Manchester City FC vs Burnley FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Manchester City FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Burnley FC

Wed 31 Jan 2024 · 19:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Julian Alvarez 16' 1–0

Julian Alvarez 22' 2–0

Rodri 46' 3–0

3–1 90+3' Ameen Al Dakhil

Y 21' Hjalmar Ekdal

Y 75' Connor Roberts

Ederson 75' Y

Jeremy Doku 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Burnley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Barrott (England)
Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
Assistant 2 Daniel Robathan

7 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 14 games · Avg 3.7 goals Burnley FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-31 Manchester City FC 3–1 Burnley FC 2023-08-11 Burnley FC 0–3 Manchester City FC 2023-03-18 Manchester City FC 6–0 Burnley FC 2022-04-02 Burnley FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2021-10-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Burnley FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
26 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–0	W
13 Jan	Newcastle United FC	A	3–2	W
07 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	5–0	W
30 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–0	W
27 Dec	Everton FC	A	3–1	W

Burnley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	1–3	L
12 Jan	Luton Town FC	H	1–1	D
05 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–1	L
30 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	2–3	L
26 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	0–2	L
23 Dec	Fulham FC	A	2–0	W

Key Stats

21% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Manchester City FC and Burnley FC is underway.
5' 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.
10' Burnley FC is showing some good football. However, Burnley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' The travelling Burnley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
16' What a moment for Julian Alvarez! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
21' Burnley FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
22' GOAL! Julian Alvarez fires home to make it 2-0!
27' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Burnley FC's compact 4-4-2.
32' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Burnley FC's 4-4-2 shape.
37' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
42' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
46' What composure from Rodri! The Spain international strokes it home. 3-0.
51' Burnley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Jeremy Doku has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
59' A tactical swap from Burnley FC — David Fofana on, Lyle Foster off on 59 minutes.
64' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
71' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Erling Haaland on 71 minute.
75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Connor Roberts.
76' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Jack Grealish comes on to replace Phil Foden.
81' Jeremy Doku catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
86' The whistle greets Hjalmar Ekdal as he departs to be replaced by Han-Noah Massengo.
87' The crowd applauds Rodri as he leaves the pitch. Mateo Kovacic steps in for Manchester City FC.
Another three points for Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Burnley FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

8
Josh Brownhill
2
Dara O'Shea
7
Johann Berg Gudmundsson ↓ Aaron Ramsey 59'
16
Sander Berge
22
Vitinho
17
Lyle Foster ↓ David Fofana 59'
1
James Trafford
28
Ameen Al Dakhil
47
Wilson Odobert ↓ Anass Zaroury 76'
25
Zeki Amdouni ↓ Connor Roberts 59'
18
Hjalmar Ekdal ↓ Han-Noah Massengo 86'

Bench

4
Jack Cork
14
Connor Roberts ↑ 59'
49
Arijanet Muric
24
Josh Cullen
34
Jacob Bruun Larsen
42
Han-Noah Massengo ↑ 86'
–
David Fofana ↑ 59'
19
Anass Zaroury ↑ 76'
21
Aaron Ramsey ↑ 59'

Coach Vincent Kompany

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2024-01-31 Manchester City FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2024-01-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-01-13 Newcastle United FC 2–3 Manchester City FC W 2024-01-07 Manchester City FC 5–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-12-30 Manchester City FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-12-27 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W

Burnley FC Form

2024-01-31 Manchester City FC 3–1 Burnley FC L 2024-01-12 Burnley FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2024-01-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Burnley FC L 2023-12-30 Aston Villa FC 3–2 Burnley FC L 2023-12-26 Burnley FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-23 Fulham FC 0–2 Burnley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 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 68% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC68% Draw20% Burnley FC12%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Burnley FC

32%

Manchester City FC or Burnley FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC47% Draw41% Burnley FC12%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

10.6%

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.7%

1 – 2

3.6%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Burnley FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	23%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	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.