National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester United or Burnley that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Burnley played their last game only four days ago, a Championship match.
Manchester United form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Manchester United are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Old Trafford. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.
Manchester United are returning here after visiting Fulham and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Eriksen and Garnacho scored the goal(s). United goalkeeper Gea did an outstanding job against Fulham with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Eriksen (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.45/10. Eriksen scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 46 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Fulham with a 2-1 scoreline.Manchester United are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 6 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 3, drew 2 and lost 1.
The Manchester United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. United have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Burnley form and stats
They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the round of 16.As the visiting team in Championship matches, Burnley have produced an overall stat of 5-4-2 so far.
Impressive finishing from Benson (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Middlesbrough in their previous game. Defender Beyer was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Beyer served one assist, hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that result Burnley won their away game at Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. The scoreline was 3-0.You'll want to know how Burnley managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 6 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
Burnley are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 11 away games so far. 13 goals have been conceded by Burnley in these games.
Head 2 Head
Manchester United have managed a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Burnley.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodriguez 9 goals |  M. Benson Hedilazio 8 goals |  N. Tella 7 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Burnley missing players
| Manchester United | Burnley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 50 | ||
| 32 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 4.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.3 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 12.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | ||
| 10.6 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Watford | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Reading | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 21 | Hull City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
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