This is a Round 1 tie in the EFL Cup, and CheckLive has no favourite here, so the match is genuinely up for grabs. Both sides come in off the back of pre-season schedules, with a place in the second round the prize for the winner.
Burnley's recent friendlies have been inconsistent: they lost to Torino 0-1, drew 2-2 with Espanyol, lost 1-2 to Ajax, lost 1-4 to Real Salt Lake, and drew 1-1 with Columbus Crew. Notts County also had a mixed set of warm-up games, drawing 0-0 with Walsall, losing 0-2 to Nottingham Forest, losing 1-3 to Randers FC, losing 0-2 to Viborg FF, and beating Alfreton Town 5-0.
There is no recorded head-to-head between these two sides, so this is a fresh meeting. With neither team showing dominant form and CheckLive unable to split them, the key thing to watch is which side settles into the competitive tempo first. A draw is a real possibility.
