Premier League: Burnley vs Manchester United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 21 match between Burnley and Manchester United and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Burnley enjoy home advantage, when visitors Manchester United swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 19th in the table Burnley have amassed 12 points after 20 matches. On 31 points, Manchester United rank sixth with 20 matches played this season.

Form: Burnley vs Manchester United

Burnley Form

A single point is all Burnley can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Everton, before getting trounced 1-3 against Newcastle while Brighton won 2-0. Burnley did not win any of their last six Premier League matches at the Turf Moor. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored three goals.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Newcastle with a 1-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Wolverhampton. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Leeds. Manchester United won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting stats for Burnley and Manchester United

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

In-form players: Burnley vs Manchester United

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Josh Laurent will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Manchester United hope Bruno Fernandes can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

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Full-time result

Burnley won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing two. They lost seven at Turf Moor in this run of matches. Manchester United won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing four and losing three. Manchester United scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Manchester United have not lost to Burnley in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Burnley only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Manchester United scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive away games Manchester United played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Burnley managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Manchester United kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Manchester United have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Burnley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Burnley saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Manchester United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches. Manchester United scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.