The manager O. Solskjær looks to inspire Manchester United win against Burnley

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Wed 22.January
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Manchester United leading Burnley by 7 points.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Manchester United and Burnley.

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Manchester United form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 11 Premier League games here at Old Trafford for Manchester United. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

Manchester United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Burnley (placed 14th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Liverpool.

The Manchester United manager O. Solskjær has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. Manchester United have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Burnley form and stats

There's been little loot from Burnley's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Burnley only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

Burnley play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Manchester United (placed 5th). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Leicester City.

Goalkeeper Nick Pope was absolutely vital in the Burnley victory against Manchester United, making 6 saves.

The attacking power of Burnley when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Burnley have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Burnley - Manchester United 0-2, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Manchester United, 4 draws and 0 wins for Burnley. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
14 goals
BurnleyC. Wood
C. Wood
9 goals
Manchester UnitedA. Martial
A. Martial
8 goals

Manchester United missing players

Burnley missing players

Manchester United Burnley
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
9 6 2 Won W 0 3 9
7 4 1 Drew D 0 3 3
8 2 0 Lost L 3 6 12
36 24 9 Scored S 1 12 28
29 12 3 Conceded C 10 20 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 83%
42% 58% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 58% 58%
29% 42% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 17%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 12%
54% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 38%
17% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 33%
29% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 29%
 
5.4 5.2 6 Corners For (avg) C F 2.7 3.9 4.8
4.4 3.8 4.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.7 6.4 5.8
1.8 1.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
349 196 50 Total Shots T S 26 101 228
130 70 22 Shots on Target S O 5 26 69
28% 34% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 46% 41%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Burnley have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Burnley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Burnley is in the worst form (1-0-4)
  • Manchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Manchester United 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 22 21 1 0 52 14 12 12 0 0 31 9 10 9 1 0 21 5 38 64
2 Manchester City 24 16 3 5 65 27 12 8 2 2 31 12 12 8 1 3 34 15 38 51
3 Leicester City 24 15 3 6 52 24 12 8 2 2 24 12 12 7 1 4 28 12 28 48
4 Chelsea 24 12 4 8 41 32 12 5 3 4 16 12 12 7 1 4 25 20 9 40
5 Manchester United 23 9 7 7 36 28 11 6 4 1 24 10 12 3 3 6 12 17 8 34
6 Tottenham Hotspur 24 9 7 8 38 32 12 7 2 3 23 12 12 2 5 5 15 20 6 34
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 8 10 5 34 30 11 4 5 2 17 15 12 4 5 3 17 15 4 34
8 Sheffield United 24 8 9 7 25 23 12 5 2 5 13 11 12 3 7 2 12 12 2 33
9 Southampton 24 9 4 11 31 42 12 3 2 7 13 28 12 6 2 4 18 14 -11 31
10 Arsenal 24 6 12 6 32 34 12 4 5 3 18 18 12 2 7 3 14 16 -2 30
11 Crystal Palace 24 7 9 8 22 28 12 4 4 4 10 12 12 3 5 4 12 16 -6 30
12 Everton 24 8 6 10 28 35 12 6 3 3 15 13 12 2 3 7 13 22 -7 30
13 Newcastle United 24 8 6 10 24 36 12 5 4 3 12 12 12 3 2 7 12 24 -12 30
14 Burnley 23 8 3 12 27 38 12 6 0 6 16 18 11 2 3 6 10 20 -11 27
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 6 7 11 27 34 12 4 5 3 16 13 12 2 2 8 11 21 -7 25
16 Aston Villa 24 7 4 13 31 45 12 5 2 5 16 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -14 25
17 West Ham United 23 6 5 12 27 38 11 3 2 6 17 20 12 3 3 6 10 18 -11 23
18 AFC Bournemouth 24 6 5 13 23 37 12 3 4 5 13 18 12 3 1 8 10 19 -14 23
19 Watford 24 5 8 11 21 36 12 3 5 4 11 14 12 2 3 7 10 22 -15 23
20 Norwich City 24 4 5 15 24 47 12 3 3 6 18 25 12 1 2 9 6 22 -23 17

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.