Burnley vs Brighton Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Three of the seven Premier League meetings between Burnley and Brighton have ended goalless, including the reverse fixture this season. Among fixtures played five or more times, none have a higher ratio of 0-0 draws than this one (43%, level with Leicester vs Wolves & Brighton vs Newcastle).
Brighton are looking to record consecutive away league wins against Burnley for the first time, having beaten them 2-1 last season at Turf Moor.
With both games ending goalless between Burnley and Brighton in 2017-18 and a 0-0 in November this season, this could be the first fixture in Premier League history to see no goals scored in both matches in two separate campaigns.
Burnley are looking to avoid losing three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October, while the Clarets have failed to find the net in a league-high 12 different Premier League games this term.
Burnley have mustered just three shots across their last two Premier League games (1 v Chelsea, 2 v Man City), failing to register a single effort on target in these matches. Since 2003-04, no side has ever failed to land a shot on target in three consecutive Premier League games.
Brighton have won three of their last four Premier League games (D1), as many as they had in their previous 23 in the competition. The Seagulls are looking to pick up three consecutive league wins for the first time since October 2018.
Brighton have kept four consecutive clean sheets for the first time in the top-flight. Indeed, the last time the Seagulls went five without conceding in the league was in March 2016 in the Championship.
Burnley’s Premier League games have seen fewer goals than any other side in the division so far this season (41), with the Clarets scoring a league-low 13 times (conceded 28).
Burnley striker Chris Wood has scored more English league goals against Brighton than he has versus any other side (8).
Leandro Trossard has either scored (vs Spurs) or assisted (vs Liverpool) the winning goal in each of Brighton’s last two Premier League games. The Belgian is yet to register a goal involvement in three consecutive Premier League appearances.
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