Burnley vs Manchester United: Preview and Predictions

Burnley vs Manchester United
English Premier League
Date: Sunday, 23rd April 2017
Kick off at 14:15 UK/ 15:15 CET
Venue: Turf Moor.

Manchester United visit Turf Moor after exhausting European League night. Burnley are a very strong home team and may prove to be a challenge for the tired legs of United players.

Burnley are currently sitting on 14th place. The team is not in a good form currently and comes into this game after 3-1 defeat from Everton. The team has only one win in their last 10 games and it came a few round ago against Stoke City with the minimal 1-0.

Most of these games were lost narrowly and the team put up a fight. A bit of luck and one or two mistakes less would have made a huge difference in close games like this. The current game against Manchester United may help with the situation if the team manages to take use of the exhaustion in their opponents.

United needed extra time to advance to the semi-finals in the Europa League. With both games against Anderlecht finishing 1-1 The Red Devils had to rely on young talent Rashford to the the job in the extra time. On the semis, Man United will face Spanish side Celta de Vigo. Mourinho sees the competition as a chance for qualifying to the Champions League for the next season and will focus all forces there.

Huge blow for the Red Devils will be the injury Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffered as he will be heavily missed both in the domestic and the European scene. United are not a high scoring team and we saw the impact Zlatan has on the team. He missed some games before and United struggled up front. The only exception may be the Chelsea game where Jose used fast counter attacking play to pick up the win.

Burnley vs Manchester United: Head to head

• There are not many games between these sides. Still there are 2 wins, 2 draws and a Victory for Burnley in the history.

• Last game finished 0-0 at Old Trafford.

• United have failed to score in 3 of the 5 games previously played.

Burnley vs Manchester United: Prediction

Burnley are good hosts and many teams had problems at Turf Moor. United are tired and lost one of their most influential players. The team has trouble finding the net and against decent Burnley defense will be even harder. United will struggle to overcome their opponents.

Both teams are not famous for their scoring capabilities this season. Therefore, we can consider betting on a low scoring game.