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Burnley vs Preston — Championship 2025

Burnley
Burnley
Preview
15:00
Preston
Preston
12/5/2026ChampionshipChampionship · Round 19Turf Moor
Big match
66%
Burnley
model favours
66%21%13%

Preston score first in only 17% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–0
likely score
50%
over 2.5 goals
44%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Burnley66%
×Draw21%
Preston13%
✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Burnley
1.96
Preston
0.72

Burnley creates 172% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 36 away

creates per match

Burnley
2.25
Preston
1.03

allows per match

Burnley
0.42
Preston
1.67

finishing

Burnley+0.00on par
Preston+0.00on par

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Burnley ↓

Preston →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–15%
0–22%
0–30%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–110%
1–23%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–013%
2–110%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–09%
3–16%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–04%
4–13%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Burnley or draw
87%
Burnley or Preston
79%
Draw or Preston
34%

Winning margin

Burnley wins by 2+
41%
Preston wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Burnley 1+ goals
86%
Burnley 2+ goals
58%
Burnley 3+ goals
31%
Preston 1+ goals
51%
Preston 2+ goals
16%
Preston 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Burnley (draw refunded)
84%
Preston (draw refunded)
16%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Burnley at home — creates 2.25, concedes 0.42 · 12 matches

Preston away — creates 1.03, concedes 1.67 · 36 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Burnley attack 2.25 + Preston defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.96

Preston attack 1.03 + Burnley defence 0.42 → ÷2 → 0.72

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 66%?"

Burnley scores more
66%
level
21%
Preston scores more
13%

Burnley at 66% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 66% does not mean "Burnley will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Even after scoring first, Burnley win only 27%
  • Burnley score first in only 27% of matches
  • Both teams score in 76% of Preston’s matches
  • Preston win just 21% of their away games

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Form
Burnley
LDLDL
Preston
WLWL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Burnley host Preston

December 5, 2026: Burnley take on Preston in Championship. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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