Manchester City vs Burnley Predictions & Tips – Manchester City to cruise past Burnley in the FA Cup

By Vedran Ostojic

18 Mar 2023

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Vedran Ostojic 18 Mar 2023

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Manchester City vs Burnley predictions for Saturday’s FA Cup match (17:45 GMT)
The fixture is taking place at Etihad Stadium
Burnley are having a fantastic season in the Championship

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Manchester City have won 10 of their last 11 matches against Burnley (Getty Images)

Manchester City vs Burnley Predictions

Manchester City are looking unstoppable right now, being on a red-hot run of five straight victories in which they bagged 17 goals. I expect them to be inspired against Burnley as well and score at least three times.

Manchester City vs Burnley Predictions
Head to Head
Manchester City Form
Manchester City Team News
Burnley Form
Burnley Team News

Manchester City have scored 3+ goals in 5 of their last 9 matches
Manchester City have scored 3+ goals in 5 of their last 8 matches (FA Cup)
Manchester City have won both halves in 3 of their last 4 matches
Manchester City have won 10 of their last 11 matches against Burnley

Head to Head

Manchester City have a 45-26 advantage against Burnley with 20 draws in 91 games.

The most recent head to head encounter was won by Manchester City 2-0 in April 2022.

Manchester City Form

After a thumping 7-0 victory against Red Bull Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City redirect their focus to the FA Cup this weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s side earned five straight victories across all competitions. Besides the abovementioned win, they also defeated Crystal Palace (1-0), Newcastle United (2-0), Bristol City (3-0), and AFC Bournemouth (4-1).

The Citizens reached the FA Cup semi-finals last year where they got eliminated by Liverpool (2-3).

Erling Haaland scored six goals in his last two matches, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him benched on Saturday and replaced by Julian Alvarez.

Manchester City Team News

Besides suspended Benjamin Mendy, all other players are fit and available for this FA Cup match.

Burnley Form

To reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, Burnley FC eliminated AFC Bournemouth (4-2), Ipswich Town (2-1), and Fleetwood Town (1-0).

Nathan Tella and Anass Zaroury are the top scorers for the Clarets in this competition, bagging two goals each.

Vincent Kompany’s side has been merciless in the Championship this season, collecting 83 points from 37 games. They are just a couple of victories away from winning the league and confirming promotion to the EPL.

Burnley are undefeated for 18 matches in a row in all competitions.

Burnley Team News

All players are fit and eligible to play on Saturday.

Verdict

Man City v Burnley

Burnley have been performing at a very high level in the Championship, but their last serious test ended with a 0-2 loss to Manchester United in the League Cup. I expect them to concede more than two goals this Saturday.

ManCity Over 2.5 Goals

Total Team Goals

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