Championship: Burnley vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 27 match between Burnley and Sunderland and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Sunderland come to Turf Moor for the Championship match this coming Friday, Burnley will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Burnley are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 52 points from their initial 26 encounters. Sunderland trail them on 50 points after 26 rounds, sitting as number 4 in the table.

Form: Burnley vs Sunderland

Burnley Form

Burnley go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Stoke. They went on to beat Blackburn 0-1, before sharing the spoils with Reading in a 1-1 draw. 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.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 2-1 and 1-0 winners against Sheffield United and Portsmouth, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Stoke, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Sunderland managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring seven time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Burnley and Sunderland

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

Josh Brownhill look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Wilson Isidor adds to his three Championship goals come this coming Friday.

Popular betting markets: Burnley vs Sunderland

Full-time result

Burnley won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing five in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Sunderland won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing four and losing three. Burnley are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat. Amazingly, Burnley are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat. Sunderland have not lost to Burnley in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Burnley scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Sunderland scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Burnley have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Burnley managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three 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 happened in six of the last ten games for Sunderland, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Burnley didn’t concede a goal in their last 4 matches.