Tottenham vs Burnley prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-08-15 14:00.
[p]The new Premier League season is finally upon us, and in true David vs Goliath fashion, UEFA Europa League winners Tottenham host newly-promoted Burnley on opening day.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Playing the role of Goliath, Tottenham enter a new era under Thomas Frank, who takes the reins following the surprise dismissal of former boss Ange Postecoglou after their European triumph. Frank left Brentford to move to north London and he’s tasked with improving upon the club’s lowest-ever finish in Premier League history as they ended last season in 17th, and Wednesday night was equally as miserable as they lost the UEFA Super Cup final on penalties against PSG despite leading 2-0 in the closing stages. They’ll be hoping to make a better start to their league campaign than they did last term when they drew 1-1 against another newly-promoted side in Leicester, but having won their first home league game in each of the last four seasons, they’ll hope to get off on solid footing against the Clarets. [/p]
[p]Despite their hosts statistically being the worst surviving team in the Premier League last term, this still represents a stern opening test for Burnley. Led by former Spurs player Scott Parker, the Clarets smashed a whole host of defensive records on their way to a 100-point Championship haul last season. Even with promotion, Parker’s men have lost a trio of key players over the summer, but supplemented by no fewer than 13 summer arrivals, their squad is shaping up well as they look to win their opening game of a Premier League season for the first time since 2019/20 (L3 since).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Spurs have dominated this match-up in the Premier League, winning 12 of 18 such H2Hs (D3, L3) and triumphing in 12 of the last 13 competitive meetings they’ve hosted. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Spurs won their opening home league game by a 2+ goal margin in the last three seasons. [/p]
[p]Spurs haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last nine home league games against newly-promoted opposition. [/p]
[p]Burnley kept 30 clean sheets in 46 league matches last season.[/p]
[p]Burnley scored after the 70th minute in five of their last six Premier League matches. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Brennan Johnson was Spurs’ hero in the Europa League final, and his last four Premier League goals all came before half-time against newly-promoted clubs. Signing permanently for Burnley after previously spending the 2023/24 season on loan, Jacob Bruun Larsen scored in this corresponding fixture that campaign – he’s the only player to ever score a goal for the club on this ground. [/p]
[p]James Maddison is the most notable of a raft of Spurs absentees here, with Dejan Kulusevski also out of this clash. Burnley will have to do without last season’s second-top scorer Zian Flemming, while returning loan star Zeki Amdouni suffered a potentially season-ending injury in pre-season. [/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Burnley priding themselves on being tough to break down, a Spurs win and under 2.5 goals could prove a profitable route. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]