If Burnley are able to maintain their remarkable defensive record for the remainder of the season, they’re on track to shatter all records.
It will come as no surprise that Burnley’s goals against tally of nine from 26 games is the best in the EFL this season, by some margin too. Promotion rivals Sheffield United sit second in that particular list with 17 goals conceded, almost double that of Burnley’s.
By comparison, the Clarets shipped 35 goals during their last campaign in the Championship, the 2022/23 promotion-winning season under Vincent Kompany.
The current English record for the fewest number of goals to be conceded in a single season is held by Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in 2004/05, when they let just 15 in their net.
Scott Parker’s men are currently conceding an average of 0.35 goals per game. Continue that trend over 46 games and it will result in 15.9 goals being conceded. Burnley are also currently averaging a goal against every 260 minutes, or every four hours and 20 minutes – essentially a goal every three games
That record comes with a slight asterisk though as it spans 51 matches – 19 clean sheets in 42 Second Division games and six in nine FA Cup ties.
It’s worth noting that James Trafford has kept 16 of Burnley’s 17 shutouts this season, with the other one being kept by Vaclav Hladky during the 5-0 thrashing of Cardiff City when Trafford missed out through illness.
No side has even managed to score more than once against Burnley in a game this season.
Four of the nine goals have come during 12 home games, while five have been conceded in 14 away fixtures
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