Swansea v Burnley

Swansea vs Burnley Preview

Swansea City slipped back to another defeat in the Championship on Wednesday night when The Swans were dealt a 1-0 loss away from home at Watford which in turn put an end to a previously encouraging mini revival of three games unbeaten, but although the Welsh club return to their Swansea.com Stadium this Saturday, they will be up against promotion candidates, Burnley.

Burnley drew 1-1 at home with play-off hopefuls West Brom in midweek in the Championship which further extended The Clarets' unbeaten run in the domestic second tier to an amazing 24 games overall but the visitors still remain in third place and two points behind second placed Sheffield United.

Swansea City currently occupy 16th place in the Championship table where they possess a useful looking nine-point cushion above the relegation zone ahead of this weekend's action in the English second tier.

However, The Swans have managed to capture just three wins within their last 13 matches overall which came in the form of victories against Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough, but these highlights have been overshadowed by being handed no fewer than eight losses within this period as well.

Three of these eight defeats have been inflicted upon Alan Sheehan's side on home soil at their Swansea.com Stadium by way of losses at the hands of Sheffield United, Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday.

Burnley have not lost in the Championship since early November as The Clarets were dealt a narrow 1-0 loss away from home in the nation's capital against Millwall at The Den, but since then, Scott Parker's side have been very tough to beat as the Lancashire visitors bring a 24-game unbeaten sequence into Saturday's clash.

The Clarets have collected 14 wins within these previous 24 games which means the Lancashire club have also been involved in no fewer than 10 stalemates as well, and these high number of draws have prevented Burnley from cementing their place in the automatic promotion spots.

One thing in Burnley's favour though is their ability to keep clean sheets and indeed, Scott Parker's side have amassed an amazing total of 19 shut-outs within these previous 24 games and their solid defensive unit could prove to be the difference between themselves and Swansea City on Saturday afternoon.

Burnley also bring an 11-game unbeaten run on their travels into this upcoming encounter at the Swansea.com Stadium which consists of seven wins and four draws along with keeping no fewer than nine clean sheets in the process.

Swansea City v Burnley Verdict

Previous meetings between Swansea City and Burnley have resulted in favour of the visitors as Burnley have won the last three encounters on the trot and they look set to take the spoils in this one too.

Therefore, our main bet will be Burnley win @ 2.10

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Correct Score: Burnley 1-0 @ 5.50