Ace Football previews the Championship game between Burnley and Watford who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
The Clarets are highly favoured to claim a win against Watford, whom they face on Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Turf Moor seems to be the obvious outcome.
The Clarets are currently looking at 41 points on their account, having played 21 matches, leaving them two places off the current Championship leaders. Meanwhile, Watford find themselves as number 7 in the Championship with 34 points following 20 rounds.
Form: Burnley vs Watford
Burnley Form
Burnley went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 1-1 with Middlesbrough. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Derby, before they beat Norwich by 1-2. Burnley only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored four and conceded one goals.
Watford Form
In their last three matches, Watford drew 0-0 with Queens Park Rangers, 1-1 with Hull and beat West Bromwich by 2-1. Watford 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 11 time and letting in ten.
Betting stats for Burnley and Watford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Burnley and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 20 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 19 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Burnley home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Watford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Burnley vs Watford
Look no further than Josh Brownhill, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Burnley in the Championship, while Vakoun Issouf Bayo managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Watford in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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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. Watford won one of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing seven. Burnley are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat. Burnley are on an amazing streak of now 11 games at home in a row without defeat. Watford didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings. Burnley have not lost to Watford in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Watford scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Watford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Burnley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Watford, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.
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