Burnley – Southampton PREDICTION & PREVIEW (14.01.2017)

Win Burnley Asian Handicap +0.5

Goodnight. Before the start of the week I go with the first pick of the weekend back to the Premier. The Southampton will visit Turf Moor to face the Burnley where we opted for the double chance 1X.

Low:

– Burnley: Scott Arfield drops all season after his problems in the FA Cup match, Gudmunsson and George Boyd are doubtful and Flanagan returned to training.

– Southampton: Charlie Austin, Pied and Targett are low. Hesketh, Gardos and Soares are doubtful.

We talk about the 2 teams:

– Burnley: Sean Dyche’s team is 12th with 23 points, 8 above the downhill. The situation of the equipment is quite comfortable. This is due to its solidity as local. In 11 matches they have 7 wins 1 draw and 3 losses being their last local party a 4-1 victory against Sunderland. Precisely against Sunderland they played yesterday in FA Cup at home tying 0-0 although against saying that they have lost to Scott Arfield for all the season, indispensable player in the middle of the field of the Clarets. Another disadvantage is that the replay is scheduled 3 days after this game and will want to end the Black Cats in this same stadium.

They are usually defined by a very open style of play in which the gaps are very varied. At home they are very defined, in fact of the 23 league points, 22 have been of local what makes him to be at the same time the 5º better local of the Premier but at the same time the worse visitor.

– Southampton: Claude Puel’s team is not in top shape. The match load is starting to make a dent in them, due to the Europa League, apart from the injury of their best scorer, Austin has also affected them. And to round off they were the worst team of the Premier in the Christmas period losing 1-4 against Tottenham, 1-2 against West Brom and 3-0 against Everton.

At the moment they are 10º with 24 points to 17 of European positions that occupy the Arsenal (to 15 of United 6º, since it would give access to Europa League if a Top 5 wins the FA Cup) but the worse thing is the load of parties that still They are left. On Wednesday they will play the semi-finals of the League Cup at home against Liverpool and after this match day play the FA Cup replay against Norwich. These 2 competitions can become the most real target of the Saints and you may decide to rotate players for this match so as to focus on the other matches.

Watching Southampton’s poor Christmas results, Burnley’s Turf Moor fort and the Saints’ match-up seem to me to be quite feasible at first coming into the double opener in favor of the Burnley or tie.

Stake 1.5 and good luck to whoever follows me.