Burnley vs Brentford Prediction and Betting Tips: Back Wissa to find the net at Turf Moor

Turf Moor is the venue for a huge Premier League relegation scrap on Saturday, as 19th-placed Burnley take on a Brentford side sitting just three places above the drop zone. Check out our best bets and preview below. 

Turf Moor is the venue for a huge Premier League relegation scrap on Saturday, as 19th-placed Burnley take on a Brentford side sitting just three places above the drop zone.

It looks like the Clarets will be heading straight back down to the Championship, as they are 10 points adrift of Nottingham Forest in 17th position with just 10 matches to play.

The Bees have a five-point buffer to the bottom three and they will be eager to chalk up a crucial victory at Turf Moor that will boost their hopes of staying in the top-flight for another season.

Team news

Burnley duo Nathan Redmond and Aaron Ramsey are out for the rest of the season, while Lyle Foster and Luca Koleosho are not expected back until the start of May.

Jordan Beyer is making good strides in his recovery from a thigh injury and could be back in contention for the trip to Chelsea at the end of this month.

Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard came off in the first half of the defeat to Arsenal last time out and, if he is not fit enough for this clash, his place will go to either Mathias Jensen or Mikkel Damsgaard.

Sergio Reguilon should also return and he may take the place of Keane Lewis-Potter at left wing-back, but Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry, Ben Mee, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade, Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo are all sidelined.

After storming to the Championship title last season, Burnley were expected to have a good crack at the Premier League, but they have struggled to cope with the extra demands and look likely to head back down to second tier.

Vincent Kompany has stuck with his philosophy throughout the campaign, unwavering in his confidence that his style of football will pay off, but that hasn't turned out to be the case and his side have been exposed too many times.

The Clarets have been fragile at the back, conceding 62 times to sit behind only rock-bottom Sheffield United (74) in this department, while their record of 27 goals scored is the second-lowest in the division.

Burnley boast the worst home record in the league, collecting a miserly five points at Turf Moor, and they head into this fixture without a win in their last 11 attempts in all competitions.

The visitors are no great shakes themselves right now, as they are on a five-game winless run, but they have faced the three teams in the title race during this difficult period and Saturday's assignment should be an easier one for them.

The Bees have had no issues in the scoring department, having failed to net in just one of their last 14 fixtures in all competitions and that extra quality in attack should see them get the job done in Lancashire.

One of the Brentford players in form right now is Yoane Wissa, who has netted in his last three appearances and will be relishing the chance to take on this fragile Burnley backline.

The DR Congo international grabbed the opener in October's reverse fixture at the Gtech Community Stadium, which the Bees won 3-0, and it would be no surprise to notch for the fourth match in a row.

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