Match

Manchester City vs Burnley: result 4-1 and analysis

FA Cup3rd RoundKick-off on January 6, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
4-1
Burnley

Full time

What was the result of Manchester City vs Burnley?

Manchester City won 4-1 on January 6, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 25′A. BarnesBurnley
  • 56′S. AgüeroManchester City
  • 58′S. AgüeroManchester City
  • 71′L. SanéManchester City
  • 82′Bernardo SilvaManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Burnley

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

  1. 7R. Sterling
  2. 10S. Agüero
  3. 19L. Sané
  1. 8İ. Gündoğan
  2. 21David Silva
  3. 25Fernandinho
  1. 3Danilo
  2. 5J. Stones
  3. 30N. Otamendi
  4. 35O. Zinchenko
  1. 1C. Bravo

Burnley

  1. 9S. Vokes
  2. 10A. Barnes
  1. 4J. Cork
  2. 13J. Hendrick
  3. 17J. Guðmunds­son
  4. 18A. Westwood
  1. 2M. Lowton
  2. 3C. Taylor
  3. 6B. Mee
  4. 28K. Long
  1. 29N. Pope
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Burnley have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 2, 2018Watford(home)3-1Premier League
Dec 31, 2017Crystal Palace(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 27, 2017Newcastle(away)1-0Premier League
Dec 23, 2017Bournemouth(home)4-0Premier League
Dec 19, 2017Leicester(away)2-2League Cup
Burnley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 1, 2018Liverpool(home)1-2Premier League
Dec 30, 2017Huddersfield(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 26, 2017Manchester United(away)2-2Premier League
Dec 23, 2017Tottenham(home)0-3Premier League
Dec 16, 2017Brighton(away)0-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Manchester City wins, 1 draw, 1 Burnley win.

DateScoreCompetition
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
Dec 28, 2014Manchester City 2-2 BurnleyPremier League

Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Burnley on Oct 21, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.2 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Burnley score 0.8 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.20.769/1511/15
Burnley0.80.974/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

A question about Manchester City vs Burnley?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Manchester City and Burnley