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Manchester City FC vs Burnley FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Manchester City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Burnley FC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Aymeric Laporte 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Burnley FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

14
Manchester City FC 14 games · Avg 3.7 goals Burnley FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Burnley FC 2021-02-03 Burnley FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2020-11-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Burnley FC 2020-06-22 Manchester City FC 5–0 Burnley FC 2019-12-03 Burnley FC 1–4 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Burnley FC H 2–0 W
03 Oct Liverpool FC A 2–2 D
28 Sep Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–2 L
25 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
18 Sep Southampton FC H 0–0 D
15 Sep RB Leipzig H 6–3 W
Burnley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Manchester City FC A 0–2 L
02 Oct Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
25 Sep Leicester City FC A 2–2 D
18 Sep Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
13 Sep Everton FC A 1–3 L
29 Aug Leeds United FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

21% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Manchester City FC welcome Burnley FC for this crunch clash at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 12' Bernardo Silva makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aymeric Laporte made 439 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' The travelling Burnley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Burnley FC backline.
  • 37' Burnley FC have won 409 goals from 347 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Aymeric Laporte picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Raheem Sterling has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Ashley Barnes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maxwel Cornet at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' Burnley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 71' Kevin De Bruyne has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Johann Berg Gudmundsson gets the nod from Burnley FC. He replaces Jack Cork and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Burnley FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 82' A change in the Burnley FC ranks — Chris Wood exits the field as Jay Rodriguez enters on 82.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Fernandinho on, Kevin De Bruyne off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burnley FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Cole Palmer is replacing Bernardo Silva for the Manchester City FC side.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Burnley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sean Dyche

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riyad Mahrez 7
Erling Haaland 6
Julian Alvarez 4
Gabriel Jesus 4
Kevin De Bruyne 3
Rodri 3
Bernardo Silva 3
Sergio Aguero 3

Head to Head

2021-10-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Burnley FC 2021-02-03 Burnley FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2020-11-28 Manchester City FC 5–0 Burnley FC 2020-06-22 Manchester City FC 5–0 Burnley FC 2019-12-03 Burnley FC 1–4 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2021-10-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2021-10-03 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2021-09-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2021-09-18 Manchester City FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2021-09-15 Manchester City FC 6–3 RB Leipzig W

Burnley FC Form

2021-10-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Burnley FC L 2021-10-02 Burnley FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2021-09-25 Leicester City FC 2–2 Burnley FC D 2021-09-18 Burnley FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2021-09-13 Everton FC 3–1 Burnley FC L 2021-08-29 Burnley FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Burnley FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC66% Draw21% Burnley FC13%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Burnley FC
34%
Manchester City FC or Burnley FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC47% Draw42% Burnley FC11%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.7%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Burnley FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.