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Manchester City vs Burnley: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 8Kick-off on October 16, 2021 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
2-0
Burnley

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Burnley?

Manchester City won 2-0 on October 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 12′Bernardo SilvaManchester City
  • 70′K. De BruyneManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Burnley

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

4-3-3
  1. 7R. Sterling
  2. 26R. Mahrez
  3. 47P. Foden
  1. 16Rodri
  2. 20Bernardo Silva
  3. 17K. De Bruyne
  1. 5J. Stones
  2. 6N. Aké
  3. 14Aymeric Laporte
  4. 27João Cancelo
  1. 13Z. Steffen

Burnley

4-4-2
  1. 11D. McNeil
  2. 20M. Cornet
  1. 9C. Wood
  2. 8J. Brownhill
  3. 18A. Westwood
  4. 4J. Cork
  1. 22N. Collins
  2. 5J. Tarkowski
  3. 2M. Lowton
  4. 23E. Pieters
  1. 1N. Pope
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; 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
Oct 3, 2021Liverpool(away)2-2Premier League
Sep 28, 2021Paris Saint Germain(away)0-2UEFA Champions League
Sep 25, 2021Chelsea(away)1-0Premier League
Sep 21, 2021Wycombe(home)6-1League Cup
Sep 18, 2021Southampton(home)0-0Premier League
Burnley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2021Norwich(home)0-0Premier League
Sep 25, 2021Leicester(away)2-2Premier League
Sep 21, 2021Rochdale(home)4-1League Cup
Sep 18, 2021Arsenal(home)0-1Premier League
Sep 13, 2021Everton(away)1-3Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Manchester City wins, 0 draws, 0 Burnley wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 3, 2021Burnley 0-2 Manchester CityPremier League
Nov 28, 2020Manchester City 5-0 BurnleyPremier League
Sep 30, 2020Burnley 0-3 Manchester CityLeague Cup
Jun 22, 2020Manchester City 5-0 BurnleyPremier League
Dec 3, 2019Burnley 1-4 Manchester CityPremier League
Apr 28, 2019Burnley 0-1 Manchester CityPremier League

Last archived meeting: Burnley vs Manchester City on Feb 3, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.4 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Burnley score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.40.874/157/15
Burnley1.31.157/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Manchester City10703211321

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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

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