

It has been an excellent season for Danny Welbeck who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. The Seagulls are looking to him against Burnley, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Burnley won only once in their last 10 outings at Turf Moor, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Brighton won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Brighton have not lost to Burnley in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Burnley scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Brighton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Brighton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Burnley only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Brighton claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Brighton have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Burnley when playing at away ground.

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 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Brighton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.