Manchester City vs Burnley Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 🔵
Manchester City have won their last six meetings with Burnley in all competitions by an aggregate score of 23-1.
Burnley have won just one of their 12 Premier League meetings with Man City (D3 L8), beating them 1-0 in March 2015. The Clarets have shipped more Premier League goals against the Citizens than they have versus any other side (34).
At home, Man City have won their last six meetings with Burnley by an aggregate score of 24-2, winning each of the last three by a 5-0 scoreline. In the history of the Football League, only Notts County have won four successive home games by 5+ goals against a specific opponent (all competitions), doing so against Port Vale between October 1893 and February 1907.
Manchester City have failed to score more than once in any of their last six Premier League games, having netted at least twice in each of their seven previous matches. They last had a longer run of failing to score more than once in a league match between March-September 2006 (14 games).
Manchester City are averaging 15.7 shots and 5.3 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season, while they have a shot conversion rate of just 8% - all the lowest they’ve managed in a single campaign under Pep Guardiola so far.
Manchester City have won 19 of their last 21 Premier League games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday, with their two exceptions in that run coming against Crystal Palace (2-3 in December 2018, 2-2 in January 2020).
Burnley are looking to pick up back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since June, having won their first game of the 2020-21 campaign last time out against Crystal Palace.
Burnley’s Premier League games have seen just 16 goals scored this season (F4 A12), fewer than any other side. No side has scored fewer goals than the Clarets this season (4), with only West Brom (6) failing to score in more different games than Burnley (5).
Man City’s Sergio Agüero has scored nine goals in his last nine appearances against Burnley in all competitions – the Clarets could become the eighth different side against whom the Argentine reaches double figures for goals scored for Manchester City.
Man City’s Riyad Mahrez has scored four goals in his last three Premier League appearances against Burnley, while he’s only netted more overall in the competition against Watford (7) than he has versus the Clarets (5).
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