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Burnley and Sunderland play for Turf Moor in a FA Cup second-round match (Round 3 – tie-breaker) after a 0-0 draw in the first leg. The history of recent direct clashes between these two teams indicates total balance as there have been 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 07-01-2017, ended with a draw for (0-0). In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Burnley
The home team arrive in this second hand after a goalless draw away, so in case of victory will be in advantage, adding the result of both hands. This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 24 conceded, against 9 wins, 3 draws And 3 home defeats, with 23 goals scored and 13 conceded. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Southampton by (1-0). Burnley won 7, drew 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In his home games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 10 of his last 23 matches ended with Less than 1.5 goals and 17 in 23 finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he never managed to turn the board in the five games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 13 home games in all competitions: he has scored 5 of his 11 goals in minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Burnley plays their second FA Cup appearance this year after having drawn a goalless draw in the first leg at home to Sunderland, trying to keep up the same good home-scoring performance in the Premier League. In the last round, the team received Southampton and managed to leave the field with the victory by 1×0, thus arriving at its fourth consecutive victory like principal. Before, the team had gone to the home of Manchester City and left there defeated by 2×1. After twenty-one rounds, the club accumulates eight wins, two draws and eleven defeats, occupying the tenth position. For that game, the technician should know to maintain the team in the 4-4-2.
Sunderland
The visiting team arrives in this second hand after a goalless draw with the advantage of not conceding home goals in the first leg. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with a total of 13 goals scored and 26 suffered. Already inside the home, he won 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, with a total of 21 goals scored and 22 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a home defeat with Stoke by (1-3). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Sunderland won 2 and lost 8. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point as they conceded in 8 of their last 10 matches. This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 3 of their last 15 games, of those 3 reached the break in lead in 1 and won in the late 90 ‘in all. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 14 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 5 of his 9 goals in the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Sunderland enters the field for their second match for the FA Cup a little pressed for failing to score a goal in the first leg when they received Burnley at home. Thus, the team looks for a good result to continue in the tournament and soften the bad moment that lives in the English Championship. In the last round, the team suffered a poor result by receiving Stoke at home and losing by 1×3, thus making it to the fourth straight game without a win. Before, the team had faced Liverpool, also at home, and was only in the draw in 2×2. After 21 rounds, the club accumulated fourteen defeats, three draws and four wins, thus taking the penultimate place in the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team at 4-5-1 or at 4-4-2.
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