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Stoke and Burnley meet at Britannia Stadium in a match of the 14th round of the Barclays Premier League. These teams have met only twice recently: on 05-16-2015, ending with a 0-0 draw, and on 22-11-2014, ending with Burnley’s win by (1-2).
Stoke
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, the home team is in 11th place, having won 16 points. In the last match, he won Watford away by (0-1), after having lost at home in a game against Bournemouth (0-1). In the last 6 home games for the league, Stoke have won 2, 1 draw and 3 defeats, having won 7 points out of 18. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 13 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the scoring in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home games in all competitions there are 1 highlights: he scored 9 of his 23 goals in minutes (46′-60 ‘).
The Stoke team arrives at this game with a win at Watford’s 0-1, putting an end to the two consecutive games without winning in the competition. In this match, coach Mark Hughes should align in the usual 3-4-3 privileges, possession of the ball and organized attacks. It is important to emphasize that in some moments of the game the team must retreat its lines and apply the counterattack: Arnautovic and Shaqiri are very fast and excellent players in the crossings. Joe Allen is the top scorer of the home team with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Whelan, Cameron, Ireland, Butland, Afellay and Bardsley, all injured.
Burnley
The visiting team is currently in 14th place with 14 points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, lost out to West Bromwich by (4-0). In the last match, lost at home to Manchester City by (1-2). In the last 5 away games for the championship the Burnley record 1 tie and 4 defeats, having won 1 point in 15 possible.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 5 games outside of your stadium. In his games as a visitor there are some frequent results: at 0-0 interval (2 in 5 games) and at the end of the game 3-0 (2 in 5 games). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to have goals, since 19 of his last 27 games finished with More than 2.5 goals. In 13 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 6 times and never managed to turn the score.
The Burnley team come to this round with a home defeat by Manchester City by 1-2, adding the second consecutive defeat in this competition: the only goal of the team was scored by Marney. In this game it is expected that coach Sean Dyche line up in 4-2-3-1 privileging the defensive organization and the counter-attacks, that is, to defend with the nearby sectors, looking for the back of the defensive line of Stoke. It is important to note that Sam Vokes is the team’s top scorer with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on the injured Marney, Heaton and Gudmundsson.
Prediction: Stoke Win @ 1.65