Tottenham vs Burnley Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 06/12/2019, 00:18  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 06/12/2019 at 05:13 in Premier League Predictions

Tottenham Hotspur will be playing their third home match in four outings when they host Burnley in the 16th round of matches this Saturday. Going to the game, eighth placed Tottenham have managed 20 points and Burnley, who are 12th on the standings have 18 points. Both sides are coming from defeats to Manchester teams; Burnley fell at home 4-1 to Manchester City and Spurs lost 2-1 away to Manchester United. The loss to Manchester United was the first in Jose Mourinho’s era as Spurs manager and it brought to an end a three-match winning run. Tottenham have five wins and two losses in their last 12 matches, and three clean sheets in 15 matches. They have conceded two or more goals in each of their last four matches but have scored in 10 straight matches. Their last five matches have each yielded over 2.5 goals and they have two wins in their last eight Premier League matches. They are however unbeaten in five league matches at home at home and have lost just once at home in eight league matches this season. They failed to score in just one of their last eight league matches at home. In terms of defence, Tottenham have the joint poorest among the top 11 teams; they have conceded 23 goals. Tottenham have been dominant in matches against Burnley. In the last 10 meetings, Spurs have won seven.

=11.0ptBurnley on the other hand, carry to this game a run of five losses in their last seven matches. They have four wins in their last 10 matches but they have scored two goals or more in five of their last 10 matches. They have only failed to score in two of their last 11 matches. In the last 15 matches, Burnley have managed just four clean sheets and four of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. They have not done so well away from home; Burnley have one win in seven away matches and one clean sheet too. Their last four away matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have conceded two goals or more in three of their last four away matches. Burnley have conceded 24 goals, making them the side with the poorest defence among the teams in the top 14 of the league standings. They have just one win over Tottenham in the last 10 meetings.