Burnley – Manchester United. Forecast and announcement for the England Championship match

On Wednesday, January 7, the match of the 21st round of the English Championship between Burnley and Manchester United will take place. The game will start at 22:15 Kyiv time.

Burnley

The newcomers of the Premier League are not having a good season. After 20 games of the championship, they have 12 points on their account, which allows them to be on the penultimate, 19th step of the tournament table. The distance to the safe zone is already 6 points.

The team was eliminated from the English League Cup at the 1/16 final stage by Cardiff. The Maroons will start their journey in the FA Cup with a 1/32 final match against Millwall.

Manchester United

The Manchester team is not having a very stable season. In 20 rounds of the Premier League, the “Red Devils” were able to score 31 points – such results allow the club to occupy the 6th place in the tournament table. Both from the 4th and from the 12th position, the team separates 3 points.

Manchester United was eliminated from the Carabao Cup in the round of 32 by Grimsby. The team will start its performances in the FA Cup from the same stage with a match against Brighton.

It is worth noting that a few days ago very unexpected changes took place in the club. After 14 months of work, head coach Ruben Amorim was fired, so another specialist will lead the team for the upcoming match.

Personal meetings

In the last 5 games between the clubs, “Manchester United” has the advantage. During this time, the Red Devils won 3 games, and 2 more games ended in a draw.

Interesting facts

• Manchester United have won only 1 of their last 5 games. The team also drew three times and suffered 1 defeat.
• Burnley have lost 5/6 of their last home matches.
• In the last 13 games, Manchester United kept a clean sheet only once.

Forecast

I will bet on the total over 2.5 with odds of 1.77.