Burnley vs. Chelsea 10/26/19 English Premier League Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

10/26/19 12:30 pm

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Burnley is hosting Chelsea at Turn Moor in round 10 of the English Premier League.

Burnley was solid last season and they are holding pretty well this season as well in 8th place in the standings with 12 points, 12 scored goals, and 11 conceded goals. In their last 6 games in the EPL Burnley has won 2 games, lost 2 games, while 2 games ended in a draw. In their latest EPL match against Leicester, Burnley terrible with only 36% of ball possession, 4 shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, and low 72% of correct passes. Burnley scored first in the 26th minute but couldn't defend against Leicester's pressure and Burnley lost 2-1 in the end. There are some great players like Wood, Drinkwater, Barnes, and Gudmundson in Burnley's roster and coach Sean Dyche is doing fantastic job, but if Burnley wants to stay in the top half of the standings they need to get some consistency on the defensive end because they don't have the attacking power to compensate for that. Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood are the leading goal scorers for Burnley with 4 goals each. Drinkwater and Gudmundson are both injured while Cork and Barnes are still listed as questionable which could be a huge blow for Burnley if they will not be in the lineup. Burnley is defending against most of the teams, it's just their game style, but that might work only against the weaker teams in the EPL. I don't see Burnley staying in the top half of the table, but I do believe they will stay safe outside the relegation zone.

Chelsea is on a roll and is playing some great soccer at the moment and hasn’t lost any of their last 5 games. In their last match against Newcastle at home, Chelsea was a much better team with 71% of ball possession, 8 shots on goal, 11 corner kicks, and 87% of correct passes. Chelsea was struggling a bit on the offensive end in this game but Marcos Alonso was able to score a goal in 73rd minute and Chelsea has won 1-0. Chelsea in 4th in the standings with 17 points and is 3rd best offensive team in the EPL with 19 scored goals. Abraham is one of the youngest strikers in the EPL and is the leading goal scorer for Chelsea with 8 goals in 8 matches. Chelsea is basically the field hospital and some important players like Loftus-Cheek, Rudiger, Kante, and Christensen are injured and will not be in the lineup. Chelsea is playing in the Champions League this week against Ajax in Amsterdam and with all the injuries the risk of fatigue is pretty big and coach Lampard will have to decide if he is gonna rest players in Champions League or not. When Lampard was signed as the head coach earlier this summer there were some struggles but that time is gone and players accepted his style and ideas and Chelsea is a team for one of the top 3 places in the EPL.

Games between Burnley and Chelsea are usually pretty tight and rough and instead of choosing the winner, I will pick something on goals because Chelsea is playing in the Champions League before this game.

Goran’s Pick Over 3.5 +162

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