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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Turf Moor (21401 seats)

Running out at their own ground is relaxed and friendly for Burnley, but Chelsea are fully set and qualified to go home as winners. Who will win?

Insights:
  • Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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

Burnley's results here at Turf Moor in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Burnley's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Leicester City (placed 12th). Midfielder Westwood was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.64 (out of ten) in that game. Westwood hit one key pass.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Crystal Palace the opponent.

Burnley have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Chelsea form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is eager to challenge this, with his 210 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The attacker Werner got a match rating of 8.14 in that game. Werner scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.

The travelling fans enjoy Chelsea's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Chelsea are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head match ended Chelsea - Burnley 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Burnley wins - draws - Chelsea wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaM. Mount
M. Mount
7 goals
BurnleyG. Cornet
G. Cornet
6 goals
ChelseaJ. Frello Filho
J. Frello Filho
6 goals

Burnley missing players

Chelsea missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burnley Chelsea
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 13 25
3 2 0 Won W 3 8 14
12 6 2 Drew D 0 3 8
10 4 2 Lost L 0 2 3
22 10 1 Scored S 6 22 49
32 12 3 Conceded C 1 8 18
80% 75% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
64% 50% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 80%
36% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 46% 48%
28% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 24%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
48% 42% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 48%
28% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 54% 44%
44% 50% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 12%
 
4.4 5.2 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 5.3 6.4
7.2 6.8 8.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 5 4.7
1.9 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.8 12.7 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 12.8 14.8
3.4 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 5.5
26% 23% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 37% 36%
 
16.3 14.2 15.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 10 9.2
4.5 4.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.5 3.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Chelsea have scored more than double the goals of Burnley.
  • Chelsea have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 27 21 3 3 64 17 13 10 1 2 36 9 14 11 2 1 28 8 47 66
2 Liverpool 26 18 6 2 70 20 13 10 3 0 36 7 13 8 3 2 34 13 50 60
3 Chelsea 25 14 8 3 49 18 12 6 5 1 27 10 13 8 3 2 22 8 31 50
4 Manchester United 27 13 8 6 44 34 14 7 3 4 21 16 13 6 5 2 23 18 10 47
5 West Ham United 27 13 6 8 46 34 14 7 3 4 25 19 13 6 3 4 21 15 12 45
6 Arsenal 24 14 3 7 38 27 13 9 2 2 22 10 11 5 1 5 16 17 11 45
7 Tottenham Hotspur 25 13 3 9 35 32 12 7 1 4 18 15 13 6 2 5 17 17 3 42
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 12 4 10 24 21 12 5 2 5 10 10 14 7 2 5 14 11 3 40
9 Southampton 26 8 11 7 34 37 13 5 7 1 18 10 13 3 4 6 16 27 -3 35
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 7 12 7 25 30 13 3 5 5 10 16 13 4 7 2 15 14 -5 33
11 Crystal Palace 27 6 12 9 37 38 14 4 6 4 22 17 13 2 6 5 15 21 -1 30
12 Leicester City 24 8 6 10 39 43 12 5 3 4 21 18 12 3 3 6 18 25 -4 30
13 Aston Villa 25 9 3 13 33 37 12 4 3 5 20 20 13 5 0 8 13 17 -4 30
14 Newcastle United 25 5 10 10 28 45 13 3 6 4 18 24 12 2 4 6 10 21 -17 25
15 Brentford 27 6 6 15 27 44 14 4 2 8 14 19 13 2 4 7 13 25 -17 24
16 Leeds United 26 5 8 13 29 60 13 3 4 6 15 25 13 2 4 7 14 35 -31 23
17 Everton 24 6 4 14 28 41 12 5 1 6 18 18 12 1 3 8 10 23 -13 22
18 Burnley 25 3 12 10 22 32 12 2 6 4 10 12 13 1 6 6 12 20 -10 21
19 Watford 26 5 4 17 25 47 13 2 1 10 12 31 13 3 3 7 13 16 -22 19
20 Norwich City 26 4 5 17 15 55 13 2 3 8 8 25 13 2 2 9 7 30 -40 17

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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 Manchester City 27 21 3 3 64 17 13 10 1 2 36 9 14 11 2 1 28 8 47 66
2 Liverpool 26 18 6 2 70 20 13 10 3 0 36 7 13 8 3 2 34 13 50 60
3 Chelsea 25 14 8 3 49 18 12 6 5 1 27 10 13 8 3 2 22 8 31 50
4 Manchester United 27 13 8 6 44 34 14 7 3 4 21 16 13 6 5 2 23 18 10 47
5 West Ham United 27 13 6 8 46 34 14 7 3 4 25 19 13 6 3 4 21 15 12 45
6 Arsenal 24 14 3 7 38 27 13 9 2 2 22 10 11 5 1 5 16 17 11 45
7 Tottenham Hotspur 25 13 3 9 35 32 12 7 1 4 18 15 13 6 2 5 17 17 3 42
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 12 4 10 24 21 12 5 2 5 10 10 14 7 2 5 14 11 3 40
9 Southampton 26 8 11 7 34 37 13 5 7 1 18 10 13 3 4 6 16 27 -3 35
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 7 12 7 25 30 13 3 5 5 10 16 13 4 7 2 15 14 -5 33
11 Crystal Palace 27 6 12 9 37 38 14 4 6 4 22 17 13 2 6 5 15 21 -1 30
12 Leicester City 24 8 6 10 39 43 12 5 3 4 21 18 12 3 3 6 18 25 -4 30
13 Aston Villa 25 9 3 13 33 37 12 4 3 5 20 20 13 5 0 8 13 17 -4 30
14 Newcastle United 25 5 10 10 28 45 13 3 6 4 18 24 12 2 4 6 10 21 -17 25
15 Brentford 27 6 6 15 27 44 14 4 2 8 14 19 13 2 4 7 13 25 -17 24
16 Leeds United 26 5 8 13 29 60 13 3 4 6 15 25 13 2 4 7 14 35 -31 23
17 Everton 24 6 4 14 28 41 12 5 1 6 18 18 12 1 3 8 10 23 -13 22
18 Burnley 25 3 12 10 22 32 12 2 6 4 10 12 13 1 6 6 12 20 -10 21
19 Watford 26 5 4 17 25 47 13 2 1 10 12 31 13 3 3 7 13 16 -22 19
20 Norwich City 26 4 5 17 15 55 13 2 3 8 8 25 13 2 2 9 7 30 -40 17

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.