Premier League: Manchester United vs Burnley
At 4:15 a.m. Beijing time on December 31, 2021, the 20th round of the Premier League, Manchester United will play at home against Burnley. Manchester United is a veteran of the Premier League, the team has been able to qualify for the Champions League in the past two seasons, but this season's results have fluctuated greatly, after 17 rounds of the league, it has achieved 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, ranking 7th in the league with 28 points, and in the case of 2 rounds of less, there is currently a gap of 7 points with the Champions League. From the data point of view, Manchester United scored 27 goals in 17 league rounds, conceded 25 goals, the offensive and defensive performance was average, although the forward line was full of famous players, but the goal rate was not high; and the defensive end also lost its former stability.
United's recent results have been relatively stable, with seven games unbeaten, and Lonnick has achieved 2 wins and 2 draws after taking over the coaching seal. Manchester United last round of league away against Newcastle United, the team occupied a certain advantage in the scene, 69% of the possession rate, 13 shots on goal 4 shots on target, the game began only 7 minutes by the opponent to break the goal, the team could not attack for a long time, the second half of the substitute cavani for the team to build a contribution, and finally shook hands with the other side 1-1. On the downside, Manchester United's recent schedule is tight, and the team's physical fitness is at a disadvantage against Burnley, who has been suspended for a long time.
Burnley has spent most of the last few seasons in the lower part of the Premier League, the team has performed generally this season, after 15 rounds of league, achieved 1 win, 8 draws and 6 losses, ranked 18th in the league with 11 points, and there is a 2-point gap with Watford in front of him, according to the current Premier League schedule, although the team is in the relegation zone, this is caused by the situation of fewer games and more games, if the team can change in time, there is still a chance to return to the safe zone. From a statistical point of view, Burnley has scored 14 goals in 15 league rounds, conceded 21 goals, and averaged less than 1 goal per game, which is currently the second least team in the league.
Burnley's recent performance is still remarkable, with draws with the Blues Chelsea and the Hammers west Ham United, which shows that there is still some merit in its attack and defense. In the last round of the league home match against West Ham United, although the team was suppressed by the opponent on the scene, the possession rate was only 40%, 9 shots on goal and 1 shot on target, but still with a strong defense, finally 0-0 on the Hammers to tear 1 point. However, it is worth noting that Burnley's away results this season have been very bad, with 4 draws and 4 defeats in 8 league games away from home, and so far this season, there has been no away victory.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Manchester United have played against Burnley in the past 10 times, achieving 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and the past performance has clearly prevailed. In terms of recent situation, Manchester United has remained unbeaten in 7 games, and the team's state has gradually stabilized, but if it wants to return to the peak, it needs to be slowly adjusted; and Burnley has been off for a long time, the team has an advantage in physical fitness, but there is still a certain gap with Manchester United in terms of strength. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, it still gives strong support to the home team, and it is not difficult to win 3 points with the current strength and state of Manchester United.