Sean Dyche’s 17th placed Burnley welcome Brighton and Hove Albion who sit 15th on the Premier League table on Saturday by 4pm.
Brighton are in a fiery form, having won four of their past five matches in all competitions – with the draw coming against Fulham.
Brighton’s last two wins have been against two of the top six sides – Tottenham and Liverpool, both 1-0 wins.
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Though, the Seagulls have won four out of their past five matches but the team haven’t scored much goals, while being water tight at the other end of the pitch.
Brighton have conceded only one goal in their past five matches in all competitions – the 2-1 win against Blackburn in the FA Cup, whilst scoring only five goals.
Also, out of five matches, the only match where Brighton have played in that resulted in over 2.5 goals is the match against Blackburn in the FA Cup.
But head to head record between the both teams is quite tight. Both sides have met 20 times, with Burnley winning 5 times and Brighton and Hove Albion winning 4 times, there have been eleven draws between the both teams.
In this particular fixture, the goals are usually not much. Three of the seven Premier League meetings between Burnley and Brighton have ended goalless, including the reverse fixture this season. Among fixtures played five or more times, none have a higher ratio of 0-0 draws than this one (43%, level with Leicester vs Wolves & Brighton vs Newcastle).
Burnley are looking to avoid losing three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October, while the Clarets have failed to find the net in a league-high 12 different Premier League games this term
Also, Burnley have mustered just three shots across their last two Premier League games (1 v Chelsea, 2 v Man City), failing to register a single effort on target in these matches. Since 2003-04, no side has ever failed to land a shot on target in three consecutive Premier League games.
Burnley’s Premier League games have seen fewer goals than any other side in the division so far this season (41), with the Clarets scoring a league-low 13 times (conceded 28).
This game could be a draw, or a 1-0 win for either side, but the best bet is placing an under 2.5 goals for this one.
CcnWorldTech Betting Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
