Burnley vs Man City Prediction and Football Tips

Premier League football tips – Burnley vs Man City prediction

Burnley will definitely be without Kevin Long, Matthew Taylor and Dean Marney for this game but the major worry will be over the fitness of Danny Ings. The striker remains a doubt for the game through injury but will be given every chance to prove his fitness before the match. Manager Sean Dyche, is unlikely to make many changes from the team that lost 2-0 at Liverpool last time out.

It appears as though Manchester City have no injury or suspension concerns heading in the the match at Turf Moor. Gael Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta could make a return to the team and it will be interesting to see if Vincent Kompany is also back in the starting line-up, having been dropped recently.

• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Burnley have scored an average of 1.1 goals and conceded an average of 2 goals per game.
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Man City have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game.
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Burnley’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Man City’s previous 10 matches.
• The last time these two teams met was at the Etihad, just after Christmas and Burnley came away with a shock 2-2 draw.

Despite some decent results against good teams, Burnley have only won 1 game out of their last 14 matches and this will need to improve if they are to stay in the Premier League for next season. Promising draws against Newcastle United, Chelsea and upcoming opponents Manchester City have been dampened by defeats to Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Swansea. However, it’s clear that Sean Dyche’s team can mix it with the big boys and Manchester City will be in for a huge test.

Manchester City can not afford to lose any more ground to Chelsea in the title race, who have a game in hand on Manuel Pellegrini’s team. It will be interesting to see, with Barcelona coming up next week, what team is selected for this game and the players can not afford to lose focus against a determined Burnley team.

Manchester City have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 away matches and have won just 1 of those games in the process. Exactly the same record applies to Burnley for their previous 5 home matches and it appears certain that there will be goals in what could be a tight encounter.

Draw and both teams to score at 4/1 with Skybet

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