After defeating Tottenham for the FA Cup, Manchester City will continue its work in the league. The current Premier League champion will host Burnley on January 31 at the Etihad Stadium.
City will look for three points, since they are in the fight for the title and there are five points that separate them from Liverpool. However, the team led by Vincent Kompany lives another reality. The Clarets are five units away from leaving the relegation zone.
Added to this, the ‘skyblue’ will possibly not be able to count on the presence of their star scorer: Erling Haaland. While Burnley will be without recurring players such as Jordan Beyer and Charlie Taylor, both due to injury.
Best bets Manchester City vs Burnley
Will both teams score? No – 1.55 at Rushbet.
Many shots on goal: Yes – Over 8.5 – 1.57 at Rushbet.
Will there be many corners?: Yes – Over 9.5 – 1.66 at Rushbet.
All odds courtesy of Rushbet, correct at time of publication and subject to change.
Goals will lean towards only one side of the field
Without a doubt the field will tilt against Burnley. The current champion of the Premier League, the Champions League and the Club World Cup has demonstrated the depth of the squad by rotating on many occasions. And it should be noted that, despite Haaland’s absence, they have moved forward with the games.
In the last eight times that both teams met, ‘los vinotinto’ lost all the games. It should be noted that of those confrontations, Burnley failed to score even once. The last time he scored a goal against Manchester City was on matchday 15 of the Premier League in 2019, a match that the ‘skyblues’ also won.
Best bets Manchester City vs Burnley
The goals will be bombed
It is well known that Manchester City always dominates the match, not only in possession, but also in the offensive phase. Pep’s players tend to shoot a lot on goal, in the last five games alone he generated 36 shots on goal. This gives an average of 7.2 shots on goal. For its part, Burnley puts little effort into the goal. In the same number of games he made 15, which gives him an average of 3.0.
Furthermore, in the five previous occasions they collided, they generated a total of 45 shots on goal, which gives an average of 8.6 shots on goal.
Taking these figures as a reference, the scenario where the shots on goal between both teams exceeds 8.5 is not far off.
Corner kicks will be the protagonists
It is no secret that Manchester City is very strong in the offensive phase, so generating corner kicks is not difficult for them. In the previous five games, the team took the ball from the corner 58 times, which gives an average of 11.6. While Burnley carried out 17 executions from the corner kick, where they obtained an average of 3.4 shots.
Based on these types of figures, we can imagine a bet where corner kicks exceed 9.5, but all thanks to Manchester City. The recent champion of Europe and the world has an attacking presence enviable by any club on the old continent.