Burnley vs Stoke prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-10-04 18:45.
It was a familiar story for Burnley in their last Championship outing against Cardiff, hitting the front but eventually throwing the lead away to draw 1-1. Scoring first doesn’t seem to be an issue for a Burnley side who have done so in seven-straight Championship games, the issue instead is the second match goal in the last four has gone the way of the opposition, leaving boss Vincent Kompany rueing his side’s lack of cutting edge in front of goal.
The Clarets are still unbeaten at home in the league this season though (W2, D3), forming part of a wider run of 18 Championship matches at Turf Moor without defeat (W11, D7). It’s that high draw tally which is proving to be Burnley’s undoing this season, with six league draws to their name already (W4, L1), but having won their last two Wednesday night home league outings, the Lancashire side will hope to see a third in a row to cement their play-off spot.
In the aftermath of Stoke’s 4-0 home defeat to Watford, boss Alex Neil publicly asked his side one question: “Are you going to roll over and get your belly tickled or are you going to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in?”. It’s up to his players to roll their sleeves up at Turf Moor in search of a third-straight away league clean sheet, but as they are winless in their last five league visits here (D3, L2), history would suggest they’re more likely to get their belly tickled.
Stoke have already won in East Lancashire this term though, beating Burnley’s fierce rivals Blackburn 1-0 as part of an impressive recent away league run (W2, D1, L1). Neil may fancy his chances of masterminding a similar performance to extend that run too, as he comes up against Burnley for the first time knowing he has lost just one of his last 17 league games when facing a side for the first time as a manager (W11, D5).
Players to watch: Manuel Benson has had a hand in Burnley’s opener in their last two home league games (G1, A1), while Lewis Baker has scored three of Stoke’s last five Championship away goals, opening the scoring twice.
Hot stat: The home team on the day is unbeaten in 90% of referee David Webb’s officiated games this season (HOME: W5, D4, L1).