Premier League: Sheffield United vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 34 match between Sheffield United and Burnley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Sheffield United and Burnley will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Sitting bottom of the table, Sheffield United have claimed 16 points after 32 rounds, while The Clarets have amassed 20 points. This places the latter as number 19 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Sheffield United vs Burnley

Sheffield United Form

A solitary draw point prevents Sheffield United from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Liverpool, before drawing 2-2 with Chelsea. They came up empty-handed once again when Brentford ran out as 2-0 winners. Sheffield United didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Bramall Lane. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 23 and scored seven goals.

Burnley Form

In their last three matches, Burnley drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton, lost 1-0 against Everton, and drew 1-1 with Brighton. Burnley are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 14 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats for Sheffield United and Burnley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield United and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Sheffield United vs Burnley

Oliver McBurnie is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Burnley look to Jacob Bruun Larsen, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Sheffield United vs Burnley

Full-time result

Sheffield United won only once in their last 10 outings at Bramall Lane, but they drew three and lost six in this run. Burnley won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Amazingly, Burnley failed to keep a clean sheet in their 15 last matches. Sheffield United have not lost to Burnley in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sheffield United scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Burnley only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sheffield United managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Burnley kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Sheffield United have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Burnley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Burnley, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.9 times goals per game. Amazingly, Sheffield United failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches.

Suggested bet: Sheffield United vs Burnley

To sum up, the upcoming match between Sheffield United and Burnley seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.

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