Preston North End vs Burnley betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on February 15th, 2025

Preston North End will be playing against Burnley in a Championship football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 15th, 2025, at 12:30h (UTC), in England, check the Preston North End vs Burnley betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Preston North End vs Burnley will occur

The game takes place in the small Deepdale stadium, in the city of Preston, with a capacity for 23408 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Preston North End vs Burnley betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Preston North End last match

In the last match played, Preston North End met Norwich City, in a match valid for the Championship. The match ended in a win by 0-1. The coach P. Heckingbottom's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The odds of the underdog team to win were 5.00 before the match. That shows why it was an unexpected result - an incredible surprise for everyone who enjoyed this match!

A key player in the victory Preston North End, Milutin Osmajić was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual prominence in the contest. In a performance without much inspiration from the team, he helped a lot for a positive result.

Burnley last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for FA Cup, Burnley, who used a 5-4-1 formation, faced the Southampton team with a final score of 0-1.

The odds of the underdog team to win were 4.10 before the match. That shows why it was an unexpected result - an incredible surprise for everyone who enjoyed this match!

Preston North End vs Burnley h2h

Burnley was in 2nd place when they last went head-to-head in Championship against Preston North End, who was in 21st place. Burnley formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Preston North End took to the pitch with a 3-1-4-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was in a Championship themed match that took place on the 05-10-2024 during the 2024/2025 football season, it ended in a 0-0 draw, a competitive one it was.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Preston North End

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Preston North End, standing in 15th place with 40 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 9 wins, 9 losses and, 13 draws.

The team, has the same score that the Millwall team who occupies position 14 in the 33rd round.

Preston North End analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Preston North End: at the end of the round 32 it registers 34 goals scored against 38 taken by its goalkeeper.

Preston North End has a ball possession percentage of 47.06% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Burnley and especially that the team will score more goals.

Winning 3 games as the visiting team, the team’s record of 6 wins, 2 losses, and 7 draws proves they are naturally stronger at home.

Best goalscorer from Preston North End

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Emil Riis. The Attacker scored 8 goals in the current season, helping Preston North End to achieve victory in several disputes.

Burnley

Championship leaderboard now

The Burnley team with 61 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 16 wins, 13 draws, and 2 losses.

Which means that the team is over Sunderland team who is in the position 4 in the 33rd round and has a 2 points disadvantage.

Burnley analysis

After round 32 of Championship we count 37 goals scored by Burnley and 9 conceded.

An average of 3.77 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Burnley, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

It is an average ball possession of 56.03% that the Burnley team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

The chances of an opposing team beating Burnley are low, with the latter having a balance of 9 wins, 2 losses, and 5 draws when playing away in the Championship.

Burnley is a more offensive team than Preston North End, having 3093 attacks vs. 2770 from Preston North End, having scored 37 times, in comparison, Preston North End converted into goal 34 times.

Facing a demanding schedule, Burnley may find it challenging to maintain their performance levels when playing multiple games in a short period. Despite the odds favoring both Preston North End and Burnley for victory, Burnley busy schedule could be a determining factor in the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Burnley

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Josh Brownhill. The Midfielder scored 9 goals in the current season, helping Burnley to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Burnley, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Preston North End that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.62.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Preston North End is Emil Riis, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Burnley is Josh Brownhill, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

Burnley has conceded 5 away goals in 16 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Burnley will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-0, something to take into consideration.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Since Burnley has an average of 1.31 goals per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.5.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.66 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Preston North End has an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game over the 32 rounds, while Burnley has an average of 1.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.56 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Preston North End side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 times this season, very different from Burnley who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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