Manchester City vs Burnley Pick, Odds, Prediction 12/3/2019

by Guy Bruhn - 11/29/2019

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Turf Moor

Raheem Sterling and Manchester City (9-1-3, 3rd in EPL) travel to Turf Moor on Tuesday where they'll take on Burnley (5-3-5, 7th in EPL). The goalkeepers expected to start are Ederson for Manchester City and Nick Pope for Burnley. The odds on this matchup have Manchester City priced at -491 and Burnley are priced at +1658. The over/under opens at 3.

Manchester City comes into this game holding a record of 9 victories, 1 draw, and 3 losses putting them at 3rd in EPL. Thus far in the season, they have converted a total of 37 goals which is 1st in the EPL. Their goal differential is +23, putting them at 2nd in the EPL. When talking about shots on target, they currently have a total of 86 which is 1st in the EPL. As a team, Manchester City F.C. has racked up a total of 117 fouls which means they are averaging 9.75 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 28 points for this year and they are averaging a crowd of 54,359.

Raheem Sterling is a top player to watch for the Citizens. The forward from England has taken part in 237 games over the course of his career and has played 17,805 minutes. Up to now, the 24-year-old has a total of 73 goals and has assisted on 45 goals. Over the course of his career he has an average of 75.1 minutes per appearance. Sterling has been a starter in 200 games and has committed 282 fouls in the process. When it comes to shots on target, Sterling has a total of 200 which places him at 40th out of active players and 24th among forwards. Kevin De Bruyne is another player to watch out for on the squad from Manchester City. The 28-year-old from Belgium has netted 64 goals in his professional soccer career which has him ranked 38th among active players in the league. He has played a total of 23,744 minutes in his professional soccer career which has him ranked 26th among active midfielders and has an average of 76.8 minutes per appearance which has him ranked 119th in the league. Over the course of his pro soccer career, he has earned 248 shots on target which has him ranked 10th among active midfielders.

Protecting the goal for the Citizens is Ederson from Brazil. He is 25 years old and has played 14,181 mins minding the net in his career. Ederson has given up an average of 0.78 goals per 90 mins which places him at 2nd out of all active goalies in EPL. During his career, he's allowed 123 goals. He's earned a career save percentage of .719 which places him at 10th out of all active goalies.

Burnley will be the team across the field and for the current year they have 5 victories, 3 draws, and 5 losses. When discussing goal differential, they currently sit 7th in the EPL with +2. They have compiled a total of 19 goals for the year. Burnley has a team save % of .695 which is good for 11th in the EPL, which tells us scoring chances may be limited. They have an average attendance of 20,523 ranking them 19th in the EPL.

One of the stars for the Clarets is Ashley Westwood. The 29 year-old has delivered 21 balls into the back of the net in the time he's played soccer. He sits at 21st among active midfielders in assists with 38 and has produced 74 shots on target. He has played a total of 28,306 mins and holds an average of 81.1 minutes per appearance. Another good player on this team is Ashley Barnes. The forward from Austria has scored 94 goals over the course of his career which places him at 16th among active forwards. He also has racked up 523 fouls.

In goal for the Clarets is Nick Pope who has had a solid career by giving up only 1.01 goals per 90 minutes and that places him 5th in the Premier League. In the 12,249 minutes he has played over the course of his career, he has surrendered 137 goals. He has a career save percentage of .758 which has him placed 2nd out of active goalies in the Premier League.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Burnley (+1658)

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