Tottenham vs Burnley tips and predictions: Bet on goals and corners in Friday’s FA Cup clash
- George Dempsey
- 3 January 2024
Tottenham and Burnley will do battle in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday night and Planet Sport has picked out the best bets.
Tottenham have streaked their way throughout the Premier League season. First came a mammoth-winning run, then a capitulation due to injury. But Spurs are back on track.
Ange Postecoglou’s side have won four of five and have scored at least two goals in each of those matches, netting a total of 13.
Visitors Burnley have lost seven of their last 10 trips to Premier League sides across all competitions and there’s little evidence they can win here.
Vincent Kompany’s side beat Luton 2-1, Fulham 2-0 and drew 1-1 with Brighton, but they were fortunate to pick up so many points having been outperformed 5.54 to 1.94 in xG.
What’s particularly concerning is they’ve conceded 16 goals against the Premier League’s top five teams, five of which were rattled in by Spurs.
Tottenham's defensive record, however, does offer some cause for optimism. Unsurprisingly, they have conceded at least one goal in eight of their nine home matches.
Only Sheffield United have allowed a higher volume of big chances than Spurs at home this season. Big Ange’s side has allowed 18.2xGA across 10 home games.
The fact this is an FA Cup game should be freeing for both sides so we expect all trends to continue and that makes both teams to score an attractive bet.
The Clarets can provide an exciting threat on the break and Burnley have fared better on their travels, scoring nine in nine.
Tottenham's home games have averaged 3.3 goals and Burnley’s away games 3 goals per game. If someone is chasing the game late on then a fourth goal is likely.
Only Old Trafford has witnessed more corners than the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and with their backs often to the wall, few teams conceded more than Burnley’s 7.2.
Planet Sport Bet offer: Bet £20+ cash on Spurs vs Burnley (20.00), at min. odds of 1/4 (1.25) or more and, if Richarlison scores the first match goal, then get a £5 free bet.
Team news
Ivan Perisic, Cristian Romero, James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Ryan Sessegnon, Manor Solomon and Alejo Veliz are all ruled out.
Dejan Kulusevski will return from suspension but Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Heung-min Son are on international duty.
Lucas Koleosho, Jordan Beyer, Hjalmar Ekdal and Jack Cork are unavailable due to injury.
Key stats
- There’s been an average of 3.3 goals in Tottenham home games
- There’s been an average of 12 corners in Tottenham home games
- There’s been an average of 3 goals in Burnley away games
- Burnley have conceded 16 goals in five games against top-five teams
