Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Wolverhampton and Burnley who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Wolverhampton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Burnley swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Wolverhampton are number 20 in the table on two points after eight matches. Burnley rank as number 17 with seven points after eight matches played.
Team form: Wolverhampton vs Burnley
Wolverhampton Form
In the previous three games, Wolverhampton drew 1-1 with Tottenham, lost 1-1 against Brighton and 2-0 against Sunderland. Wolverhampton didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Molineux Stadium. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored five goals.
Burnley Form
Burnley suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Manchester City in a 5-1 defeat. Aston Villa also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Burnley were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against Leeds. Burnley are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 16 goals while scoring six themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Wolverhampton and Burnley
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Wolverhampton and Burnley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Wolverhampton have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Wolverhampton home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Wolverhampton have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Burnley away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burnley have lost the last 5 away matches in a row in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burnley have lost the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Burnley have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Wolverhampton vs Burnley
Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Hee-Chan Hwang will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. The Clarets hope Jaidon Anthony can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.
Popular markets: Wolverhampton vs Burnley
Full-time result
Wolverhampton claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Burnley won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Wolverhampton have not lost to Burnley in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Wolverhampton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Burnley scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Burnley will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday with Wolverhampton managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Wolverhampton saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Burnley, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Wolverhampton conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.