Burnley City vs Reading Prediction: Burnley will be too much to handle for Reading

Burnley is ready to welcome Reading on Saturday at Turf Moor. This will be their first league meeting since 2015-16. Both teams will try their best to win the game. 

Burnley’s Form

Burnley is unbeaten at home so far this season as they managed (W4 D4) to win on four occasions out of eight. They registered their 4th home win of the season by defeating Norwich (1-0) in the last game.

Earlier Burnley beat the Swans (4-0) at home. In their eight home league games, Burnley scored 15 goals against their visitors and conceded 7 in return.

Burnley's away performance is also decent as they managed (W4 D4 L1) to win on four occasions out of nine. With 32 points in 17 games, Burnley is sitting at the top of the table. They have netted 30 goals this season and conceded 15 in return.

Jay Rodriguez is the team’s top scorer with 8 goals followed by Nathan Tella (6) and Josh Brownhill (5) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Burnley’s possible lineup

Muric; Vitinho, Harwood-Bellis, Beyer, Maatsen; Brownhill, Cork; Zaroury, Tella, Gudmundsson; Rodriguez. 

Reading’s Form

Reading’s away performance is poor this season as they managed (W2 L5) to win on two occasions out of seven. They have lost two away games in a row against Swansea (2-3) and QPR (1-2) recently. In their seven away league games, Reading just scored 6 goals against their hosts and conceded 16 in return.

Reading’s home performance is phenomenal this season (W6 L3) as they managed to win on 6 occasions out of 9. With 25 points in 16 games, Reading is sitting in the 8th position. They have netted 19 goals this season and conceded 23 in return.

Thomas Ince is the team’s top scorer with 3 goals and 3 assists followed by Lucas Joao (3) and Tom McIntyre (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Reading’s possible lineup

Lumley; Mbengue, Holmes, McIntyre; Hoilett, Ince, Ndiaye, Hendrick, Baba; Meite, Joao.

Burnley vs Reading expert tips

Burnley looks strong at home this season as they are unbeaten on their soil. On the other end, Reading’s poor form is a matter of concern for them. After analyzing all the facts, we favor Burnley to win the game. In this match, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as Burnley has scored the most goals at home this season.