Burnley expected to fight losing battle when facing Manchester City

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

Manchester City have performed better than Burnley so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Manchester City form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 13 Premier League games here at Etihad Stadium for Manchester City. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

In their previous game, the manager J. Guardiola i Sala led his Manchester City to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Manchester United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Etihad Stadium. A strong away win before that one, visiting Sheffield Wednesday and winning 1-0.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Champions League game versus Real Madrid in only three days. This game is also played here at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Etihad Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 33 goals in 13 matches. From these home matches, Manchester City have conceded only 12 goals.

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Burnley form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Burnley have produced an overall stat of 4-4-6 so far.

Burnley played 1-1 against Tottenham Hotspur in their previous match. Before that, Burnley travelled to Newcastle United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Burnley's match history for similar games we find three matches. The home team won two of these as expected, two of them by at least two goals. Burnley managed one draw and zero surprise wins.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Burnley have scored 14 goals in 14 league games away. In the opposite end, Burnley have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Burnley - Manchester City 1-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Manchester City wins - draws - Burnley wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityS. Agüero del Castillo
S. Agüero del Castillo
16 goals
Manchester CityR. Sterling
R. Sterling
11 goals
BurnleyC. Wood
C. Wood
11 goals

Manchester City missing players

Burnley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Burnley
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 14 29
18 9 2 Won W 1 4 11
3 2 2 Drew D 1 4 6
7 2 0 Lost L 2 6 12
68 33 8 Scored S 4 14 34
31 12 5 Conceded C 6 21 40
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 79%
71% 77% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 55%
50% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
21% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
54% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 38%
36% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 38%
11% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 31%
 
8.3 9.7 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.1 4.8
2.7 2.6 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.6 5.8
2 1.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.3 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
522 268 88 Total Shots T S 36 118 292
184 88 28 Shots on Target S O 9 34 93
37% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 41% 37%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Burnley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Manchester City has the most scored goals (68)
  • Manchester City has the most scored goals in the second half (37)
  • Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Burnley have scored away.
  • Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 29 27 1 1 66 21 15 15 0 0 40 12 14 12 1 1 26 9 45 82
2 Manchester City 28 18 3 7 68 31 13 9 2 2 33 12 15 9 1 5 35 19 37 57
3 Leicester City 29 16 5 8 58 28 15 9 3 3 30 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 30 53
4 Chelsea 29 14 6 9 51 39 15 7 3 5 22 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 12 48
5 Manchester United 29 12 9 8 44 30 15 8 5 2 29 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 14 45
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 10 13 6 41 34 15 5 7 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 43
7 Sheffield United 28 11 10 7 30 25 15 7 3 5 17 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 5 43
8 Tottenham Hotspur 29 11 8 10 47 40 14 8 2 4 27 15 15 3 6 6 20 25 7 41
9 Arsenal 28 9 13 6 40 36 15 7 5 3 26 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 4 40
10 Burnley 29 11 6 12 34 40 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 39
11 Crystal Palace 29 10 9 10 26 32 15 6 4 5 12 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -6 39
12 Everton 29 10 7 12 37 46 14 7 4 3 19 15 15 3 3 9 18 31 -9 37
13 Newcastle United 29 9 8 12 25 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 15 4 2 9 13 29 -16 35
14 Southampton 29 10 4 15 35 52 15 4 2 9 16 31 14 6 2 6 19 21 -17 34
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 6 11 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 15 2 5 8 15 25 -8 29
16 West Ham United 29 7 6 16 35 50 14 4 3 7 23 26 15 3 3 9 12 24 -15 27
17 Watford 29 6 9 14 27 44 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 2 4 9 11 27 -17 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 29 7 6 16 29 47 14 4 5 5 17 21 15 3 1 11 12 26 -18 27
19 Aston Villa 28 7 4 17 34 56 13 5 2 6 18 24 15 2 2 11 16 32 -22 25
20 Norwich City 29 5 6 18 25 52 14 4 3 7 19 26 15 1 3 11 6 26 -27 21

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 29 27 1 1 66 21 15 15 0 0 40 12 14 12 1 1 26 9 45 82
2 Manchester City 28 18 3 7 68 31 13 9 2 2 33 12 15 9 1 5 35 19 37 57
3 Leicester City 29 16 5 8 58 28 15 9 3 3 30 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 30 53
4 Chelsea 29 14 6 9 51 39 15 7 3 5 22 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 12 48
5 Manchester United 29 12 9 8 44 30 15 8 5 2 29 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 14 45
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 10 13 6 41 34 15 5 7 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 43
7 Sheffield United 28 11 10 7 30 25 15 7 3 5 17 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 5 43
8 Tottenham Hotspur 29 11 8 10 47 40 14 8 2 4 27 15 15 3 6 6 20 25 7 41
9 Arsenal 28 9 13 6 40 36 15 7 5 3 26 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 4 40
10 Burnley 29 11 6 12 34 40 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 39
11 Crystal Palace 29 10 9 10 26 32 15 6 4 5 12 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -6 39
12 Everton 29 10 7 12 37 46 14 7 4 3 19 15 15 3 3 9 18 31 -9 37
13 Newcastle United 29 9 8 12 25 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 15 4 2 9 13 29 -16 35
14 Southampton 29 10 4 15 35 52 15 4 2 9 16 31 14 6 2 6 19 21 -17 34
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 6 11 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 15 2 5 8 15 25 -8 29
16 West Ham United 29 7 6 16 35 50 14 4 3 7 23 26 15 3 3 9 12 24 -15 27
17 Watford 29 6 9 14 27 44 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 2 4 9 11 27 -17 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 29 7 6 16 29 47 14 4 5 5 17 21 15 3 1 11 12 26 -18 27
19 Aston Villa 28 7 4 17 34 56 13 5 2 6 18 24 15 2 2 11 16 32 -22 25
20 Norwich City 29 5 6 18 25 52 14 4 3 7 19 26 15 1 3 11 6 26 -27 21

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