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Manchester City vs Burnley: result 5-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 20, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
5-0
Burnley

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Burnley?

Manchester City won 5-0 on October 20, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 17′S. AgüeroManchester City
  • 54′Bernardo SilvaManchester City
  • 56′FernandinhoManchester City
  • 83′R. MahrezManchester City
  • 90′L. SanéManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Burnley

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

4-3-3
  1. 19L. Sané
  2. 10S. Agüero
  3. 20Bernardo Silva
  1. 26R. Mahrez
  2. 25Fernandinho
  3. 21David Silva
  1. 5J. Stones
  2. 14Aymeric Laporte
  3. 22B. Mendy
  4. 4V. Kompany
  1. 31Ederson

Burnley

4-4-1-1
  1. 9S. Vokes
  1. 13J. Hendrick
  1. 7J. Guðmunds­son
  2. 4J. Cork
  3. 16S. Defour
  4. 25A. Lennon
  1. 3C. Taylor
  2. 5J. Tarkowski
  3. 6B. Mee
  4. 2M. Lowton
  1. 20J. Hart
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Burnley have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2018Liverpool(away)0-0Premier League
Oct 2, 20181899 Hoffenheim(away)2-1UEFA Champions League
Sep 29, 2018Brighton(home)2-0Premier League
Sep 25, 2018Oxford United(away)3-0League Cup
Sep 22, 2018Cardiff(away)5-0Premier League
Burnley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2018Huddersfield(home)1-1Premier League
Sep 30, 2018Cardiff(away)2-1Premier League
Sep 25, 2018Burton Albion(away)1-2League Cup
Sep 22, 2018Bournemouth(home)4-0Premier League
Sep 16, 2018Wolves(away)0-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Manchester City wins, 1 draw, 1 Burnley win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 3, 2018Burnley 1-1 Manchester CityPremier League
Jan 6, 2018Manchester City 4-1 BurnleyFA Cup
Oct 21, 2017Manchester City 3-0 BurnleyPremier League
Jan 2, 2017Manchester City 2-1 BurnleyPremier League
Nov 26, 2016Burnley 1-2 Manchester CityPremier League
Mar 14, 2015Burnley 1-0 Manchester CityPremier League

Last archived meeting: Burnley vs Manchester City on Feb 3, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.2 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Burnley score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.20.777/159/15
Burnley1.21.349/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Manchester City870120921

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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