England Championship: Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
England Championship: Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday Championship England, England	02/10/2012 20:45	total goals	Under 2.5 goals	2.17	Bet at Pinnacle
Betting prediction was written by Dan Adair

BURNLEY - SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY PREDICTION STATS

Burnley P8 W3 D1 L4 Pts 10 GF15 GA15 GD0 - Average goals per game: 3.75
Sheffield Wednesday P8 W2 D1 L5 Pts 7 GF11 GA17 GD-6 - Average goals per game: 3.50

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Burnley are again struggling with consistency, alternating between winning and losing. Usually strong at Turf Moor they had a poor performance at the weekend but still should have taken all three points against a lacking Millwall team. The away side snatched a last minute equaliser but Eddie Howe can have few complaints as his Burnley team gave a substandard performance. The team is a capable side and should have no major probles this season. A midtable position is theirs and they could improve of they can start stringing results together.
Sheff Wed are on a dire run and now have 6 straight defeats in all competitions. Worryingly for Dave Jone the goals have dried up now. Although Wednesday have shown some improvement in the back line with less goals conceded it has come at a cost. The backline has had some work on it that is obvious. Against high flying Wolves they looked solid, a real improvement on whats gone before. Unfortunately the forward line is misfiring and the team is not connecting well at all. Problems for Dave Jones and one he needs to sort out soon before the rumblings of the fans turn into something worse.

1X2 BETTING PREDICTION

3.59 on The Draw (Pinnacle) is the selection here. Both sides need improvement and investment, neither side are likely to get it. Dave Jones team started off well with some kamikaze football and opened up with 2 wins, but the warning signs were there as both times they ended up with last minute 3-2 wins. His side have fell apart since and conceded without offering anything upfront. They showed a new found defensive resolution against a potent Wolves side and should be able to hold Burnley if they show the same fight.

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ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTION

Sheffield Wednesday on the +0.50 handicap at 1.80 is the selection (BetVictor) Wednesday might seem a strange selection but they looked pretty solid against Wolves and they do have the attacking quality to take on Burnley. I cannot trust Burnley at all as their results are increasingly random. With the draw onside I will take the away side plus 0.5.

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TOTAL GOALS PREDICTION

Under goals 2.17 (Pinnacle) seems a huge price here. Forget the high stastics as both sides will go into this game with scrapping for the points. I believe Wednesday have found a bit of fortitude in defence and with their floundering attack they may not trouble the scorer. If the game is to go Burnley will have to do all the scoring themselves and I believe this is beyond them here.

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