Preston vs Burnley – After losing to Birmingham City 0-1 in the previous Championship match, Preston North End will be looking to win this game.
Preston North End possessed the ball for 63% of the game and had 10 shots, three of which were on goal. Birmingham City, their adversaries, had 8 shots at goal with 3 of them being on target.
For Birmingham City, Maxime Colin scored in the sixteenth minute. The high percentage of scores having a nil in them is a recurring feature of recent Preston North End games.
A bet on both teams scoring would have been a losing one in as many as 5 of their previous six games, which included this one. Of course, that pattern won’t necessarily continue into this game.
Burnley and West Bromwich Albion drew 1-1 in their most recent Championship encounter. Burnley had 47% of the game’s possession and 11 shot attempts, four of which were successful.
Burnley’s Jay Rodriguez (30′) scored the goal. West Bromwich Albion attempted 23 goals at the other end, and eight of them were successful. West Brom scored a goal in the 98th minute through Brandon Thomas-Asante.
Burnley has scored a total of 13 goals during their past six games. Additionally, Burnley has scored in each and every one of those contests. Six goals have been scored into their own net over that time.
Preston vs Burnley – Betting Analysis
Examining their previous head-to-head matches, which date back to 17/01/2009, reveals that Burnley has won 4, Preston North End 2, and there have been no draws.
During this time, they scored a total of 18 goals together, with 8 coming from The Lilywhites and 10 from The Clarets. 3.0 goals have been scored on average each game.
The most recent league meeting between these teams took place on Championship Match Day 44 on 22 April 2016, with Preston North End defeating Burnley 0-1 in that game.
On that particular day, Preston North End had 54% of the possession and 1 goal-bound shot out of 15 attempts. Burnley had 16 shots, only two of which were on goal. Joey Barton scored after 6′.
As a result of having a completely injury-free roster available for selection, Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe has no concerns over any players’ fitness before this encounter.
The team’s limited choices are currently a challenge for Burnley manager Vincent Kompany. The names of Ashley Westwood (ankle fracture) and Jay Rodriguez (unknown injury) won’t be on the roster.
Preston vs Burnley – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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