Manchester City begin their title defence with a match against Burnley, who have suffered in this fixture on numerous occasions in recent years. Even though the overall head-to-head record is much more even, Manchester City have clearly demonstrated a huge gulf in quality between the two clubs in recent years.
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Burnley vs Manchester City Head-to-Head Record
Burnley and Manchester City have met each other on 92 occasions since the very first game between the two clubs in August 1958. City have been able to easily pick up the bragging rights in this fixture thanks to 46 victories compared to just 26 for Burnley. The remaining 20 meetings have finished as a stalemate. Even though City have been able to pick up most of these 46 victories in the last decade, they still have had a decent advantage over Burnley when it comes to the head-to-head numbers. City have also gone to score 199 goals in these 92 matches compared to just 121 scored by the Clarets.
Burnley have suffered immensely in this fixture whenever they have met Manchester City after 2010. The last league victory for the Clarets over Manchester City was in 1974.
Burnley vs Manchester City Recent Head-to-Head Matches
England FA Cup 18/03/23
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England Premier League 02/04/22
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England Premier League 16/10/21
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England Premier League 03/02/21
Burnley
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England Premier League 28/11/20
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Burnley vs Manchester City Trophy Head-to-Head
Burnley are one of the oldest clubs in the English league having been founded in 1882. Even though they have played with various players over the years, the club has not been able to enjoy major successes after the 1950s. The first division title has been picked up by Burnley only on two occasions when they have also managed to win the FA Cup in the early part of the 20th century.
Manchester City have been able to build a huge fan following in recent years thanks to the achievements after the arrival of Middle Eastern owners. City have won the first division title on nine occasions with seven of them coming since 2010. City have also won seven FA Cup titles and the Champions League honour as well. City became only the second team in English football history to pick up the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League titles in one season. The team has also managed various doubles – including the league and FA Cup – since 2010.
Burnley vs Manchester City All-Time Top Goalscorer Head-to-Head
Burnley have not scored against Manchester City since 2019. This is also the only goal picked up by the Clarets since the middle of 2018. Amidst such a miserable record, Burnley goalscorers find little joy in going up against Manchester City players. A number of City stars have dominated this fixture in recent years. Kevin De Bruyne has been able to get two goals in his last three games against Burnley.
There have also been hat-trick heroes for City in the games against Burnley. Riyad Mahrez began the trend in 2020 with a sublime hat-trick while Erling Haaland came up with a 27-minute hat-trick in the recent FA Cup meeting in 2023. Raheem Sterling has also been able to get on the scoresheet on three occasions against Burnley since 2020.
