Championship: Burnley vs Stoke – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Burnley and Stoke and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The Clarets are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Championship table, when stepping up against Stoke for a match this coming Wednesday. Stoke no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for The Clarets nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Burnley are currently looking at 48 points on their account, having played 24 matches, leaving them two places off the current Championship leaders. Meanwhile, Stoke find themselves as number 18 in the Championship with 25 points following 24 rounds.

Form: Burnley vs Stoke

Burnley Form

Burnley collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-1 and 0-2 winners against Watford and Sheffield United, respectively. Against Middlesbrough, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 0-0 scoreline. Burnley claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored six and conceded two goals.

Stoke Form

In their last three matches, Stoke lost against Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds by 2-0 and 0-2, respectively, and beat Sunderland by 1-0. Stoke only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.

Betting facts for Burnley and Stoke

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 Stoke played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Burnley vs Stoke

Thomas Cannon shows decent form right now for Stoke, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Burnley, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Josh Brownhill also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

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Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Turf Moor, Burnley won five and drew five. Stoke won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost seven. Burnley are on a fantastic streak of no less than 11 matches in a row without defeat. Burnley are on a fantastic streak of no less than 12 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Burnley have not lost to Stoke in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Stoke scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Burnley probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Wednesday, as Stoke managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed seven clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Burnley have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Stoke.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burnley, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Stoke’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.