Manchester City vs Crystal Palace English Premier League Predictions - Man City to move to two points behind Arsenal in title fight
In the upcoming clash between Manchester City and Crystal Palace, the smart prediction is a City victory. Expect Erling Haaland to find the net for Man City, while Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta is tipped to score as well. Betting odds favor both teams to score, with strong potential for more than 3.5 total match goals. The key recommendation is to back Manchester City for the win, with Haaland and Mateta both potential goal scorers.
- Manchester City host Crystal Palace at the Etihad in the English Premier League.
- Man City have beaten Crystal Palace in nine of their last 14 Premier League meetings.
- Can Man City keep the title race alive by beating Palace in their English Premier League catch-up match?
City to keep pressure on Gunners (Getty Images)
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Predictions - English Premier League
City are in dominant form, winning seven and drawing one of their last eight matches. Palace have lost three and drawn two of their last seven matches and have struggled against sides near the top of the table.
- Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Predictions - English Premier League
- Head-to-Head
- Manchester City Form
- Crystal Palace Form
- Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Team News & Squads
- Manchester City have won 22 of their 35 League matches this season.
- Manchester City have won 11 of their last 13 matches at home.
- Manchester City’s Erling Haaland leads the Golden Boot race with 26 goals.
- Crystal Palace have lost 13 of their 35 League matches this season.
- Crystal Palace have lost nine of their last 15 matches on the road.
- Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta is Palace’s leading goalscorer with nine goals.
Head-to-Head
Manchester City have won three, lost one and drawn one of their last five matches at home to Crystal Palace.
Manchester City Form
Manchester City have scored 20 goals in their last eight matches, with seven wins and a draw.
City kept five clean sheets in that stretch of games that included wins over Brentford (3-0), Arsenal (2-1), Chelsea (3-0), Liverpool (4-0) and Arsenal (2-0).
City’s only two defeats in their last 23 matches have both been against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace made it seven wins from their last 14 matches, including five draws and three defeats, before drawing their last match 2-2 at home to Everton.
Palace suffered big defeats to Bournemouth (3-0) and Liverpool (3-1), with their other recent defeats coming against Fiorentina (2-1) and Manchester United (2-1).
Palace have enjoyed great success in the Conference League, making it through to the final to be played on 27 May against Rayo Vallecano. Their last four matches in the League have ended in two draws and two defeats.
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Team News & Squads
Man City are hoping to have both Rodri and Josko Gvardiol back from injury, but neither has been confirmed as match fit and both will need to pass a fitness test before being included in the match-day squad.
Manager Pep Guardiola has hinted that he might shuffle his starting XI to keep his players fresh across the last three matches of the season as they press Arsenal for the title.
“I’m going to rotate the team otherwise we cannot arrive at the final or Bournemouth how we want to. Especially for Omar [Marmoush]. It’s not easy because we normally play with one striker and Erling is so important for us. The rate for goals to minutes played is high so it’s very good,” said Guardiola in a press conference ahead of the clash with Palace.
Manchester City (possible XI): Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly; Gonzalez, Bernardo; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland.
Palace have four players on the injury list in Borna Sosa, Eddie Nketiah, Cheick Doucoure and Evann Guessand, with the latter hoping to be match fit to play against City.
Crystal Palace (possible XI): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Riad; Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell; Pino, Sarr; Mateta.
Verdict
I am backing Manchester City to win. I am also backing Erling Haaland to score for Manchester City.
Jean-Phillippe Mateta is a good bet to score for Crystal Palace.
Jean-Phillippe Mateta is a good bet to score for Crystal Palace.
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