Ace Football previews the Championship game between Burnley and Norwich who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Burnley are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 42 of the Championship this coming Friday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Norwich, whom they welcome on home soil at Turf Moor.
Burnley approach round 42 as number 2 in the Championship table with 85 points on their account so far. With 41 rounds behind them, Norwich have amassed 53 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.
Form: Burnley vs Norwich
Burnley Form
Burnley collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-0 and 1-2 winners against Bristol City and Coventry, respectively. Against Derby, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 0-0 scoreline. Burnley won five of their last six Championship matches at the Turf Moor, scoring 13 and conceding one along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Norwich Form
In their previous three matches, Norwich beat West Bromwich 1-0, lost 2-1 against Plymouth and drew 0-0 with Sunderland. Norwich managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring eight time and letting in five.
Betting stats and facts for Burnley and Norwich
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Burnley and Norwich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Burnley home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Burnley home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Burnley have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 11 Norwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Norwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Norwich away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Burnley vs Norwich
It’s been a great season for Joshua Sargent so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Norwich want him to continue this productive spell against Burnleythis coming Friday.
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Full-time result
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Turf Moor, Burnley won six and drew four. Norwich won two of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost five. Burnley are on an amazing streak of now 28 games in a row without defeat. Amazingly, Burnley are on a streak of 21 home matches without defeat. Burnley have not lost to Norwich in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Norwich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Norwich played. Norwich managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Burnley were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Burnley have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Norwich.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Burnley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Norwich, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
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