Burnley face Rotherham United in the Championship match at Turf Moor on Wednesday.
Having won the previous game, Burnley are expecting similar results after a 2-1 win over Reading in the Championship. In this game, Burnley had 71% possession and 14 shots, of which 3 were scored. Benson Manuel (66′) and Anas Zaruri (94′) score for Burnley. The forward had 10 attempts, 4 of which hit the target. Tom Innes (56′) scores for Reading. Their recent decline shows that the qualities behind Burnley are clear. Burnley have been poor at the back, conceding a total of four goals behind their own goal in their last six fixtures. Rotherham United will be hoping to turn things around after losing their last game against Cardiff City in the Championship.
In this match, Rotherham United had 37% possession and attempted 3 goals, of which 0 were on the post. For the opposing team, Cardiff City had 19 shots, of which 5. Jayden Filogen-Bidas (65′) scores for Cardiff City. According to the figures, Rotherham United have scored a total of 11 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches. Rotherham United can do much better defensively. Whether that pattern will continue in this game remains to be seen.
prediction
We predict that Burnley can and will create many chances and shots on goal.
However, Rotherham United will struggle to score goals themselves, but I think it is potentially dangerous at certain stages. So Burnley have a comfortable 3-1 margin.
head-to-head
Looking at the previous head-to-head meeting on 22 November 2003, Burnley have won 3 of those matches and Rotherham United have won 1 at odds of 2.
A total of 13 goals were scored in this match, including seven by the Clarets and six by the Millers. The average number of goals scored per match was 2.17 goals.
The previous league match between these two sides ended 2-0 against Burnley Rotherham United on Matchday 32 of the Championship on 20 February 2016. At the time, Burnley had 59% possession and attempted 17 shots, including 5 off the post. The goal was scored by Sam Vokes (27′) and Scott Arfield (86′). “Rotherham United” had 7 shots, 1 on target.
line-up
Burnley:
J. Berg Gudmundsson, Nathan Tella, Anass Zaroury, and Jay Rodriguez, Arijanet Muric, Connor Roberts, T. Harwood-Bellis, Jordan Beyer, Ian Maatsen, Jack Cork, Josh Brownhill.
Rotherham:
Wes Harding, Cameron Humphreys, Daniel Barlaser, Ben Wiles, Oliver Rathbone, Cohen Bramall, Conor Washington and Georgie Kelly, Viktor Johansson, Lee Peltier, Richard Wood.
betting tips
In terms of current betting on the 90-minute results market, a bet on Burnley would be 1.36 and a win would be 4.75 and a bet on Rotherham United could offer 8. Moment Our expert partners expect under 3.5 goals in this match.
where to watch
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