Championship: Burnley vs Derby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 8 match between Burnley and Derby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Burnley, who hope to turn things around against Derby on Saturday. This is a round 8 match in the current Championship campaign, and they face each other at Turf Moor.

Burnley are placed 24th with three points after seven matches. Derby occupy a position as 22th in the league on four points.

Team form: Burnley vs Derby

Burnley Form

A draw is the best Burnley can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Bristol City. A1-1 draw with Wrexham followed before they were defeated 3-1 by Swansea. Burnley won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Derby Form

Derby endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-0 by West Ham, before West Bromwich ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Birmingham, who came out 1-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Derby won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Burnley and Derby

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Burnley and Derby played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Burnley vs Derby

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Josh Laurent will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Derby hope Bobby Clark can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Burnley are without a win in their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, but they drew six of these. They suffered four defeats as well. Derby won four of their previous 10 away games, while drawing one and losing five. Burnley have not lost to Derby in 15 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. Derby got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Burnley played. Burnley probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Derby managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Burnley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Derby, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.8 times goals per game themselves. Burnley conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.