Burnley vs Preston North End Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

The Clarets will look to go on top of the table when they face the Lilywhites.

Burnley will enjoy home advantage when visitors Preston travel to Turf Moor on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The Clarets will be looking to make the home advantage count. They are chasing first place in the Championship after collecting 17 points from their initial eight encounters.

Preston trail them on eight points after eight rounds sitting in 21st position on the table. Burnley won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil while drawing once and losing once. Till now they have conceded four and scored 14 goals.

Preston got a mix of results in their last three games. An encounter with Blackburn brought a 0-0 draw, which was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Millwall. In the last match, they trashed Watford by 3-0 and played really well and outclassed them. Preston are winless in their last six away games in the Championship. This will be an exciting clash for sure.

Kick-Off:

Saturday, 5 Oct 2024 at 12:30 PM UK, 5:00 PM IST

Location: Turf Moor

Form

Burnley (in all competitions): W-D-W-W-D

Preston North End (in all competitions): W-L-D-W-D

Players to Watch

Josh Brownhill (Burnley)

He is one of Burnley’s most important players and a fan favourite. Josh Brownhill is a player who always works hard on the pitch for his team and does his job very well. He likes to press a lot and likes to pin the defenders.

He makes things difficult for the opposition players. Brownhill is a physically tough player who is capable of scoring goals and creating good goal-scoring chances. His consistent performance is also praised by his managers as well.

Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End)

He is a versatile player who can play as a winger as well as a fullback. Hayden is 21 years old and is a key player for Preston. He was part of the Aston Villa youth team and from there on played for a lot of different teams on loan.

Hayden is short in stature, but he can take on defenders very easily with his trickery and can beat them. The youngster can create opportunities for himself and his teammates. He is not much of a goalscorer but he does get into good positions and creates trouble for the opposition team.

Match Facts

• The winner of the last meeting was Burnley
• The average number of goals in meetings between Burnley FC and Preston North End is 2.6
• In the Championship, Burnley have a better performance than Preston North End

Burnley vs Preston North End: Betting Tips & Odds

• Tip 1 – Burnley to win this fixture – 3/5 by bet365
• Tip 2 – Goals scored over 1.5
• Tip 3 – Luca Koleosho to score anytime.

Injury and Team News

Burnley have a lot of players who will miss this upcoming fixture because of Injury. Nathan Redmond, Mike Tresor, Benson Manuel, Hannes Delcroix, Hjalmar Ekdal, Aaron Ramsey and Jordan Beyer will all be unavailable against Preston.

Preston North End don’t have any injury issues going into this fixture.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 29

Burnley: 14

Preston North End: 11

Draws: 4

Predicted Lineups

Burnley Predicted Lineup (4-5-1):

Trafford(GK); Pires, Esteve, Riley, Humpherys; Cullen, Anthony, Brownhill, Mejbri, Koleosho; Foster

Preston North End Predicted Lineup (3-5-1-1):

Woodman(GK); Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Hayden, McCann, Whiteman, Stefan, Brady; Jensen; Osmajic

Match Prediction for Burnley vs Preston North End

Burnley are in good form, despite missing key players are playing top-quality football. On the other hand, Preston are near the relegation zone and will hope to earn some points to get high up in the table. The hosts don’t lose matches at Turf Moor quite often and will make things difficult for Preston for sure. Most probably the home team will win this fixture.

Prediction: Burnley 2-0 Preston North End

Telecast for Burnley vs Preston North End

India: FanCode

UK: Sky Sports Football

USA: CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Nigeria: No Telecast

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