Manchester City FC vs. Burnley FC 11/28/20 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Manchester City hosts Burnley on Saturday in an English Premier League fixture in northern England. The Cityzens sit in 13th place in the top-flight English league at 3-3-2 on 12 points with a goal difference of -1. Manchester City defeated Olympiakos 1-0 on Wednesday in Champions League group stage play and punched their ticket to the knockout stages, with two matches still to play in the group stage. Phil Foden scored in the 36th minute for City and the backline held on for another clean sheet.

Manchester City has three wins, one draw and one loss in its last five matches across all competitions and has scored six goals and allowed three over that same span. Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus each have scored two goals in EPL play to lead City, while Kevin De Bruyne is the leader in assists with three.

Burnley is in 17th place in the top-flight English league at 1-2-5 on five points with a goal difference of -8. Burnley is just one point clear of the relegation zone and is expected to battle all season long to remain out of the dreaded drop zone. Burnley defeated Crystal Palace at home 1-0 at the weekend in its first match back from the international break. Chris Wood scored in the eighth minute and the defense held up to take all three points at home.

Burnley has one win, two draws and two losses in his last five matches played in the top-flight English league and has scored only one goal and allowed four during that span. Burnley has been held scoreless in four of its last five matches and its backline and goalkeeper have three clean sheets over the last five matches played. In eight matches played in the EPL, Chris Wood is the leading goal scorer for Burnley with only two.