Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:03 pm
Burnley match facts
This will be the first top-flight meeting between Cardiff City and Burnley since March 1962 when the two sides played out a 1-1 draw.
Cardiff are unbeaten in 13 matches in all competitions against Burnley (W4 D9), since a 0-2 loss at Turf Moor in April 2007.
Burnley haven’t won away from home against Cardiff in any competition since April 2000, going 11 matches without a win (D3 L8).
Cardiff are winless in 10 Premier League games (D3 L7), losing the last three in a row by an aggregate score of 3-12.
Burnley earned their first Premier League victory of the season last time out against Bournemouth, last winning consecutive games in April (a run of five).
Burnley have never won a Premier League away game against a promoted side before, losing five and drawing six of their 11 such games.
Burnley have won just 15% of their Premier League games on a Sunday (P33 W5 D7 L21) – of teams to have played more than five games on Sunday, only QPR have a lower win rate (13%).
Cardiff are winless in seven games in all competitions so far this season. They’ve not failed to win any of their first eight in a single campaign since 1964-65.
Burnley forward Ashley Barnes’ two goals against Bournemouth in his last match took him ahead of Paul Scharner as the second highest Austrian goalscorer in Premier League history (22 goals, behind Marko Arnautovic on 36).
Burnley boss Sean Dyche has met Cardiff five times previously as a manager in league competition, with all five finishing as draws (twice with Watford, three times with Burnley).