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Burnley's first competitive game after Premier League relegation is in the Carabao Cup first round against Notts County at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon.
The Clarets have been on a rollercoaster journey of promotion and relegation in recent seasons, and they will be aiming to get back up to the top flight this campaign.
Meanwhile, Notts County earned promotion to League One via the play-off final, where they beat Salford City 3-0.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Burnley vs. Notts County key stats
- Burnley are winless in pre-season (D2, L4).
- Five of those six friendlies saw both teams score.
- Notts County have won just once in pre-season (D1, L3).
Burnley vs. Notts County preview: Clarets through to round two?
Burnley vs Notts County — Tale of the Tape
| Burnley | vs | Notts County |
|---|---|---|
| 19th (Premier League) | Position | 5th (League Two) |
| 22 | Points | 80 |
| 38 | Goals For | 74 |
| 75 | Goals Against | 52 |
| 4 | Clean Sheets | 16 |
| 20th | Home / Away Rank | 5th |
After another relegation to the Championship, Burnley have decided to change manager again, with Nicky Hayen now at the helm.
Lluc Castell, Ugo Raghouber and Ben Amos have all joined the club, but there have been a number of departures including Maxim Esteve, Loum Tchaouna, Florentino Luis, Jaidon Anthony and Luca Koleosho.
There are still players left that will be expecting to help the Clarets to get back into the Premier League, and they could feature here with there being no fresh injury concerns in the squad.
Nonetheless, Burnley will be favourites to progress on home soil against a side two divisions below them.
Notts County are in high spirits though after earning promotion to League One, where they will play for the first time since 2014/15.
Martin Paterson has since been backed with as many as eight signings, who will all be pushing to make their competitive debuts for the club here.
As is the case with many newly-promoted clubs, the Magpies will be aware that they will be one of the favourites for relegation this season, but while their league campaign is yet to begin, they can at least try and go on a good cup run.
Notts County are very much underdogs here, but the Carabao Cup has seen plenty of upsets before.
Burnley vs. Notts County form guide & betting tips
| Burnley | vs | Notts County |
|---|---|---|
DLLDL |
Form | WLLLD |
| 5 | Goals For | 6 |
| 10 | Goals Against | 7 |
N/A |
Carabao Cup | N/A |
Whispers predicts: Burnley 3-1 Notts County
Burnley are 8/15 (1.53) favourites to win, but while we agree with the bookies, we want to explore some more ambitious bets.
BTTS – Yes at 10/11 (1.91) is our first pick, as we feel Notts County could cause the Clarets some problems given their poor form in pre-season.
Over 3.5 goals at 7/4 (2.75) is our next bet, as three of Burnley's six pre-season friendlies have featured four or more goals.
Overall, we are predicting a Correct score – 3-1 at 11/1 (12.00), which should reflect the gulf in quality between the two sides.
> BTTS – Yes at 10/11 (1.91) | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 3.5 goals at 7/4 (2.75) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score – 3-1 at 11/1 (12.00) | Likelihood: Outsider