In-Depth Betting Tips and Predictions for Burnley vs Cardiff City

Burnley went through a tough time last season. They got relegated from the Premier League and ended up losing the manager that got them promoted from the Championship, Vincent Kompany. However, now under the leadership of former second-tier promotion winner Scott Parker, they looked absolutely dominant on the opening day.

Burnley smashed past Luton Town. With the final score-line reading 4-1 to the visitors. When it comes to stats, Burnley didn’t destroy Luton. But it was because of how clinical they were, that they were able to batter them.

Burnley stats vs Luton Town:

• 40% Possession
• 12 Attempts on Goal
• 3 Shots on Target
• 53 Dangerous attacks generated

This Saturday, Burnley are now in front of what can be a very vocal home crowd. A crowd that will be out in full force, acting as that 12th man. In the top-flight last season their home form wasn’t terrific (winning just twice and gaining only 10 points). In the 2022/23 season though, when they won the Championship, they had the best home form out of any other side (54 points from 23 games).

They now face a Cardiff City side that had a struggling opening day. Of course, it can’t be forgotten that they won against League One’s Bristol Rovers in mid-week, but their performance at home to Sunderland last weekend wasn’t too convincing (losing 2-0).

Cardiff City haven’t been in the Premier League since 2019. Burnley were there four months ago, and have retained much of their squad.

There are also plenty of capable goalscorers in the Burnley side, with all four goals against Luton coming from different players (Josh Brownhill, Wilson Odobert, Dara O’Shea and Vitinho).

The Cardiff defence struggled against a Sunderland side which doesn’t have a quality designated striker. Burnley have that in Lyle Foster and plenty of other goal threats.

Burnley vs Cardiff City Predictions

We’re backing Burnley to win this match, and for there to be over 2.5 Goals scored by both teams combined. Through our bookmakers, you can get odds of 5/4. A £10 stake on this bet would see a return of £22.50.

Where can I watch Burnley vs Cardiff City?

This game starts at 3pm on Saturday, and is therefore not visible to watch from the UK.

Burnley vs Cardiff City predicted line-ups

Burnley

James Trafford; Lucas Pires, Maxime Estève, Dara O'Shea, Connor Roberts; Josh Brownhill, Josh Cullen; Luca Koleosho, Wilson Odobert, Vitinho; Lyle Foster.

Cardiff City

Ethan Horvath; Callum O'Dowda, Dimitrios Goutas, Calum Chambers, Perry Ng; Joe Ralls, Emmanouil Siopis; Chris Willock, Aaron Ramsey, Ollie Tanner; Callum Robinson.