Burnley vs Crystal Palace - A Tedious Match at Turf Moor

This is an early perspective on the Premier League game between Burnley and Crystal Palace, played on Saturday 21 November at Turf Moor.

Burnley

The Clarets finished in 10th place last season, Sean Dyche working his magic with one of the least spectacular squads in the top flight. This time around the table makes for a grim reading, Burnley finding themselves rock bottom after 6 games. This spell does include games against current top-7 teams Leicester, Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea though.

Statistics

There were on average 2.45 goals scored in Burnley's league games last season, 53% of the games ending with less than 2.5 goals scored.
When facing teams from the bottom half of the table last season, Burnley's league games saw an average of 2.00 goals scored per game (60% of the games ending with less than 2.5 goals scored).

So far this season, there's been on average 1.67 goals scored in Burnley's home games in the league, 67% of the games ending with less than 2.5 goals scored.
Only Sheffield United, Newcastle and West Brom have created fewer shots on target than Burnley this season.

Crystal Palace

The Eagles are off to a decent start to the season, occupying 13th spot after 7 games.

Statistics

There were on average 2.13 goals scored in Crystal Palace's league games last season, 71% of the games ending with less than 2.5 goals scored.
When facing teams from the bottom half of the table last season, Crystal Palace's league games saw an average of 1.67 goals scored per game (75% of the games ending with less than 2.5 goals scored).

So far this season, there's been on average 3.25 goals scored in Crystal Palace's away games in the league, 25% of the games ending with less than 2.5 goals scored. However, this includes atypical games away to Manchester United and Chelsea and also a game away to Fulham where Fulham scored 1-2 in the 96th minutes.
Only Sheffield United, Newcastle, West Brom and Burnley have created fewer shots on target than Crystal Palace this season.

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Conclusion & Betting Tips

Both teams tend to play rather low scoring games against bottom half teams and none of the teams have created very much going forward.
My Betting Tip is Total Goals: Under 2.25.
Stake at 5/10 units.

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