Burnley vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2026

When Manchester City come to Turf Moor for the Premier League match on Wednesday, Burnley will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Manchester City have claimed 67 points after 32 rounds, while Burnley have amassed 20 points and are now ranked as number 19 in the Premier League standings.

Burnley are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Manchester City but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Burnley are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 23 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Manchester City are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored two times on average per match, for a total of 20 goals. They also let in eight goals, leaving an average of 0.8 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

The Sky Blues beat Burnley twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 5-1 and 3-1, respectively.

Burnley vs Manchester City Prediction

Burnley Form

Burnley have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Fulham, before Brighton ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Nottingham Forest, who came out 4-1 winners. Burnley didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Turf Moor. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored seven goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Liverpool got left behind in a 4-0 win, before Chelsea got hammered in a 0-3 victory. Arsenal was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Manchester City. Manchester City won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding six.

Burnley fought their way to zero wins and three points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 19 goals. Manchester City claimed seven wins from 25 goals scored and 11 conceded in the previous 11 encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League. This earned them a total of 24 points. Burnley have a record of four wins, eight draws and 21 defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City are looking at 20 wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Burnley vs Manchester City Squads

Burnley Squad

Scott Parker will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Manchester City from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Martin Dubravka (0/33), Max Weiss (0/0), Vaclav Hladky (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (1/11), Connor Roberts (0/0), Hjalmar Ekdal (0/17), Joe Worrall (0/11), Jordan Beyer (0/0), Kyle Walker (0/31), Lucas Pires (0/16), Maxime Esteve (0/30), Quilindschy Hartman (0/19), Florentino (0/26), Hannibal Mejbri (1/23), James Ward-Prowse (0/13), Josh Cullen (2/18), Josh Laurent (1/29), Lesley Ugochukwu (3/32), Marley Leuluai (0/0), Mike Tresor (0/5), Oliver Pimlott (0/0), Zian Flemming (9/24), Armando Broja (1/22), Ashley Barnes (0/6), Enock Agyei (0/0), Jacob Bruun Larsen (0/25), Jaidon Anthony (7/32), Loum Tchaouna (1/24), Lyle Foster (3/24), Marcus Edwards (1/21), Zeki Amdouni (0/0).

Manchester City Squad

Below is the full team squad of Manchester City. The manager Guardiola will pick his starting XI against Burnley from these players:

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/29), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/17), John Stones (0/7), Josko Gvardiol (2/16), Marc Guehi (3/30), Max Alleyne (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/15), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/14), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (2/25), Bernardo Silva (2/32), Jeremy Doku (2/24), Mateo Kovacic (0/2), Matheus Nunes (1/29), Nico Gonzalez (1/22), Nico O'Reilly (5/30), Phil Foden (7/28), Rayan Cherki (4/27), Rodri (1/20), Ryan McAidoo (0/0), Savinho (0/19), Sverre Halseth Nypan (0/0), Tijjani Reijnders (5/26), Antoine Semenyo (15/31), Erling Haaland (23/31), Omar Marmoush (1/17).

Burnley vs Manchester City Team News

Burnley could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Manchester City. Burnley have to alter their line-up, as both Hannibal Mejbri, Maxime Esteve and Joe Worrall get a day in the shade.

Manchester City have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Burnley at Turf Moor.

Rodri is too injured to face Manchester City.

Burnley vs Manchester City Lineups

Burnley vs Manchester City H2H

The Citizens got the better of Burnley in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 5-1 and 3-1, respectively. Manchester City are the dominant force with a spectacular 10-0-0 record from the previous ten against Burnley. The bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 1/6.

Burnley vs Manchester City Results

Of the last ten encounters between Burnley Manchester City over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/11 with bookies.

Burnley vs Manchester City Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Zian Flemming has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Manchester City and their defence. The visitors hope Nico O'Reilly adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Burnley claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Turf Moor. However, they did draw four whilst losing five. Manchester City won five of their last 10 away games, with two draws and three defeats as well. Goals are usually flowing for Burnley on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Manchester City in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Burnley managed an average of 0.3 goals, with Manchester City averaging 3.2 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Burnley saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Manchester City, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.