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Man. City travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 14 wins, and Burnley have come away with 21 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Burnley was back in August 2001, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Man. City | 3 - 3 | Burnley | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Man. City | 5 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Burnley | 2 - 4 | Man. City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Burnley | 0 - 1 | Man. City | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 11 Aug | Man. City | 5 - 0 | Burnley | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 09 Mar | Burnley | 0 - 6 | Man. City | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Oct | Man. City | 2 - 2 | Burnley | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Clarets have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Man. City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Burnley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 24 points from their 32 games thus far. Man. City's total of 56 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Sky Blues of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Turf Moor with Man. City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Man. City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |