Manchester City vs Burnley Prediction & Match Preview

• Manchester City are flying high with a run of nine wins and a draw in the last ten games across competitions.
• Man City scored five or more goals in all but one of the last six home outings against Burnley.
• Burnley lost three and drew one of the previous four matches in all competitions.

Manchester City picked up their seventh win on the bounce on Friday evening, beating Tottenham 1-0 on the road in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Citizens have been struggling to break the deadlock in North London despite the constant dominance on the pitch but they eventually found a breakthrough with a Nathan Ake late winner.

Man City now have nine wins and a draw in the last ten outings across competitions. They seem to have found the last season’s form and their stocks will only rise with Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland getting back from their respective injuries. De Bruyne turned the last round’s game against Newcastle around with a goal and an assist upon coming on from the bench. Could he get his first start this Wednesday when Manchester City play host to Burnley at Etihad?

The hosts are enormous favorites in this match. Burnley are second from bottom in the Premier League table and they will go into this off the back of three defeats and a draw in the last four games across competitions. Clarets are five points behind the safe zone and they can hardly hope for salvation points in the match against the reigning champions.

Recent Meetings

• Manchester City have dominated this matchup historically. They will go into this on the back of eleven straight wins over Burnley.
• All but one of these eleven wins was by at least two goals difference, including this season’s game in August last year at Turf Moor (3-0).
• Manchester City have scored five or more goals in five of the previous six home outings against Clarets.

Manchester City vs Burnley Prediction

Manchester City are five points shy of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings and they simply can’t afford a mistake against one of the main relegation candidates on the home patch. The Citizens are firing on all cylinders with nine wins and a draw in the last ten outings across competitions. They bagged five or more goals in five of the last six home outings against Burnley. They limited Tottenham to just a single shot in the 90 minutes of play in the FA Cup clash on Friday night in North London. We will take Man City to win by three or more goals as the main pick at the 1.90 odds.

Burnley own the second-worst defensive record in the Premier League with 42 goals allowed in 21 games. They face the division’s best attacking line on the road. Everything points towards an easy home win and we expect Man City to finish the job in the first half on Wednesday. You can back the Over 1.5 goals in the first half bet at the 1.83 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 29, 2024

Manchester City vs Burnley Betting Tips

Manchester City to win in -2.5 Asian Handicap

OK

	1.97 Odds
	1.92 Odds

Over 1.5 goals in the first half

OK

1.98 Odds

Correct Score: Manchester City 5-0

OK

	13.00 Odds
	12.00 Odds