Manchester Utd vs Burnley prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-08-29 14:00.
[p]Manchester United are presented with a huge chance to get their first win of the Premier League campaign as they welcome newly-promoted Burnley to Old Trafford.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Despite an improved performance against Arsenal and an encouraging start at Fulham, Manchester United remain winless after their opening two league outings (D1, L1), and their misery continued with an embarrassing defeat against fourth-tier Grimsby in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night. The Red Devils face the prospect of failing to win any of their first three in the Premier League for just the fourth time ever, but under-fire manager Ruben Amorim can take some heart from United being unbeaten in 23 league matches against promoted sides (W20, D3). Any opponent has proved tricky in his troubled tenure however, with United earning just six points in the league since the start of April (W1, D3, L7) – the fewest of any ever-present side in that time.[/p]
[p]Thanks to an impressive 2-0 win over Sunderland last week, Burnley can actually match that tally if they emerge victorious at Old Trafford despite this being just their third Premier League match in that time. Scott Parker’s men continued that momentum by scoring late to see off Derby in the League Cup on Tuesday, so will be full of confidence as they take the short journey to Manchester looking to secure their first set of back-to-back Premier League wins since April 2022.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]While Manchester United have lost just one of the last 25 H2Hs on their own turf (W15, D9), Burnley have avoided defeat on over half of their Premier League visits to Old Trafford (W1, D4, L4), leaving with a 1-1 draw the last time they met in 2023/24.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Manchester United have lost eight of their last 13 Premier League home games (W3, D2).[/p]
[p]United have failed to score before half-time in 29 of their 40 league games since the start of last season.[/p]
[p]Burnley have won just one of their last 11 top-flight away matches (D3, L7).[/p]
[p]Nine of Burnley’s last 11 Premier League road games have produced over 2.5 total goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]After opening his Manchester United account against Grimsby, Bryan Mbeumo may fancy his chances of getting his first league goal for the club after scoring and assisting in his last home league game against Burnley as a Brentford player. Part of the backline looking to keep him at bay could be Kyle Walker, who is looking to become the first player in Premier League history to win seven away matches at Old Trafford.[/p]
[p]Noussair Mazraoui could be in line to return for United, while Burnley could be sweating on the fitness of Maxime Estève and Lesley Ugochukwu after the pair limped off against Sunderland last week.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With such a glum atmosphere continually surrounding United, backing their improving performances to give them a handicap victory ought to provide good value.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]