The Championship: Southampton vs Burnley Odds and Betting Preview

SOUTHAMPTON, UK - Second-placed Southampton are hoping to turn around their recent run of poor form when they host eleventh placed Burnley at St. Mary's Stadium this Saturday afternoon. Southampton are strong favourites for the match, priced at 17/20 (bet £20 to make £17 profit) with William Hill. A draw is best priced at 14/5 with betVictor and Burnley can be backed at best odds of 7/2 with bet365.

No side in the Championship has won more away games than the Clarets this season and a sixth in their last seven away games could - despite last weekend's home lapse against Peterborough - possibly earn them an elusive top-six place by Saturday night.

In the total goals market, over 2.5 goals is priced at Evens with Blue Square and under 2.5 goals is top priced at 10/11 with Ladbrokes. Southampton are the league's top scorers and 60% of their home games have involved over 2.5 goals and for Burnley 57.1% of their away games have gone over 2.5 goals.

Southampton and Championship top scorer Rickie Lambert (20) is the bookies favourite to open the scoring, priced at 9/2 with BetVictor. In the same market, Brazilian Guly Do Prado is priced at 6/1 with Paddy Power, Adam Lallana is priced at 8/1 with Boyle Sports and Charlie Austin is priced at 9/1 with bet365 to open the scoring in the match and continue his fine scoring record against Southampton.

Danny Fox is set to return for Southampton after being suspended for the FA Cup loss to Millwall. Billy Sharp, Kelvin Davis, Jack Cork, Morgan Schneiderlin and Iago Falque are all set to play after being either ineligible or rested on Tuesday.

Burnley forwards Martin Paterson and Junior Stanislas are still out with hamstring injuries but wingers Ross Wallace and Keith Treacy are now fully recovered from back problems.

In the correct score market, a repeat of the 1-1 draw from earlier in the season is priced at 13/2 with William Hill, a 2-0 win for the Saints is priced at 15/2 with Boyle Sports and a 1-0 win for Nigel Adkins' men is priced at 6/1 with Betfred. A goalless draw is priced at 11/1 with betinternet and a 1-0 win for Burnley is quoted at top odds of 11/1 with Paddy Power.

This is the 49th encounter between these clubs in all competitions and Burnley lead the head-to-head by 18 wins to 16 after the previous 48. The Clarets are unbeaten in four against Southampton, all of which have been Championship games; the last two of which were stalemates. It's 35 years since Saints beat Burnley on their own turf, a 3-0 victory at the Dell in September 1977 at second league level.

The game is scheduled to kick-off at 15:00 GMT.

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