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Manchester United

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Manchester United, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 4-2 Premier League triumph over Sheffield United.

In that match, Manchester United had 72% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 13 on target. For Manchester United, the scorers were Harry Maguire (42'), Bruno Fernandes (61', 81') and Rasmus Højlund (85'). Sheffield United had 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Jayden Bogle (35') and Ben Brereton Díaz (50') scored for Sheffield United.

Three or more goals per match have been seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Manchester United have played. Opposing sides scored 15 of them in these games while Manchester United amassed a tally of 15.

Coming into this clash, Manchester United are unbeaten in the league by Burnley in their previous 5 matches.

Burnley

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Burnley head into the encounter after a 1-4 Premier League win with the defeat of Sheffield United in their last outing.

In that game, Burnley managed 51% possession and 16 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Burnley, the goals were scored by Jacob Bruun Larsen (38'), Lorenz Assignon (40'), Lyle Foster (58') and Jóhann Berg Guðmunds­son (71'). On the other side, Sheffield United had 18 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. Gustavo Hamer (52') scored for Sheffield United.

Burnley have regularly broken through opposing defences in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 10 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Burnley have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes. Such a pattern might not be continued into this game, though.

Going into this contest, Burnley haven't beaten Manchester United when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head to head results going back to 12/01/2021 shows that these fixtures have not been good ones for Burnley. They’ve not managed to register any wins whatsoever while Manchester United have dominated them, finishing as winners in 83% of those games where they have faced each other.

A combined sum of 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 11 from The Red Devils and 3 created by The Clarets. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The last league contest between these sides was Premier League match day 6 on 23/09/2023 when it finished Burnley 0-1 Manchester United.

On that day, Burnley managed 62% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 on target.

For their opponents, Manchester United got 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. Bruno Fernandes (45') scored.

The match was refereed by Tony Harrington.

ℹ️ Team News: Manchester United

Luke Shaw (Muscle injury), Tyrell Malacia (Knee injury), Jonny Evans (Muscle injury), Raphaël Varane (Muscle injury), Victor Lindelöf (Hamstring injury) and Lisandro Martínez (Calf strain) are not available for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.

In all likelihood, The Red Devils will probably line up in a 4-2-3-1 system, utilising Andre Onana, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Scott McTominay, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hoejlund.

📋 Team News: Burnley

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Jordan Beyer (Hamstring injury) and Luca Koleosho (Knee injury) can’t be considered.

We are inclined to think that The Clarets will likely make use of a 4-4-2 lineup by sending out Arijanet Muric, Lorenz Assignon, Dara O'Shea, Maxime Esteve, Charlie Taylor, Vitinho, Josh Cullen, Sander Berge, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Lyle Foster and Wilson Odobert.

✨ Prediction

Our thinking is that Burnley are certainly able to breach the defence of this Manchester United outfit, but that probably won’t quite be as many as they will have scored against them.

Our tip is for a 2-1 win for Manchester United at full-time. Looking forward to this.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 13:01 27/04/2024