Crystal Palace - Burnley: Spiritless Shift in Selhurst

Crystal Palace - Burnley: Spiritless Shift in Selhurst

Published by Christoffer Segerhjelm, 25 June 2020

Crystal Palace host Burnley at Selhurst Park on Monday evening and there are quite a few stats suggesting we might be in for a rather vapid and low scoring game.

Crystal Palace

The Eagles occupy 9th place as of now with 42 points. They have a tough run-in facing Leicester, Chelsea, Manchester United, Wolverhampton as well as Tottenham; and Roy Hodgson would be really pleased securing the club's first top half spot in five years.

Statistics

There has been on average 2.00 goals scored in Crystal Palace's league games so far this season, 73% of the games adding up less than 2.5 goals in total.
There has been on average 1.67 goals scored in Crystal Palace's home games in the league so far this season, 87% of the games adding up less than 2.5 goals in total.
There has been on average 1.43 goals scored in Crystal Palace's home games against the middle-10 teams so far this season, 100% of the games adding up less than 2.5 goals in total.

No other team have created fewer shots than Crystal Palace so far this season, Crystal Palace creating on average 9.80 shots per game. Only Sheffield United and Watford have created marginally fewer shots on target than Crystal Palace so far this season, Crystal Palace creating on average 3.20 shots on target per game.

Crystal Palace have the highest save percentage in the league this season, Guaita and Wayne Hennessey saving some impressive 76% of the faced shots on target.

Burnley

The Clarets are pretty much stuck in the middle of the table, Sean Dyche's team currently in 11th place with 39 points.

Statistics

There has been on average 2.63 goals scored in Burnley's league games so far this season, 43% of the games adding up less than 2.5 goals in total.
There has been on average 2.67 goals scored in Burnley's away games in the league so far this season, 40% of the games adding up less than 2.5 goals in total.
There has been on average 2.38 goals scored in Burnley's away games against the middle-10 teams so far this season; 43% of the games adding up less than 2.5 goals in total.

Only 4 teams have created fewer shots on the road than Burnley so far this season, Burnley creating on average 8.71 shots per game on the road. Only Sheffield United have created marginally fewer shots on target on the road than Burnley so far this season, Burnley creating on average 2.50 shots on target per game on the road.

Check out the Premier League table, upcoming fixtures and lots of other stats here!

Conclusion & Betting Tips

Both teams have a low total goals average, especially when facing other mid-table teams. Neither of the two teams is presenting any significant attacking output.
For what it's worth: The 4 most recent games between the two teams at Selhurst Park have all ended with under 2.5 goals (on average 1.25 goals scored per game).
Betting Tip: Under 2.25 Goals.
Stake at 5/10 units.

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