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Burnley and Southampton play at Turf Moor in a 21-round Barclays Premier League match. In the final clash between these teams in this competition, on 16-10-2016, Southampton won at home for (3-1). The record of recent direct clashes favors the visiting team, who in the last 4 matches have won 3 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 12th and 10th of the overall standings, in fact this is A confrontation between the 5th classified in games at home and the 10th as a visitor.
Burnley
The home team is currently in 12th place with 23 points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Sunderland by (4-1). In the last match, lost out to Manchester City by (2-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 22 points, against only 1 in their games as a visitor. The team arrives at this meeting after a draw with Sunderland by (0-0). For the championship, Burnley had 22 points in 30 chances, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 10 games he played in his stadium. In matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 11 matches. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 11 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: you have 5 of your 11 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Burnley comes to this round after a 0-0 away draw at the Sunderland FA Cup home. The home side often plays on a 4-4-2 tactical system, favoring a style of Slower and more organized game. It is expected that the two players responsible for creating danger plays on the opposing defense, are Gray and Barnes. It is hoped that the Burnley coach will have all the players at his disposal for this match.
Southampton
After 6 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is in 10th place, having won 24 points. In the last match, they lost with Everton away (3-0), after having lost at home in a game against West Bromwich by (1-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 9 points and 15 visitors in their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 11 goals conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 14 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a home win with Liverpool by (1-0). In the championship, Southampton had 9 points out of 30, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in their last 10 away games. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Unlike the opponents of this round, Southampton tends to play 4-3-3, favoring a more offensive game where the three most advanced men are Tadic, Rodriguez and Redmond. The visiting team tends to practice counter-attack football, more disorganized, trying to take advantage of any mistake of the opponent. The visitors’ coach will not be able to count on Boufal, McCarthy, Targett, Austin and Pied for being injured.
Prediction: Burnley 1x @ 1.69