Manchester City VS Crystal Palace - Prediction

Manchester City are back in action in the English Premier League after a brilliant run in the UEFA Champions League group stage. They will look to extend their winning run when they host Crystal Palace tonight. Although Man City are a bit away from the title race, they still can challenge for the title. Manchester City are four points behind the table topper, Arsenal, standing in 4th. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are desperate to get back on the winning track.

Stats&Facts

• Manchester City were winless in four games before defeating Luton Town in their last Premier League encounter. Meanwhile, the Palace are winless in their last five Premier League matches, including four defeats and a draw.
• Manchester City have won 11 of their previous 16 league meetings with Crystal Palace, while they lost two and tied the remaining two matches. However, these two defeats came at the Etihad Stadium.
• Under Pep Guardiola, Man City have never lost more than three league games at Etihad Stadium. A win over Manchester City would see Crystal Palace winning the most away games (3) against the Citizens in the EPL.
• Manchester City are winless in their last two home games in the Premier League. However, they had never gone winless in three consecutive home games since 2016.

Team News

Man City's top scorer, Erling Haaland, missed Man City's last two games due to his foot injury. The Goal Machine already has scored 14 goals so far in the league. However, Haaland is still in doubt and could miss the match against Manchester City. Man City's winger Doku also showed his potential but could miss tonight's match due to his muscle injury. Kevin De Bruyne, however, returned on grass after having a hamstring injury. But the midfield maestro is still far from playing football. Pep Guardiola made nine changes against Crvena Zvezda in their last UCL game. However, Guardiola is likely to recall Ederson, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, and Josko Gvardiol against the Palace. As for the Palace, they will miss the service of Sam Johnstone, Jefferson Lerma, Odsonne Edouard, Cheick Doucoure, Eberechi Eze, Rob Holding, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, and Dean Henderson due to their respective injury. Possible Lineup for Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake; Kovacic, Rodri; Foden, Bernardo, Grealish; Alvarez Possible Lineup for Crystal Palace: Matthews; Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell; Richards, Ahamada, Hughes; Olise, Mateta, Schlupp

Prediction: Man City 2-0 Crystal Palace

Man City have been very aggressive over the past few years. If Erling Haaland misses tonight's match, Man City still have plenty of strikers to score goals. Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, and Grealish are capable enough to destroy the defensive lineup of Crystal Palace. In addition, Crystal Palace are winless in their last five league games. As a result, we expect Manchester City to beat Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium.

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Man City: 1.20 Draw: 7.84 Crystal Palace: 18.10 Visit BFB247 to get real-time Betfair Odds and an exclusive 2.5% commission on winning bets!