Burnley vs Oxford United Predictions

• Burnley have conceded just nine goals in 30 Championship matches this season
• The Clarets have kept eight clean-sheets on the bounce in the league
• Oxford have won only once on the road all season

Miserly Clarets aiming to bounce back

After being held to a goalless draw at struggling Portsmouth last time out, Championship promotion contenders Burnley will hope to bounce back when a much-improved Oxford head to Turf Moor.

While their stalemate at Fratton Park did extend the Clarets’ unbeaten run to 18 matches across all competitions, it will have felt like a case of two points dropped for head coach Scott Parker, with promotion rivals Leeds and Sheffield United having both won.

Another clean-sheet will have a least pleased Parker, with Burnley having now shut their opponents out in eight Championship matches on the spin, while their tally of only nine league goals conceded remains by far and away the best record in the EFL.

Oxford a difficult proposition

Burnley are unbeaten on home soil this season, but they have drawn eight of their 14 league matches at Turf Moor, with each of the last three finishing 0-0.

Scoring goals remains an issue for the Clarets and they may face a stern test of their credentials against a rejuvenated Oxford, who have lost just one of their 10 matches since the arrival of head coach Gary Rowett.

Rowett has turned the U’s from relegation candidates into an upwardly mobile team, but they have still only won once on the road since returning to the Championship and Burnley may be able to eke out a 1-0 win.