Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on August 31st, 2024

Burnley and Blackburn Rovers will be playing against each other on Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at 11:30h (UTC), in a Championship football game in England, check the Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Turf Moor stadium, in the city of Burnley, with a capacity for 21944 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025

Burnley in its last official match lost (1-0) against Sunderland, in a match valid for Championship. Coach S. Parker's lined up a 4-4-2 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.35, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Connor Roberts, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Carabao Cup, Blackburn Rovers, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Blackpool team with a final score of 1-2.

This defeat was not expected at all. They were favorites and were still beaten, in a scenario that counted with odds of 4.50.

Blackburn Rovers was in 8th place in the Championship while Burnley was in 1st place, the last time these teams faced each other. Blackburn Rovers team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Burnley used in the match.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The last time these two teams clashed was on 25-04-2023, in a match of the 2022/2023 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Burnley.

D. Eaton and B. Gill will be supporting from the sideline while T. Harrington will be on the football field for this match.

Burnley

Current leaderboard

Up until 4th round, Burnley are currently ranked 5th place in the table, on 6 points.

Burnley analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Burnley is positive: after 3 rounds the team has scored 9 goals, conceding only 2.

Burnley has a ball possession average of 49.33% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Connor Roberts, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Sunderland, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Blackburn Rovers

Current leaderboard

3rd place in the league after the 4th round, winning 7 points, from their matches so far this season is Blackburn Rovers.

Blackburn Rovers analysis

Blackburn Rovers counted 8 goals scored and 5 conceded at the end of Championship day number 3.

As we approach the Regular Season, Blackburn Rovers is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.67 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Signed this season by Blackburn Rovers, Makhtar Gueye has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Blackpool, he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 3.16 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

Goals Top Betting Tips

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

The number of goals scored and let in at the start of the championship round by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Burnley didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 2 opportunities, while Blackburn Rovers scored 8 times and didn't concede any goal as well.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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