Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Manchester City who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Manchester City head over to the Selhurst Park this coming Friday to face title favourites Crystal Palace in a round 2 match in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new Premier League campaign which left them empty-handed.
Form: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Arsenal by a 1-2 score, before winning 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against Everton. Crystal Palace claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost one, scored six goals and conceded five.
Manchester City Form
Manchester City collected one win from their last three matches, as Aston Villa won by 1-2. Arsenal were too strong as well, winning 3-0, before Manchester City won 2-1 against Bournemouth. Manchester City won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored ten while also conceding five times.
Betting stats for Crystal Palace and Manchester City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 15 of the last 17 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Crystal Palace have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Crystal Palace have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Crystal Palace matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Manchester City matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Manchester City away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Manchester City matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
With two goals in six matches Jean-Philippe Mateta has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Manchester City and their defence. The visitors hope Erling Haaland adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.
Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
Full-time result
Crystal Palace claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Manchester City are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing. Manchester City have not lost to Crystal Palace in 11 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Crystal Palace only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Manchester City managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Crystal Palace when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crystal Palace, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Manchester City, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game. Crystal Palace conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Manchester City are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 17 matches.
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