Burnley vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd December 2023

Burnley and Sheffield United are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Saturday at Turf Moor, with much riding on the outcome in this Premier League battle.

Burnley are 20th in the rankings with four points after 13 matches played, whereas Sheffield United rank 18th in the Premier League on five points.

With both Burnley and Sheffield United coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

The Clarets are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 21 goals. They managed zero clean sheets in these matches.

Sheffield United average 0.9 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of nine goals. They conceded an average of 2.9 per game, for a total of 29 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring zero times.

The last time Burnley faced off against Sheffield United, Sheffield United claimed a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane.

Burnley vs Sheffield United Prediction

Burnley Form

Burnley endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-2 against Crystal Palace, before Arsenal won 3-1, while West Ham claimed all three points in a 1-2 win. Burnley are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 17 and scored five goals.

Sheffield United Form

In their previous three matches, Sheffield United won 2-1 against Wolverhampton, drew 1-1 with Brighton before losing 1-3 against Bournemouth. Sheffield United came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to four.

Burnley need the backing of the passionate supporters at Turf Moor after two straight losses. We are confident they will inspire the home side to rise to the occasion.

Burnley have a record of one win, one draw and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Sheffield United so far pulled off one win, two draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Burnley vs Sheffield United Squads

Burnley Squad

The 37-year-old coach of the home team, Vincent Kompany, will select the lineup against Sheffield United from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Arijanet Muric (0/0), James Trafford (0/13), Lawrence Vigouroux (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/10), Charlie Taylor (1/10), Connor Roberts (0/9), Dara O'Shea (0/9), Hannes Delcroix (0/6), Hjalmar Ekdal (0/0), Jordan Beyer (0/9), Vitinho (0/7), Aaron Ramsey (0/7), Darko Churlinov (0/0), Han-Noah Massengo (0/0), Jack Cork (0/1), Josh Brownhill (2/12), Josh Cullen (0/11), Luca Koleosho (0/13), Manuel Benson (0/3), Nathan Redmond (0/6), Sander Berge (0/13), Wilson Odobert (1/5), Anass Zaroury (0/5), Jacob Bruun Larsen (1/11), Jay Rodriguez (1/8), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (0/8), Lyle Foster (3/7), Michael Obafemi (0/1), Mike Tresor (0/6), Zeki Amdouni (1/12).

Sheffield United Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sheffield United. The 46 year-old Paul Heckingbottom will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adam Davies (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/13), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/9), Auston Trusty (0/8), Chris Basham (0/8), Jack Robinson (0/13), Jayden Bogle (1/10), John Egan (0/6), Luke Thomas (0/10), Max Lowe (0/2), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Yasser Larouci (0/5), Anis Ben Slimane (0/5), Ben Osborn (0/8), Benie Traore (0/6), Femi Seriki (0/0), George Baldock (0/7), Gustavo Hamer (2/12), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), James McAtee (0/10), John Fleck (0/2), Oliver Norwood (1/12), Tom Davies (0/3), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/13), Cameron Archer (2/11), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (2/7), Rhian Brewster (0/5), William Osula (0/5).

Burnley vs Sheffield United Team News

At the time of writing, Burnley have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sheffield United on Saturday.

Lyle Foster, Manuel Benson, Dara O'Shea and Vitinho are missing from the squad, Burnley will field against Sheffield Unitedon Saturday.

Sheffield United could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as nine players are nursing various problems. Oliver McBurnie won't turn out for Sheffield United in their next match, as he has been suspended due to accumulating too many penalty points.

Names like Rhian Brewster, Chris Basham, Tom Davies, John Egan, Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison, Rhian Brewster and Rhys Norrington-Davies most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Burnley.

Burnley vs Sheffield United Lineups

Burnley vs Sheffield United H2H

Burnley claimed a 1-0 win, while Sheffield United answered back with a 1-0 win in their two most recent meetings. Burnley claimed one win, while Sheffield United picked up two wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5/2.

Burnley vs Sheffield United Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last four matches between Burnley and Sheffield United.

Burnley vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Jay Rodriguez will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sheffield United hope Oliver McBurnie can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Turf Moor saw Burnley winning two, drawing zero and losing eight of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Sheffield United won two of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost six. Sheffield United managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played away from home. Meanwhile, Burnley were first on target in five of their last 10 outings on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past four encounters between Burnley and Sheffield United, with Burnley scoring 0.5 goals on average per game. Sheffield United averaged 1.25 goals, while both teams scored one time. Burnley saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Sheffield United. They performed an average of 0.9 goals in these.