Burnley are placed 1st, while Middlesbrough are bringing up the rear 14 points behind in the league table. Will they reduce the gap?
- Burnley have the most scored goals (43) in Championship
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an engaging match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Burnley form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Championship games here at Turf Moor for Burnley. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Burnley has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Turf Moor. We remember; it was Stoke City.
Burnley are confident in defense, having played 196 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Burnley are returning here after visiting Queens Park Rangers and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Maatsen, Tella and Guðmundsson scored the goal(s). Vitinho was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Vitinho won 9 of 12 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Blackburn Rovers in a game that was won 3-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Burnley perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Burnley as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Burnley has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Goals are appearing in numbers in this team's league rounds, with 5 in a row featuring three or more goals (over 2.5).
The manager Kompany will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Manchester United in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Burnley are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches. Burnley have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Middlesbrough form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Middlesbrough playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Middlesbrough have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Middlesbrough are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Luton Town (placed 11th). Crooks came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Luton Town last time out, making the manager Carrick feel like a tactical genius. Lenihan, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Lenihan hit one key pass and won 16 of 23 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Blackpool at their stadium, the result 3-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Middlesbrough playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Middlesbrough wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Middlesbrough has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Burnley have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) versus Middlesbrough.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodriguez 9 goals |   C. Akpom 9 goals |  N. Tella 7 goals |
Burnley missing players
Middlesbrough missing players
| Burnley | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 43 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 31 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 82% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 82% | 73% |
| 45% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 73% | 59% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 27% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 64% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 6 | 7.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 14.5 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 41% | 40% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 50% | 40% |
| 9.5 | 7.5 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.5 | 9 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Burnley have not yet lost a game at home.
- Burnley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Burnley have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Burnley have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Burnley have the most points (25) at home in Championship
- Burnley have the most scored goals (43) in Championship
- Burnley have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Championship
- Burnley have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Championship
- Burnley have the the best goal difference (+20) in Championship
- Burnley have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Burnley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 29 |
| 8 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 19 | Hull City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -10 | 23 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 22 |
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
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