Burnley v Leicester Betting Preview – Championship 14th April 3.00pm
Neither of these have anything to play for but for a top half of the table finish. They are sat together in the table heading into the weekend, with Burnley in seventh, six points ahead of the Foxes. The Clarets made it four straight wins as they took a victory out at Watford last weekend. Things didn’t go quite as well for Leicester Who suffered a surprise home defeat against the visiting Newcastle.
Burnley News and Form
It has been a great run then from Burnley who are on a four-match winning streak. Each of their last three have been out on the road. They haven’t actually been in great form at Turf Moor. Their win over Everton in their last home fixture snapped a five-match winless streak that they were on there (D2 L3). Overall their home form reads W6 D4 L5 for the season. They have not kept a home clean sheet in their last six and both teams to score at William Hill for 4/5 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 00:22 p.m. on March 20th, 2018) looks a good place to start. fixtures at Turf Moor have not been high scoring ones this season as Burnley themselves have scored 12 and conceded 12 in their fifteen matches. Just 20% of their home games have made it over the 2.5 goal line. They are on a three-match scoring streak at home right now and they have taken a clean sheet in 40% of their home fixtures. Of the goals they have produced at Turf Moor, two-thirds of them have come in the second half of matches, while two-thirds of their goals conceded have been in the second half of matches too.
Leicester News and Form
The Foxes were on a two-match winning streak in the league before losing at home to Newcastle last weekend, which made the defeat even more surprising. The Foxes are on a two-match winning streak away from home though still so they have that going for them. They are only at W5 D5 L6 for the season on their travels but they have been fairly reliable in front of goal and have netted one each of their last four away games and in each of their last nine home and away combined. The half time draw at William Hill has to be worth consider really because Leicester have been level at the break in 12 of their 16 road games this season. Jamie Vardy is the William Hill 4/1 second favourite First Goalscorer option behind Burnley’s Chris Wood at 7/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 00:22 p.m. on March 20th, 2018). Leicester have only managed to collect one clean sheet in their last eight league games so there is a decent chance of both teams producing a goal in this one. In the William Hill correct score market the 1-1 draw is at 11/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 00:22 p.m. on March 20th, 2018). The Foxes have only taken a clean sheet 19% of their away games this season.
Burnley v Leicester Head to Head
The Foxes collected a 1-0 home win over Burnley earlier in the season and that three of the last four games between these two have ended in a 1-0 scoreline, with Leicester winning two, Burnley the other won. The Foxes have won three of their last four against the Clarets in the Premier League and from the five previous Premier League classes are W3 D1 L1 against them. Both teams have scored in just one of the last six meetings.
Burnley v Leicester Betting Odds*
Burnley 13/8, Leicester 7/4, Draw 21/10* (Betting Odds taken at 00:22 p.m. on March 20th, 2018)
Burnley v Leicester Predictions
We guess the way to look at this is by asking whether Burnley are likely to win five games on the bounce? That’s a big streak of form to put together and maybe the law of averages will come into play enough in this one for Leicester to pick themselves up a point.
