Burnley, from the moment they stepped on the stage of the Premier League (2016/17), constantly struggled and the last disastrous and stormy season culminated in relegation from the company of the best. The former player of Manchester City, Vincent Kompany took over the helm of the club, and Burnley, under his leadership, is playing brilliantly since the start of the season. The championship is known as a very balanced league, but Burnley and Sheffield United at this moment simply jump in quality compared to other teams. This is best shown by the fact that they have suffered only two defeats in 23 rounds. Burnley is currently first in the Championship table with 47 points won and as things stand now, they are smiling at an express return to the elite tier. They play a lot of offensive football and are the most efficient team in the league with 46 goals scored in 23 games played. What is most impressive about Burnley's play this season is their home games. They are undefeated since the beginning of the season and are currently on a great streak of 7 wins when playing at home. In 6 of the mentioned 7 games, there were more than 2.5 goals, so I wouldn't be surprised if we see something similar today. Considering that Sheffield United is breathing down their necks, Burnley should not slow down, but continue with dominant performances.

Birmingham has been in the Championship for a long time, while in recent years, not only are they far from promotion, but their survival in the league was questionable. However, the situation in the club is now calm, and they are playing much better this season than in the previous six. In the last round, with the victory over Reading (3-2), they advanced as many as six positions, so now they are currently 9th in the Championship table with 32 points won, which is only two points less than the places that lead in the play-off. Birmingham suffered just one defeat in their previous five league games, with two wins. Still, knowing that those two successes came against teams below them in the table, it cannot be said that they have found a rhythm. With the form in which Burnley is currently, any rival will have problems with them, especially Birmingham, who have a lot of difficulties with the teams above them in the table. Burnley's top scorer Jay Rodriguez was on the bench against Manchester United in the EFL Cup but is expected to return to his signature spot against Birmingham, and lead the attacking line of his team. 22-year-old left winger Anass Zaroury, representative of Morocco, returned from the World Cup. He rested against Manchester United in midweek, but should be in the starting lineup for this match. Unlike his colleague Vincent Kompany, coach John Eustace will have much bigger personnel problems. But what worries him the most is that the performance of top scorer Scott Hogan is in doubt. I am quite sure that Burnley can continue the series of excellent results and that they will win this match too with over 2.5 goals.

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伯恩利，从他们踏上英超舞台的那一刻起(2016/17赛季)，就一直在挣扎，上一个灾难性和暴风雨的赛季以从最好的公司降级而告终。前曼城球员文森特·孔帕尼接管了俱乐部，在他的带领下，伯恩利自赛季开始以来表现出色。英冠联赛被认为是一个非常平衡的联赛，但伯恩利和谢菲尔德联队在这个时刻与其他球队相比只是质量上的飞跃。这最好的证明就是他们在23轮比赛中只输了两场。伯恩利目前在英冠积分榜上以47分排名第一，就目前的情况来看，他们正在为快速回到精英行列而微笑。他们踢得很有进攻性，是联赛中效率最高的球队，23场比赛打进46球。伯恩利本赛季最令人印象深刻的是他们的主场比赛。他们自赛季开始以来一直保持不败，目前在主场取得了7连胜。在上面提到的7场比赛中，有6场进球超过2.5个，所以如果今天我们看到类似的情况，我不会感到惊讶。考虑到谢菲尔德联队正紧盯着他们，伯恩利不应该放慢脚步，而是继续保持统治地位。

伯明翰在英冠已经有很长一段时间了，而近年来，他们不仅离升级还很远，在联赛中的生存也是个问题。然而，现在俱乐部的情况平静了，他们本赛季的表现比前六个赛季要好得多。在上一轮比赛中，凭借3-2战胜雷丁，他们向前推进了6个位置，所以现在他们以32分的成绩排在积分榜第9位，只比附加赛中领先的位置少2分。伯明翰在之前的五场联赛中只输了一场，赢了两场。尽管如此，知道这两场胜利都是在面对排名低于他们的球队时取得的，不能说他们找到了节奏。以伯恩利目前的状态，任何对手都会对他们产生问题，尤其是伯明翰，他们与积分榜上的球队有很多困难。伯恩利的头号射手杰伊·罗德里格斯在与曼联的联赛杯比赛中坐在替补席上，但他预计将在对阵伯明翰的比赛中回到他的招牌位置，并领导球队的进攻线。摩洛哥代表，22岁的左边锋阿纳斯·扎罗里从世界杯归来。他在周中对阵曼联的比赛中休息，但是在这场比赛中应该会出现在首发阵容中。与他的同事孔帕尼不同，教练尤斯塔斯将面临更大的人事问题。但最让他担心的是头号射手斯科特·霍根(Scott Hogan)的表现存疑。我很确定伯恩利可以继续保持这一系列的优异成绩，他们也会以超过2.5球的成绩赢得这场比赛。