Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – Following their 1-0 Premier League loss to Aston Villa in their previous match, Crystal Palace will be seeking to improve on their previous performance here.
Crystal Palace had 42% of the control in that game and 3 shots on goal, but none were successful. Crystal Palace’s Joachim Andersen (27′ Own Goal) was the winner.
Aston Villa had eight efforts at goal at the other end with one being successful. In 5 of the last 6 games in which Crystal Palace played, there were fewer than three goals per game.
During this time, opponents tallied a total of 5, while Crystal Palace only managed to score three goals. We must now wait and see if this pattern will continue in the upcoming match.
Results analysis reveals that Crystal Palace has lost both of its recent league contests to Manchester City. They haven’t won at home in the last six league games and are unbeaten in their last four home games. Soon, something must alter.
Manchester City enters this encounter on the heels of a 2-0 Premier League victory over Newcastle United in their previous game.
Manchester City had 57% of the game’s possession and 11 attempts on goal, three of which were on goal. Bernardo Silva (67′) and Phil Foden (15′) scored goals for Manchester City. Two of Newcastle United’s five attempts at goal were successful.
A run of resolute performances from the Manchester City defenders has seen the number of goals they’ve allowed amounting to 4 from their past 6 clashes combined. Meanwhile, their attackers have tallied 14 goals.
Pre-game information reveals that Manchester City has won all seven of their leagues away meetings against Crystal Palace. They have a strong streak and have won all three of their road league games.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – Betting Analysis
Glancing at their previous head-to-head matches going back to January 18, 2020, we see that Manchester City won 3, while Crystal Palace won 1, with two games ending in draws.
In these contests, they combined to score 18 goals, scoring 6 for The Eagles and 12 for The Citizens. That equals three goals per contest on average.
The only fitness issue facing Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira from a nearly full squad is that almost everyone is available for selection. Nathan Ferguson is out due to Achilles tendon issues.
Vicente Guaita, Nathaniel Clyne, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell, Luka Milivojevic, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Wilfried Zaha, and Jordon Ayew are candidates that we believe The Eagles will choose in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has no fitness worries going into this matchup because he has a completely healthy squad to choose from.
With Ederson, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké, Rodri, Ilkay Gündogan, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, and Erling Haaland as their starting eleven, The Citizens may opt to play a 4-2-3-1 formation to start the game.
In this game, Manchester City will likely score a couple of goals against Crystal Palace, who may find it challenging to score.
What are the best odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the 90 min. result market, victory for Crystal Palace is available for 9, going for the game finishing all-square is 5.1 and taking a punt on the winner to be Manchester City gets you 1.37. Those are the best of the prices offered at the moment.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Away Win
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