Championship: Burnley vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Burnley and West Ham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Championship title favourites Burnley begin their title challenge on Sunday in an opening day encounter with West Ham at Turf Moor.

Form: Burnley vs West Ham

Burnley Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Burnley, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal, followed by a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Notts Co.. Burnley have been in potent form at Turf Moor, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 13 goals while letting in four.

West Ham Form

West Ham look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Newcastle, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Leeds in a 3-0 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Portsmouth in their most recent outing. West Ham have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Championship. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 13 and conceding three goals.

Betting facts for Burnley and West Ham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Burnley and West Ham. 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 West Ham

It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Burnley and West Ham will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Burnley vs West Ham

Full-time result

Burnley didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Turf Moor across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw five along the way. They endured five defeats in this run. West Ham won two of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing four and losing four. Burnley won their last eight matches on the trot. Burnley are on an amazing streak of now 24 games at home in a row without defeat. West Ham won their last 5 matches on the bounce. West Ham have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 away games. West Ham have not lost to Burnley in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Burnley scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. West Ham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. West Ham should be able to score at least once this coming Sunday as Burnley failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. West Ham managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. West Ham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Burnley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Burnley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for West Ham, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Burnley’s last 5 matches had more than three goals. West Ham are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 17 matches.