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Burnley and Leicester City play at Turf Moor in a match of the 23rd round of the Barclays Premier League. In the final clash between these teams in this competition, on 17-09-2016, Leicester City won at home by (3-0). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 3 wins in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time they played at this stadium was on 25-04-2015, in a game for the Barclays Premier League that ended the victory of Leicester City by (0-1). The only goal of the match was scored by J. Vardy (60 ‘). Although this is a game between 13th and 15th of the overall classification, it is actually a game between the 4th place in home games and the 19th as a visitor.
Burnley
The home team is currently in 13th place with 26 points earned after 8 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Southampton for (1-0). In the last match, lost out to Arsenal by (2-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 25 points, against only 1 in their games as a visitor. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Bristol City by (2-0). 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 this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 victories in the last matches in house. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 5 of their 12 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 22 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never managed to turn the board. There are 1 highlights in the last 12 home games in this competition: he suffered 5 of his 11 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Burnley are back at home for the English Premier League by trying to keep up the same good performance they have been showing in their recent home games to make up for the not-so-good away season. In the last round, the team went to the Arsenal home and came out of there defeated by 2×1, thus getting their sixth consecutive defeat as a visitor. Before, the team had received the Southampton at home and managed to leave the field with the victory by 1×0. After twenty-two rounds, the club accumulates eight wins, two draws and twelve losses, thus occupying the thirteenth position in the table. For that game, the technician should know to maintain the team in the 4-4-2.
Leicester City
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, the visiting team is in 15th place, having won 21 points. In the last match, they lost with Southampton away (3-0), after having lost at home in a game against Chelsea (0-3). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 18 points, against only 3 in their games as a visitor. The team arrives in this match after a draw with Derby County by (2-2). In the league, Leicester City had 3 points out of 30, after 3 draws and 7 losses in their last 10 away games.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 11 games outside of your stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency to have goals, since 8 in 11 finished with More than 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. This is a team that scores a few times first and they only managed to open the scoring in 5 of their last 22 games in the Barclays Premier League, of those 5 reached the break in advantage in all and won in the late 90 ‘in all. In 22 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the board in the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods in the last 11 games played as a visitor for this competition: he scored 3 of his 8 goals in the minutes (46’-60 ‘); Suffered 11 of his 24 goals in minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Leicester City enter the field for their twenty-third Premier League game trying to rediscover the win to ease the unlucky situation in the competition as they have won only one of their last seven games. In the last round, the team went to the home of Southampton and left there thrashed by 3×0, thus getting to their third straight game without a win. Before, the team had suffered a poor result to receive Chelsea at home and end up thrashing 0x3. After twenty-two rounds, the club accumulated five wins, six draws and eleven defeats, thus occupying fifteenth place in the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team in 4-3-3 or 3-5-2.
Prediction: Leicester Win @ 2.50