Burnley host Crystal Palace in a Premier League fixture on Saturday with both teams looking to snap out of poor runs. While both sides have found things difficult lately, the Clarets have actually been worse and should struggle against Palace, who have picked up some key results on their travels this season.
Things appear to be going from bad to worse for Burnley, who are still having a difficult time adapting to the quality in the Premier League. They have now joined the other newly promoted sides in the relegation zone with all three teams in danger of being cut adrift from the rest of the league.
Burnley suffered a 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth in their previous Premier League fixture despite taking an early lead through Charlie Taylor. Vincent Kompany’s team followed that result with a 3-0 hammering at Everton in a midweek Carabao Cup fixture.
There has been little home comfort for Burnley this season as they have lost all five of their Premier League matches at Turf Moor. Some of their heaviest defeats have come in front of their fans, including a 5-2 loss to Tottenham Hotspur and a 4-1 hammering against Chelsea.
Crystal Palace have also not been at their best in recent weeks having claimed just one win from their last six Premier League matches. They are currently in the bottom half of the standings but can climb as high as eighth if results go their way this weekend.
The Eagles travel to Turf Moor off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last time out in the Premier League. They fell two goals down before Jordan Ayew struck a consolation deep into added time.
The strange thing about Crystal Palace this season is that they appear to do their best work on their travels. Roy Hodgson’s men have already beaten newly promoted Sheffield United this season and can also count a 1-0 victory over Manchester United among their recent results on the road.
How the bookies view it
Crystal Palace have the slight edge among the bookies with a win priced at 8/5 by BetVictor. A victory for Burnley is valued at 9/5 by William Hill while bet365 is offering odds of 9/4 for a draw.
Head to head
Burnley have a 16-11 advantage with 13 draws from 40 previous matches against Crystal Palace. Both teams have drawn the last two meetings with the most recent clash at Turf Moor ending 3-3.
Players to watch
Zeki Amdouni should continue to lead the line for Burnley with Lyle Foster currently sidelined with injury. The forward has just one goal this season but with Crystal Palace often unconvincing at the back, could be tipped to get on the score sheet at 3/1 with Unibet.
Odsonne Edouard is the leading scorer for Crystal Palace with four goals and could be the one to watch on Saturday. The striker has scored in two of the last three away matches and is priced at 13/5 by bet365 to find the net on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
The last meeting between Burnley and Crystal Palace at Turf Moor produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 31/10 with BetVictor. Coral is offering odds of 5/4 for over 2.5 goals while both teams could be backed to score at 19/20 with bet365.
Crystal Palace have opened the scoring in four of their last six away matches and could be backed to grab the first goal on Saturday at 21/20 with Coral.
This English Premier League match between Burnley and Crystal Palace will be played on Nov 4, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Burnley vs Crystal Palace prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
