Premier League: Burnley vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 34 match between Burnley and Manchester City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Manchester City come to Turf Moor for the Premier League match on Wednesday, Burnley will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

While The Sky Blues are chasing the lead in the Premier League after collecting 67 points in 32 rounds, Burnley trail by 20 points after 33 rounds, leaving them as number 19 in the table.

Team form: Burnley vs Manchester City

Burnley Form

In their last three matches, Burnley lost 3-1 against Fulham, 0-2 against Brighton and 4-1 against Nottingham Forest. Burnley are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored seven goals.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City first beat Liverpool 4-0, then Chelsea by 0-3 and finally Arsenal by 2-1. Manchester City managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding six times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats and facts for Burnley and Manchester City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Burnley and Manchester City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Burnley vs Manchester City

With three goals in six matches Zian Flemming has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Manchester City and their defence. The visitors hope Nico O’Reilly adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: Burnley vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Burnley won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing four. They lost five at Turf Moor in this run of matches. Manchester City won five of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing two and losing three. Manchester City have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 games. Manchester City remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Manchester City have beaten Burnley in impressive 14 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Burnley only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Manchester City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Burnley managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Manchester City were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Manchester City have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Burnley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burnley, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Manchester City, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches. Manchester City scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.