Burnley take on the visitors Middlesbrough in the round 23 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Saturday, December 17th at Turf Moor (Burnley).
Burnley are clearly aiming for a return to the Premier League at the end of the current season. Vincent Kompany's team plays very decent football, which allows Burnley to lead the Championship table by eight points from the third line. The hosts have an excellent margin for direct access to the Premier League. However, judging by the football of Burnley in the last months of the season, it can be understood that the team of Vincent Kompany intends to only increase this gap. Burnley have won seven of their last eight matches of the season. At home, an amazing series of six successes!
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Middlesbrough are not as good and consistent as Burnley at a distance of the entire first half of the current season. The team had both protracted recessions and sharp rises. As a result - a natural place in the middle of the table. However, this team still has chances to catch on to the playoff zone. Middlesbrough are unbeaten in six matches before a trip to Turf Moor in Burnley. Moreover, the visitors have a series of four victories, and a series of four away successes. But before that, there was a series of four defeats on the road, too. Most of the matches the team had combines over 2.5 goals.
That's just the factor of personal meetings is categorically against betting on total over 2.5 goals. Against each other, Burnley and Middlesbrough consistently give out low-scoting matches. Immediately 7 of the last 8 were like that. At the same time, Burnley has not lost to rivals for four meetings. Two wins and two draws. Odds of 2.12 are offered by bookmakers for win Burnley. A draw in the match is estimated at 3.50 with 3.46 for the success of Middlesbrough away from the leader of the Championship. Yes, Middlesbrough are good now. And the way the match was at home, Burnley would have had a hard time. However, Turf Moor arena has 6 victories in a row and 8 in the last 9 battles. Therefore, everything is obvious.
Prediction for the match: Burnley to win.
