Manchester City take on the visitors Burnley in the round 22 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 31st at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Having experienced a slight downturn in November-December and a series of matches where luck just wasn't on their side, The City are stringing together one victory after another. For instance, just recently Manchester City secured a win away against Tottenham (1-0) in one of the national cup tournaments. In the previous stage of the cup, Pep's charges comfortably defeated Huddersfield from the second league with a clean sheet (5-0). Moreover, in their last home match in the Premier League, the Citizens triumphed over Sheffield United (2-0). Three clean sheets in four recent matches is quite a remarkable outcome for Manchester City this season. But I think this is not yet the limit for the team. In this clash against Burnley, I expect another victory for the sky blues, and again without conceding any goals. While it's working, they should keep playing for a clean sheet. The opponent is weak on the road, and a clean sheet for Ederson certainly won't hurt.
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Of course, it would be nice for the team under Vincent Kompany's leadership to retain their Premier League status for at least one more season, but it will be very difficult to do so. At the moment, Burnley are situated in the relegation zone, in second-to-last place in the table. Yes, the gap from the 17th place, which ensures safety, is only five points, which isn't that much considering the length of the remaining distance. However, the Clarets rarely add points to their tally. In the last seven league rounds, the team suffered four defeats. Three of them were by a clean sheet: against Liverpool (0-2), Everton (0-2), and Wolverhampton (0-1). Overall, in 21 Premier League matches, Burnley lost 15 times, and in more than half of these matches, they couldn't even score a single goal against their opponents.
Perhaps there will be people in the comments ready to throw stones at me. Because today's Manchester City very rarely keeps a clean sheet in the national championship. However, specifically in this match, I don't believe in a goal against the Citizens at all. Pep Guardiola's team has a tradition - once or twice a year to thrash Burnley in their head-to-head meetings with a clean sheet. And this tradition has been going on for eight consecutive matches, here are their results: 5-0, 3-0, 5-0, 2-0, 2-0, 2-0, 6-0, 3-0. And if any other Premier League team were in Burnley's place, my prediction would be for a goal against the favorite. But specifically Burnley are a very convenient opponent not only for attacking but also for defending against Pep Guardiola's team. Therefore, I won't guess how many goals the country's champion will ship to the opponent this time. I bet that not a single round projectile will find its way into Ederson's goal. My prediction is a home win with a clean sheet.
Prediction for the match: Burnley to score – no.
