Sports Innovation previews the Premier League match between Manchester City and Burnley and offers team stats and betting tips with the latest odds.
Manchester City return from the international break with a Premier League fixture against Burnley on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium.
A pulsating 2-2 draw at Liverpool last time out kept Manchester City in the thick of the title race. The Citizens are third in the Premier League table on 14 points from seven games. And with leaders Chelsea only two points ahead, they’ll be hungry to collect another victory on home turf.
As for Burnley, it’s been anything but smooth sailing so far. The Clarets are down in 18th place in the standings without a single win to their name in seven games. They’ve instead had to settle for three draws and four defeats, leaving them on three points ahead of their visit to the Etihad.
Our tip
Stats and facts for Manchester City and Burnley.
- Manchester City unbeaten the last 6 matches in a row;
- Manchester City unbeaten the last 4 matches in a row at home;
- Manchester City scored in the last 15 of 17 matches;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Manchester City’s last 3 of 5 matches.
- Burnley did not win the last 10 matches in a row;
- Burnley did not win the last 4 matches in a row when playing away;
- Burnley conceded in the last 10 of 12 matches;
- Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Burnley’s last 4 of 6 matches.
Current form — Manchester City v.Burnley
The Citizens hope to boost points tally
Results have been on par, so to speak, for Manchester City lately who have performed more or less according to expectations. It has been a bit of everything for Pep Guardiola’s side in their previous 3 matches, where they first beat Chelsea by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 2-0 defeat against PSG, before an encounter with Liverpool produced a 2-2 draw.
The Clarets paddling along
The mood around Burnley is pretty low right now as a win has proven hard to come by in recent weeks. Sean Dyche’s side have at least stayed unbeaten in their last 3 matches though. They laid the groundwork by beating Rochdale with a 4-1 scoreline before settling for a point in a 2-2 draw against Leicester. Their latest match once again had them share the points, this time in a 0-0 draw against Norwich.
According to the bookmakers, Manchester City are favourites to win. Betting on the away win will get you odds of 25.00 meaning, the bookies predict Burnley are in with a very small chance of claiming all 3 points. Placing your bet on a home win, meanwhile, offers you a best price of 1.14 at the time of writing.
Manchester City v. Burnley — fixture history
Betting on the Citizens winning to nil in their latest meetings with Burnley would have been a sound choice. They ended up winning 2-0 in February 2021 and 5-0 in November 2020 respectively.
Manchester City have the following 9-1-0 meeting statistics with Burnley. In the last 10 meetings of these teams, an advantage was formed on the side of Pep Guardiola’s men, and these matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.
Current table in the Premier League
Top goalscorer
Riyad Mahrez is one of the Manchester City players, who is expected to score on a regular basis. His current tally boats 3 goals. Burnley have eyes fixed on Jay Rodriguez, who memorably scored all 4 goals in the 4-1 win over Rochdale recently. No doubt more will follow soon, when he hits his stride.
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