Reaction
Nigel Pearson confident Watford will survive this season
The Hornets sit one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Jun 26, 15:56
Sean Dyche hits out at questions over Burnley future
The Clarets beat Watford 1-0.
Jun 26, 00:08
The Match
Match Report
The result comes after a turbulent week for the Clarets.
Team News
Joe Hart, Jeff Hendrick, Aaron Lennon and Adam Legzdins will not feature.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Premier League clash between Burnley and Watford, including team news and predicted lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Burnley win with a probability of 37.94%. A win for Watford had a probability of 35.67% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.31%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (9.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Burnley in this match.
| Result | ||
| Burnley | Draw | Watford |
| 37.94% | 26.39% | 35.67% |
| Both teams to score 52.87% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
