Manchester City - Burnley Football prediction

Manchester City and Burnley meet at Etihad Stadium in a 9th round match of the Barclays Premier League. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 matches won 3 and drew 1. Indeed, in the last confrontation in this stadium, for the FA Cup, 06-01-2018, Manchester City won by (4-1). The goals were scored by S. Agüero (56 'and 58'), L. Sané (71 ') and Bernardo Silva (82') for Manchester City and A. Barnes (25 ') for Burnley. Special attention is needed for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.

Manchester City Analysis
After 6 wins and 2 draws, the home team is in 1st place, having won 20 points. In the last match, they drew with Liverpool away by (0-0), after in the previous game to have won at home, in a game against Brighton & Hove Albion, for (2-0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in his stadium.

In this competition, he has won his last 4 matches at home and has not lost any of his last 8 matches. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 8 games in this competition. In their games at home there is a tendency towards goals, since 41 of their last 56 games finished with More of 2.5 goals. The team did not usually find it difficult to open the scoring chart: they managed to score the first goal in 6 of their last 8 matches for the Barclays Premier League, 6 of them reached the interval in the lead in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the game. There are 1 highlights in the last 20 home games in all competitions: he suffered 7 of his 20 goals in the minutes (16'-30 ').

Manchester City has been once again campaigning in the Premier League, is one of 3 unbeaten teams after 8 rounds and goes in search of the 3 points to stay in the lead of the competition. The team is characterized by an excellent balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, scored 21 goals, being the best attack of the national, and suffered only 3 goals, with the defense less leaked and these figures help to explain his great performance. Playing at home, such as this Saturday's match, Manchester City are the only team with 100% of playing in the Premier League, average more than 3 goals scored per game in this type of situation and, in addition, is the second less leaked defense as principal, evidencing the enormous strength that he has before his fans where he does not usually give chances to the opponents. For the confrontation against Burnley, coach Pep Guardiola has no problems in the team that has been working and still has the important return of midfielder Kevin De Bruyne after a few months recovering from injury.
 
Review of Burnley
The visiting team is currently in 12th place with 8 points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he won away to Cardiff City by (1-2). In the last match, they tied at home to Huddersfield Town for (1-1). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 19 goals scored and 22 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, with a total of 15 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the league, Burnley had 4 points out of 12, after 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 4 away games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 6 of the last 8 games for this competition. In 8 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 9 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 3 of his 7 goals between minutes (31'-45 ').

Burnley went up in the latest rounds, coming from 3 unbeaten games where he won 2 and drew 1 and wants to maintain a good stage to continue to climb the standings. The team is hitting offensively and scored goals in their last 3 games, but the defense still needs adjustments, conceded goals in 6 of the last 7 rounds and needs more solidity, especially against their next opponent who has huge offensive volume. Playing away from home, such as this Saturday's match, Burnley won their first win in the last round, but the triumph was against the championship lantern and, in general, the team finds difficulties in this type of situation, since it attacks little and is pressed most of the time by playing with practically the entire team behind and with few outs in the counterattack. For the difficult duel with Manchester City, the team will not be able to count on defender Tarkowski, an important embezzlement in its already fragile defensive system.