Jose Mourinho will be hoping his charges can keep the pressure on Manchester City as they travel to Burnley to face Sean Dyche’s Clarets. United are 15 points off the pace in the Premier League (with a game in hand) but will be enthused by City’s first defeat of the campaign to Liverpool. Burnley meanwhile, need to get back to winning ways following a difficult festive period.
English Premier League –Burnley v Manchester United – Turf Moor – Saturday 20th January 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 11/4 at PaddyPower |
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Burnley
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The Clarets have enjoyed a remarkable start to the season and sit well clear of the relegation picture in 7th place with 34 points from their opening 23 games. Without a win in their last 6 matches, Sean Dyche’s men are enduring their worst run of the season and will be eager to get back to winning ways here. Chris Wood has notched 5 goals this season and should return from injury in time to face the Eagles.
Manchester United
The Reds have struggled in recent weeks, particularly at Old Trafford and whilst they haven’t been beaten since their derby defeat to Manchester City back in early December, they’ve fallen 15 points off the pace in the title race. 47 points from 22 games is a solid return for United but they are now closer to 7th place Burnley than they are to Manchester City above them. Romelu Lukaku has registered 15 goals this term and got his first goal of 2018 last time out in an attritional win over Derby County.
Head to Head
Manchester United hold a 59:44 advantage in the head to head record between the two sides whilst another 22 games between the North West rivals have ended as draws. Their previous meeting this season was a highly entertaining affair that ended 2-2 at Old Trafford on Boxing Day with Jesse Lingard scoring twice in the second half to save the day for the reds.
Burnley v Manchester United – Betting Odds and Predictions
Despite their first match up being entertaining, this is a meeting between two of the more defensive sides in the division.
Under 2.5 goals in the game looks a banker bet at 8/11 with PaddyPower.
Manchester United have been below par in recent weeks but should come through this tough test.
Manchester United to win the match is a worthwhile bet at 4/7 with Ladbrokes.
Romelu Lukaku still divides opinion amongst United fans but has scored 15 goals in all competitions this term.
Romelu Lukaku to score anytime is an excellent price at 23/18 with Unibet.
Burnley are in a poor run of form and United will look to exploit that.
Both teams to score – NO – looks a great bet at 3/4 with Betfair.
Score Prediction
Burnley 0 – 1 Manchester United – 5/1 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip Burnley v Manchester United
Burnley look to be running out of steam in the second half of the season and United will want to put them to bed as quickly as possible. Manchester United to win the match to nil looks a worthy punt at 29/20 with BetVictor.