Burnley v Manchester City predictions: Clarets unlikely to trouble leaders

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Burnley v Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bets

Man City to win 2-0
1pt 6-1 bet365

Man City to win 3-0
1pt 13-2 general

Team news

Burnley
Ben Mee needs more time to get over a leg injury and joins the suspended Nathan Collins and injured Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Erik Pieters and Matej Vydra in missing out.

Manchester City
John Stones has overcome the hip injury he suffered on England duty. Ruben Dias and Cole Palmer remain sidelined.

Match preview

Manchester City against Burnley in the Pep Guardiola era has become a formality and the Premier League leaders are heavy favourites to record a 14th win in 15 meetings under the Spaniard.

Yet another City triumph over the Clarets is vital if they are to keep a fast-approaching Liverpool side at bay in the title race ahead of a huge showdown between the two top at the Etihad Stadium next week.

Burnley’s need is just as great as they find themselves submerged in the relegation zone following a run of three straight defeats.

Sean Dyche’s men are as big as 14-1 to record only their fourth league win of the season but an upset looks extremely unlikely, and punters searching for value are advised to look elsewhere.

A City win to nil - which has landed in eight of the last nine meetings between the sides - is odds-on but a third consecutive 2-0 success for the Citizens over Burnley, who have failed to score in their last four losses, offers a far greater return, while it's worth adding another dart at 3-0.

Key stat

Man City have won their last nine matches against Burnley by an aggregate score of 32-1.

Inside info

Burnley

Penalty taker Wout Weghorst/Ashley Barnes
Free-kick wizard Maxwel Cornet
Set-piece aerial threat James Tarkowski
Card magnet Josh Brownhill

Manchester City

Penalty taker Riyad Mahrez/Kevin de Bruyne
Free-kick wizard Riyad Mahrez
Set-piece aerial threat Aymeric Laporte
Card magnet Fernandinho

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