Stoke City vs Burnley Prediction: Can the visitors continue their unbeaten run?

Stoke City will host Burnley at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday. The visitors have the best defence in the league. Can the hosts break this? Below are previews, possible starting 11, expert betting tips, and odds.

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Stoke City were held to a goalless draw in their last game against Preston. Despite playing a draw in their previous three games, they remain unbeaten in their last five games. They are also unbeaten in their previous six games at home. They sit 14th on the table with 21 points in 17 games, scoring 19 goals and conceding 20. Meanwhile, Sam Gallagher (calf Injury), Bosun Lawal (back injury), Lynden Gooch (ligament injury), and Ben Pearson (hamstring) are out of this game.

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Burnley recorded a 2-0 win over Coventry in their last game, with goals from Jeremy Sarmiento in the 47th minute and CJ Egan-Riley in the 80th minute. They have won their last three games and are unbeaten in their last 4. They sit 4th on the table with 33 points in 17 games, scoring 21 and conceding 6. They have the best defence in the league and are the second best team on the road. Meanwhile, Josh Brownhill (knock injury) is doubtful for this game. Zian Flemming (leg injury), Joe Worrall (foot injury), Lyle Foster (knee injury), Benson Manuel (calf Injury), Mike Trésor (leg injury), Hannes Delcroix (muscle injury), Hjalmar Ekdal (muscle injury), Louis Jordan Beyer (hamstring), Aaron Ramsey (ACL injury) will all miss this clash.

Stoke — Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Ashley Phillips, Ben Gibson, Enda Stevens, Tatsuki Seko, Wouter Burger, Million Manhoef, Andy Moran, Joon-ho Bae, Thomas Cannon.

Burnley — James Trafford, Connor Roberts, CJ Egan-Riley, Maxime Estève, Lucas Pires, Josh Cullen, Josh Laurent, Jaidon Anthony, Hannibal Mejbri, Jeremy Sarmiento, Jay Rodriguez.

Burnley’s form this season has been exceptional, especially in their defence. They have the best defence in the league and have not conceded in their last four games. Moreover, they won three of the last five games against Stoke. Elsewhere, Burnley have seen the under 2.5 goal result in their last 11 games.

• Burnley DNB for 1.67 odds
• BTTS-NO for 1.80 odds
• Under 2.5 for 1.66 odds