Burnley v Hull City: Predictions, Lineups, and Odds (12/2)

After their FA Cup exploits that saw them through to the last 16, Burnley plays at home as their pursuit of a return to the Premier League continues. Their visitors, Hull City, also need points to keep away from the relegation zone in this Championship fixture.

Our Three Predictions For Burnley v Hull City

Prediction 1 – Burnley To Win – 33/50
Prediction 2 – Both Teams To Score – No – 61/100
Prediction 3 – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 13/10

First Prediction For Burnley v Hull City – Burnley To Win – 33/50

While away on FA Cup duty Burnley dropped out of the automatic promotion places, and as much as a Cup run would be nice, the focus is promotion to the Premier League. They have not lost at home in the Championship all season, having won seven and drawn eight. Their stingy defence has only conceded four at home also, while at the other end they have scored 16 times. Of late the goals have dried up a little but Hull City come having lost half of their away trips, conceding 18 overall along the way. Burnley may have only won once in their last four games but they not conceded in that time. Hull are better on the road than at home, but this should be where their current three game away win streak ends.

Second Prediction For Burnley v Hull City – Both Teams To Score – No – 61/100

Burnley have not conceded a goal in the Championship since December 21. That is a run of 10 games. This fact alone would suggest that their visitors will braw a blank. Granted that last goal was at home, but since then a run of four games at Turf Moor have seen them keep clean sheets. Hull do have a decent goal scoring record and their last away game they shocked Sheffield United with a 3-0 win, and that was following two other road wins. So they do have an eye for a shock, but Burnley have it seems a virtual force field filling their goalposts, and where Burnley should get the goals to win the game, they will be the only team scoring in this match.

Third Prediction For Burnley v Hull City – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 13/10

As much as they thrive on clean sheets Burnley do need to up their goal scoring. Their 16 goals at home is just a little over a goal a game average, and they will have to up that if they are to stay in the automatic promotion race, as their rivals do bag goals for fun. They have scored five more away, so they do keep the scoreboard ticking over. Their +28 goal difference is largely because of their mean defence. This is a great opportunity to up their home goal tally, as Hull do let in too much, hence their low league place. 40 overall conceded, but only 18 of those on their travels. So the onus will very much be on the Burnley attack to punish a Hull defence that conceded seven in their last six games, and are due to be on the wrong end of a hefty score line. The last time they let in three or more was a 3-3 draw against Leeds United at the turn of the year.

Best Odds For Burnley v Hull City

Bookmaker	Burnley Win	Draw	Hull Win
MyriadPlay	33/50	12/5	17/4
GentlemanJim	4/6	5/2	9/2
Betarno	17/25	237/100	21/5

Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head To Head

Burnley just do not let in goals. It is that simple. Now one day that run of 10 straight games without conceding a Championship goal win come to and end but as long as it stands they will be pushing Leeds United and Sheffield United all the way for those coveted two promotion spots. CJ Egan-Riley, Lucas Pires, Bahir Humphreys are three names that are first on the team sheet when available, and their defensive capabilities are proving fruitful. The defence is grabbing the headlines but Scott Parker will want to see more productivity from his attackers. Jeremy Sarmiento will have to be more consistent in front of goal, and add to his two goals so far. Burnley have 13 different scorers so far, but none are firing at levels they should be, and for Burnley to be a real threat Parker needs to address that and this could be the ideal game to do so.

Rueben Selles has got to find better consistency from his squad as they cannot seem to move away from the relegation scrap, this despite some positive away form where they have won three straight including a great 3-0 victory at Sheffield United. They failed to back that up when they lost at home to Stoke City 2-1, in their next game. Joao Pedro remains the top scorer at the club this season, but with only five goals that does need to be improved on, and is one of the reasons why The Tigers find themselves in the position they are in. Abu Kamara is a positive with two goals and as many assists so far. Irishman Sean McLoughlin is steadfast at the back, and has a great foil in Alfie Jones alongside him in a back four that is starting to show signs of tightening up, with six goals conceded in the last five games, but still has lots of room for improvement.

Confrontation

Where To Watch Burnley v Hull City

Location: Turf Moor, Burnley, Lancashire
Date And Time: February 12, 7.45pm
TV Channel: This match will be televised live on Sky Sports+

Probable Lineups For Burnley v Hull City

Probable Lineup For Burnley

Team: Hladkey; Sonne, Egan-Ridley, Worrall, Humphreys, Pires; Benson, Shelvey, Mejbri, Sarmiento; Barnes

Manager: Scott Parker

Probable Lineup For Hull City

Team: Pandur; Jacob, McLaughlin, Jones, Drameh; Alzate, Slater; Gelhardt, Matazo, Kamara; Pedro

Manager: Rueben Selles