Burnley vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 02/03/2022, 12:02  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 02/03/2022 at 13:02 in Premier League Predictions

Burnley’s escape from the relegation zone was slowed with a loss to Leicester City in their last game and they will be looking to make up for it when they host Chelsea. This is a game pitting a relegation-threatened side against title contenders. Chelsea are third on 50 points while Burnley have 21 points in 18th place. Burnley have gone winless in their last two matches, and the loss to Leicester, through two very late goals will pass as a big chance missed. They’d have risen from the relegation zone with a draw, but here they will get the chance to do it all over again. A big stumbling block though will be their run against Chelsea, having managed no win in the last eight meetings. Burnley have six losses and two draws in that run. They are also the side with the least wins in the season – three. In attack, Burnley aren’t the strongest; they’ve scored more than a goal in just one of their last 14 matches. All season, this has been a big issue, the team having scored just 22 goals in their 25 league matches so far.

Chelsea are coming from a disappointing loss on post match penalties in the League Cup final against Liverpool. They will want to move on very fast and a win here will be key to that. The Blues are unbeaten in regular time in their last eight matches and take to this game the favorites’ tag. In their last meeting with Burnley, Chelsea conceded a late goal to see the clash end 1-1 but they will be in better shape going into this game, having failed to score in just two of their last 16 matches. With two games in hand against league leaders Manchester City, Chelsea will want to seize this opportunity in what on paper is a winnable game. Their only loss in the last 10 league matches was against Manchester City and they head into this game on two straight wins.