Preston v Burnley

Preston vs Burnley Preview

Preston NE picked up a third win in four games in the Championship during the week when The Lilywhites registered a useful looking 1-0 win away from home at Norwich City but despite picking up another three points in midweek, Preston NE still remain in 15th place in the Championship table ahead of this weekend's action.

Burnley also collected all three points in their midweek 2-0 home win against Hull City along with keeping yet another clean sheet as The Clarets continue their challenge for possible automatic promotion from the Championship and back up into the Premier League under manager Scott Parker.

Preston NE now possess a valuable 11-point cushion above the bottom three clubs in the English second tier table thanks to previous wins achieved against Watford and Middlesbrough and although the upcoming hosts were dealt a 2-1 loss in another Lancashire clash away at Blackburn Rovers, Preston will be fairly confident about their chances for Saturday lunchtime.

In addition, Preston NE have slipped to just three defeats within their previous 16 matches overall in the Championship, all of which were inflicted upon Paul Heckingbottom's side away from home with losses incurred at QPR, West Brom and Blackburn Rovers respectively.

Preston NE are also unbeaten in their last eight games on home soil at Deepdale.

On the subject of unbeaten runs in the Championship, Burnley extended their unbeaten sequence in the English second tier with a 2-0 home win against Hull City to make it a staggering 19 games without defeat in one of the toughest and most competitive leagues in the world.

11 wins within these previous 19 games suggests Burnley are likely to have just too much quality for a stubborn looking Preston NE outfit on Saturday lunchtime and having also chalked up 10 clean sheets on the trot as well, The Clarets will be a very tough unit to budge here at Deepdale.

Unsurprisingly, Burnley also possess the longest unbeaten run in the Championship heading into this weekend's domestic second tier action and the visitors also bring a solid and consistent looking nine-game unbeaten run away from home into this upcoming encounter as well.

Scott Parker's side have registered six wins within these previous nine outings on the road which includes notable wins at Norwich City, Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers respectively, along with keeping no fewer than eight clean sheets in the process, thus making The Clarets a potentially formidable opponent in this upcoming clash on Saturday lunchtime.

Preston NE v Burnley Verdict

Burnley are unbeaten in each of the last seven meetings against Preston NE and having registered four wins within this period as well, the visitors look the more likely for the three points here with perhaps a clean sheet to boot as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Burnley win @ 2.05

Other side bets worth considering:

Burnley win & Under 4 goals @ 2.40

Correct Score: Burnley 1-0 @ 5.00