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Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace will be wanting a better result here after the 1-0 Premier League defeat in their last game at the hands of Bournemouth.

In that match, Crystal Palace had 50% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Bournemouth had 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Justin Kluivert (79') was the scorer for Bournemouth.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times where Crystal Palace haven’t conceded. In fact, Crystal Palace have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 7 goals along the way. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

Pre-game facts show that Crystal Palace:

• have not beaten Manchester City in their previous 4 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Manchester City

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Manchester City will go into this encounter following a 4-1 Premier League win to beat Aston Villa in their last game.

In that match, Manchester City had 68% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 11 of them on target. For Manchester City, goals were scored by Rodri (11') and Phil Foden (45', 62', 69'). Aston Villa got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. Jhon Durán (20') was the scorer for Aston Villa.

Showing their involvement in eventful matches, the back of the net has been hit 20 times in the last six matches in which Manchester City have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.33 goals each clash. Their opponents have hit 5 of these goals.

Looking at their past form shows that Manchester City:

• haven't been defeated by Crystal Palace when having played them away from home in the previous 8 league matches. An fantastic away run.
• are undefeated in their previous 6 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 01/05/2021 shows that Crystal Palace have won 1 of these & Manchester City 3, with the tally of draws being 2.

In all, 15 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 6 of them from The Eagles and 9 being from The Citizens. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Premier League match day 17 on 16/12/2023 when it finished Manchester City 2-2 Crystal Palace.

On that day, Manchester City managed 74% possession and 19 shots at goal with 9 on target. Goals were scored by Jack Grealish (24') and Rico Lewis (54').

At the other end, Crystal Palace had 5 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Jean-Philippe Mateta (76') and Michael Olise (95') scored.

The match was refereed by Paul Tierney.

📋 Team News: Crystal Palace

Michael Olise (Hamstring injury), Marc Guéhi (Knee problems), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Hamstring injury), Cheick Doucouré (Achilles tendon rupture) and Sam Johnstone (Elbow injury) will not be taking part for Crystal Palace gaffer Oliver Glasner.

In our view, The Eagles could use a 3-4-2-1 system this time, beginning the first half with Dean Henderson, Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Jefferson Lerma, Daniel Munoz, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Will Hughes, Eberechi Eze, Jordan Ayew and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

📋 Team News: Manchester City

We are inclined to think that The Citizens seem likely to make use of a 3-2-4-1 system, choosing Stefan Ortega, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Kevin De Bruyne, Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland.

💡 Prediction

Crystal Palace certainly have the ability to score a goal against this Manchester City side, however a single goal might not be as many as they will have scored against them.

Therefore, we think that it’s going to be a narrow 1-2 winning margin for Manchester City at the end of the 90 minutes. There looks to be little in this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 11:01 06/04/2024