📊 Form Guide
Manchester City LLWWDW
Manchester City, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 0-2 EFL Cup triumph against Huddersfield Town.
In that game, Manchester City had 75% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. For Manchester City, the scorers were Phil Foden (18') and Savinho (74'). On the other side, Huddersfield Town had 5 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.
Over their last six fixtures, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a combined total of 8 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.33.
Ahead of this clash, Manchester City haven't lost in the league to Burnley in their previous 14 games. It's quite some record.
Burnley WWLLDL
After being beaten in their last game against Cardiff City in EFL Cup action, Burnley and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Burnley managed 47% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The only player to score for Burnley was Zian Flemming (56'). At the other end, Cardiff City got 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Joel Colwill (30') and Callum Robinson (35') scored for Cardiff City.
Looking at their form, and Burnley have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 8 goals in total. At the back, Burnley just haven’t been too solid at all.
Coming into this contest, Burnley are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.
↔️ Head to head
A quick look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 03/02/2021 shows that these encounters have not been happy ones for Burnley. They have not managed to get any wins at all whereas Manchester City have just been stronger than them, beating them in 100 per cent of those matches played.
A combined total of 19 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 18 from The Citizens and 1 netted by The Clarets. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.
The last league game featuring the two was Premier League match day 22 on 31/01/2024 when it ended Manchester City 3-1 Burnley.
In that game, Manchester City had 74% possession and 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Julián Alvarez (16', 22') and Rodri (46').
Burnley got 8 shots on goal with 3 on target. Ameen Al Dakhil (93') scored.
The match was refereed by Samuel Barrott.
ℹ️ Team News: Manchester City
Omar Marmoush (Knee injury), Mateo Kovacic (Achilles tendon surgery), Rayan Aït-Nouri (Ankle injury) and Rayan Cherki (Thigh problems) will not be able to play for Manchester City gaffer Pep Guardiola.
It’s our opinion that The Citizens look set to kick off with a 4-1-4-1 formation featuring Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland.
🗞️ Team News: Burnley
Burnley manager Scott Parker has to choose a team with limited availability. Zeki Amdouni (Cruciate ligament tear) and Bashir Humphreys (Thigh problems) won’t be making appearances.
We are inclined to think that The Clarets could decide to utilise a 3-2-4-1 lineup, going with Martin Dubravka, Josh Laurent, Hjalmar Ekdal, Maxime Esteve, Kyle Walker, Quilindschy Hartman, Loum Tchaouna, Josh Cullen, Florentino, Jaidon Anthony and Lyle Foster.
💭 Prediction
In our view, Burnley have the firepower to break down this Manchester City outfit, although that probably won’t be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning margin for Manchester City by the conclusion of the game.
Renata Leite, 13:04 27/09/2025