Burnley vs Blackpool preview: Guests in for a difficult task at Turf Moor

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Turf Moor (21401 seats)

Blackpool have travelled here for an appealing fight versus the hosting Burnley. Get smart on the match with this full Championship preview!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Burnley form and stats

Two Championship home games so far for Burnley, who are yet to win here at Turf Moor. Only 2 points so far. Burnley have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Hull City last time out and are looking for a win here. Cullen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Cullen had 86 successful passes (of 93 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Watford (0-1).

Burnley are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Shrewsbury Town awaits in three days.

Burnley has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Blackpool form and stats

Things could have gone better for Blackpool in their Championship away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

It's the second away game in a row for Blackpool, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Queens Park Rangers (placed 15th) last time out. Blackpool goalie Grimshaw was high and low in the Queens Park Rangers game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Goalkeeper Grimshaw got the top player rating of the team with 8.14/10. Grimshaw topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 0-1 loss hosting Swansea City before that.

1 goal so far away for Blackpool, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these sides: Burnley won seven, Blackpool triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BurnleyJ. Brownhill
J. Brownhill
1 goals
BurnleyJ. Rodriguez
J. Rodriguez
1 goals
BurnleyI. Maatsen
I. Maatsen
1 goals

Burnley missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burnley Blackpool
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
2 2 1 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
3 2 1 Scored S 1 1 2
3 2 1 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
7 8.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4 3.5
2 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.5 5.8
1.5 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.5 14 14 Shots (avg) S ( 13 7.5 8.5
4.8 3.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2 2.8
16% 29% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 18%
 
6 8.5 4 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12 12.8
1.5 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 4.8
Burnley Last season Blackpool
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
7 5   Won W   5 16
14 6   Drew D   9 12
17 8   Lost L   9 18
34 18   Scored S   25 54
53 25   Conceded C   32 58
87% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
71% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 70%
37% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 41%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 20%
5% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
47% 42%   BTTS BTTS   70% 54%
24% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 24%
42% 42%   Failed to Score F T   17% 26%
 
4.8 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4.1
7 6.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.7
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
2 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
11.1 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 10.5
3.4 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.4
26% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 35%
 
15.8 13.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 12.1
4.8 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Blackburn Rovers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Hull City 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
3 Watford 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
4 Millwall 4 2 1 1 7 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 7
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Preston North End 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
7 Blackpool 4 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 6
8 Rotherham United 3 1 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 5
9 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
10 Birmingham City 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
11 Burnley 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
12 Swansea City 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
13 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
14 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
16 Norwich City 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
18 Huddersfield Town 4 1 0 3 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 3
19 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
20 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
21 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
22 West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
23 Luton Town 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2
24 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Blackburn Rovers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Hull City 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
3 Watford 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
4 Millwall 4 2 1 1 7 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 7
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Preston North End 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
7 Blackpool 4 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 6
8 Rotherham United 3 1 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 5
9 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
10 Birmingham City 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
11 Burnley 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
12 Swansea City 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
13 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
14 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
16 Norwich City 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
18 Huddersfield Town 4 1 0 3 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 3
19 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
20 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
21 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
22 West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
23 Luton Town 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2
24 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.