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Bawler / England: Premier League / Burnley
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Burnley

England: Premier League

Burnley's underlying profile reveals a side fighting structural problems: they're creating just 1.00 xG per match whilst conceding 1.90, a pattern reflected in their recent run of one draw and three losses across four settled fixtures. The Poisson model consistently identifies value in their matches given the gap between actual defensive frailty and market pricing. With no fixtures in the immediate window, focus remains on how the model repositions when their next opponent is confirmed. Bawler's banker picks on Burnley have maintained a perfect 4/4 conversion rate, providing a reliable baseline for fixture analysis.

> Attack vs Defence (xG per match)
Goals scored (xG)1.02-0.44 vs league
Goals conceded (xG)1.80+0.32 vs league
◇ = England: Premier League average. Lower xG conceded is better.

How to read this: the green bar shows the average goals Burnley were expected to score per match (their xG output). The red bar shows what opponents are expected to score against them. The diamond on each bar marks the England: Premier League average — if the bar extends past the diamond, Burnley are above average there.

> xG performance · last 5 matches
0123@ Fulham: actual 1, xG 1.02@ Leeds: actual 1, xG 0.87vs Aston Villa: actual 2, xG 1.34@ Arsenal: actual 0, xG 0.76vs Wolverhampton: actual 1, xG 1.09@Fulham@LeedsAston @ArsenaWolver
Goals scoredModel xGAggregate -0.1 goals vs xG (-0.02/game)

How to read this: the solid line is the goals Burnley actually scored each match. The dashed line is the goals the model expected them to score (xG). When the solid line is above the dashed, they overperformed — they finished better than the chances they created suggested. When it's below, they underperformed. Persistent underperformance often regresses; a one-off gap usually doesn't.

> What the data says
Misfiring in attack
Averaging 1.02 xG per match · -0.44 above the England: Premier League average of 1.45.
Leaky defensively
Conceding 1.80 xG per match · +0.32 vs league average of 1.47.
Bawler's edge: Result
Banker picks in this market land 100% of the time on Burnley fixtures (5/5).
> Form · last 5
Overall: 0W / 2D / 3L · Avg goals 1.0 for, 2.0 against

How to read this: each tile is one settled match, most recent first. Green = win, amber = draw, red = loss. Numbers show the actual scoreline from Burnley's perspective. Tap a tile to see Bawler's full prediction for that match.

Matches Covered
5
5 settled
Avg xG Scored
1.02
per match
Avg xG Conceded
1.80
per match
Banker Hit Rate
100%
5/5 picks
> Bawler's Banker picks on Burnley matches
100%
hit rate over 5 picks

When Bawler issues a Banker pick on a Burnley fixture, the model lands 5 out of 5 (100%). This is well above the cross-league baseline of ~65%. Every pick is logged before kickoff and settled publicly.

> Recent matches (last 5)

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