Burnley sit 22nd in the Championship on 10 points from 15 matches, having scored 22 and conceded 31. On the model's scale they rate 0.77 in attack and 1.78 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Championship averages of 0.75 and 1.36: about average in attack, below it at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 2 draws and 3 defeats, most recently losing to Cardiff 4-5 away. That is 0.67 points a match, scoring 1.47 and conceding 2.07 per game across 1 win, 7 draws and 7 defeats. That leaves them 19 points behind Birmingham at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 8th-best attack and the 24th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they host Blackburn in the Championship on 22 November 2026, a match the model gives them 39%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28:14 | +14 | WLWWW | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30:19 | +11 | DWWLD | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | WDWWW | 29 |
| 4 | Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26:18 | +8 | DWWWD | 28 |
| 5 | West Brom | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23:15 | +8 | WDWDW | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | LLWLL | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29:15 | +14 | DWWDL | 24 |
| 8 | QPR | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24:18 | +6 | LWLDW | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37:23 | +14 | WLLDL | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | WDWWL | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20:18 | +2 | DWDWL | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 32:24 | +8 | LWWWW | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | LWLLW | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | DWLDW | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | WLLWD | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23:27 | -4 | DLWLL | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | LDWLL | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | DLLWL | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13:23 | -10 | LLLLW | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | WLLWD | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15:26 | -11 | DWLLL | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22:31 | -9 | LLDDL | 10 |
| 23 | Derby | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14:30 | -16 | LDLLW | 10 |
| 24 | Preston | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13:30 | -17 | LDLLW | 8 |
- Promotion to Premier League
- Championship play-offs
- Relegation
Burnley sit 22 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
Burnley have been between 10th and 24th after each of their 15 Championship matches; 22nd now. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of Burnley's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored. Points deductions (Southampton −4) count from the first match.
Recent league form
- L4-5away to Cardiff7 November 2026
- D1-1away to QPR3 November 2026
- D0-0Portsmouth31 October 2026
- L1-4away to Lincoln24 October 2026
- L1-2Wolves16 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Burnley vs Blackburn
Burnley host Blackburn at Turf Moor, Burnley on 22 November 2026, 12:00 UTC. The model makes it 39% Burnley, 27% draw and 34% Blackburn, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 1.56 expected goals for Burnley against 1.41. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 60% and over 2.5 goals at 57%.
Full preview and model analysis for Burnley vs Blackburn
Recent meetings with Blackburn
- 4 January 2025Blackburn 0–1 BurnleyChampionship
- 31 August 2024Burnley 1–1 BlackburnChampionship
- 25 April 2023Blackburn 0–1 BurnleyChampionship
- 13 November 2022Burnley 3–0 BlackburnChampionship
- 23 August 2017Blackburn 0–2 BurnleyLeague Cup
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Burnley
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Norwich v Cardiff · 21 November 2026
Burnley fans want a draw: that leaves Burnley's risk of a bottom-three finish at 29.0%, against 32.6% if Norwich win (31.7% today).
Norwich win32.6%+0.9Draw29.0%−2.7Cardiff win30.6%−1.1 -
Millwall v QPR · 21 November 2026
Burnley fans want a draw: that leaves Burnley's risk of a bottom-three finish at 29.2%, against 32.6% if Millwall win (31.7% today).
Millwall win32.6%+0.9Draw29.2%−2.5QPR win31.8%+0.1 -
Wolves v Charlton · 21 November 2026
Burnley fans want Wolves to win: that leaves Burnley's risk of a bottom-three finish at 30.9%, against 34.2% if Charlton win (31.7% today).
Wolves win30.9%−0.8Draw32.7%+1.0Charlton win34.2%+2.5
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Burnley's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Head-to-head records
- Burnley vs Cardiff4W 1D 2L7 meetings
- Burnley vs QPR3W 3D 1L7 meetings
- Burnley vs Wolves1W 2D 4L7 meetings
- Burnley vs Birmingham3W 3D 0L6 meetings
- Burnley vs Blackburn5W 1D 0L6 meetings
- Burnley vs Bristol City5W 0D 1L6 meetings
- Burnley vs Charlton5W 1D 0L6 meetings
- Burnley vs Derby2W 4D 0L6 meetings
- Burnley vs Middlesbrough2W 4D 0L6 meetings
- Burnley vs Norwich4W 0D 2L6 meetings
Burnley's record against each club, over the meetings on this site's own match record, which begins in July 2026. All head-to-head records.