Burnley – Swansea Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (18.11.2017)

Burnley and Swansea City meet at Turf Moor, in a match for the 12 th round of the Premier League. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has registered 4 victories in the last 4 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 04-03-2017, ended with the victory of Swansea City by (3-2). Despite being a match between 7 th and 19 th of the table, it is actually a match between the 11 th best team in home matches and the 12 th best in away matches.

Burnley :

After 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 7 th position, with 19 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Southampton by (0-1), after in the previous match they have won (1-0) at home, against Newcastle United. Interestingly, this is a team that has won more positive results outside its stadium, as it has won 11 points in away matches and only 8 in its stadium. For the championship, Burnley won 8 points out of 15 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 home matches.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 4 games ago. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 33 of the last 45 matches have gone less than 3 goals. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.

The Burnley is making an English championship better than expected, since it comes from 2 consecutive victories and wants to maintain the good phase to try to fight for a place of access to continental competitions next season. The team is characterized by a low efficiency attack, which scored only 10 goals and is the seventh worst in the national championship, but the defense, on the other hand, suffered only 9 goals and is the fourth best, demonstrating a certain imbalance between the sectors offensive and defensive. At home, like this Saturday’s match, Burnley comes from 4 games of invincibility, in which they won 2 wins and 2 draws, one of these matches having no goals, 2 with only 1 goal and 1 with 2 goals in the final score. For the confrontation against Swansea, coach Sean Dyche has no problems with the team that won away from home on the last day and must repeat the starting eleven.

Swansea :

The away team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Arsenal, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (0-1). Interestingly, this is a team that has conquered more positive results outside its stadium, since it has won 5 points as a visitor and only 3 in its stadium. In the last 5 away league matches Swansea City has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 15 possible.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 7 games. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.

Swansea City have a lousy performance in the English league, losing 5 of their last 6 games and need to seek a recovery to try to leave the relegation zone. The terrible campaign can be explained, mainly, by the inefficiency of his attack, which marked only 7 goals and is the worst in the national championship, while the defense has been working in a medium way, with 13 goals suffered, being the ninth best of the championship. Swansea City does not win 3 games ago, in which it accumulated 2 defeats and 1 draw, and it is the third team that scored the least in this situation, but it is the team that suffered the least away goals from home. For the confrontation against Burnley, coach Paul Clement has no problems with the team considered the starter and goes to the field in maximum strength.