Two of the early Premier League surprise packages meet at Turf Moor as Burnley meet Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon. Burnley’s remarkable run this season has seen the Lancastrians collect points away at Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool – which will give Sean Dyche hope his charges can secure Premier League safety early this term. Huddersfield have impressed this term and continue to defy logic with their resolute defence coupled with free-flowing, counter-attacking football under David Wagner.
Burnley vs Huddersfield Town
English Premier League – Saturday 23rd September 2017, Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
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Draw Best Odd of: 13/20 at Betvictor |
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Sean Dyche has performed miracles at Turf Moor following a tumultuous summer that saw the departure of the ever-reliable Michael Keane at centre-half and the talismanic Andre Gray up-front.
The Clarets are have only lost once in the league this term – at home to West Brom – and have picked up valuable points on their travels.
New signing Chris Wood has hit the ground running since arriving from Leeds in the summer – scoring 2 goals in 3 games that have claimed 4 points for Burnley.
Nick Pope is set to continue in goal following Tom Heaton’s dislocated shoulder injury he picked up a fortnight ago.
Huddersfield Town
David Wagner has done an equally as impressive job with the Terriers as the West Yorkshire outfit currently sit in 6th in the table (one place above Saturday’s opponent Burnley in 7th).
Few would have predicted the ease at which they have adapted to Premier League life – with only West Ham getting the better of them so far.
Goals could be an issue though – Huddersfield have only scored 5 goals in 5 games – 3 of which came in the first game of the season against Crystal Palace – meaning they will have to keep things compact at the back.
Head to Head
This will be the first ever Premier League meeting between these 2 sides in the history of the competition.
They last met in Burnley’s 2015-16 promotion campaign with the Clarets winning both games that term – 2-1 at Turf Moor and 3-1 at the John Smith’s Stadium.
Odds and Predictions
Both teams have solid defences and will look to keep things tight.
Under 2.5 goals in the game is 4/7 with Coral.
Burnley have picked up points in tough fixtures on the road and will want to utilise home advantage here.
Burnley to win the match is a tempting 23/20 with Bet 365.
Chris Wood has scored in his 2 appearances on Turf Moor so far
Chris Wood is 11/8 with Ladbrokes to score anytime.
Both teams pride themselves on being defensive responsibly.
Both teams to score – NO – 17/20 with Bet Victor.
Score Prediction
Burnley 1 – 0 Huddersfield Town – 5/1 with William Hill.
Top Betting Tip
This match should be entertaining with both sides evenly matched on paper – Burnley’s Premier League knowhow could be the difference here.
Burnley to win and under 2.5 goals in the match pays a healthy 3.44 with BetVictor.