Sports Innovation previews the Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace and offers team stats and betting tips with the latest odds.
It is the fun end of the table against the lower end as Manchester City face Crystal Palace on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium.
Given their positions in the Premier League table, a home win for Man City seems a likely outcome. The reigning champions have started the season off in fine fashion. They currently lie in third place with 20 points from 9 games. That’s 11 points better off than their 15th-placed foes, Crystal Palace.
Our tip
Facts and figures for Manchester City vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester City unbeaten the last 8 matches in a row;
- Manchester City unbeaten the last 5 matches in a row at home;
- Manchester City has won in the last 4 of 5 matches at home;
- Manchester City scored in the last 17 of 19 matches.
- Crystal Palace did not win the last 5 matches in a row;
- Crystal Palace unbeaten the last 4 matches in a row;
- Crystal Palace did not win the last 6 matches in a row when playing away;
- Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Crystal Palace’s last 5 of 7 matches.
Current form — Manchester City v. Crystal Palace
The Citizens continue to collect points
Manchester City look to continue their current momentum with another positive result. Pep Guardiola’s side look well suited to take on any opponent at the moment. They ran out 5-1 and 4-1 winners against Club Bruges and Brighton respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against West Ham, who claimed a point in a 0-0 draw.
The Eagles are paddling along
It has been up and down for Crystal Palace going into this match as league results offer little sense of progress. Having collected 3 points from their previous 3 matches, Patrick Vieira’s side are on the lookout for a win. Against Leicester, they settled for a 2-2 draw before splitting the points with Arsenal in a 2-2 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 1-1 against Newcastle.
Judging by the strong performances mentioned above, Manchester City seem to have a good shot of another win against Crystal Palace. The bookmakers currently settle the price for a home win at 1.16 whereas a win for the visitors pays out odds of 19.00.
Manchester City v. Crystal Palace — fixture history
Crystal Palace were not able to penetrate the Sky Blues defence the last two times they met in the Premier League. The latter ended up winning by a 2-0 and 4-0 scoreline.
Manchester City enter the match against Crystal Palace with a 7-2-1 record in their previous 10 encounters in the Premier League. This amounts to a 70% winning ratio for Man City, with Crystal Palace victorious in 10% of the last 10 encounters. In the last 10 meetings of these teams, an advantage was formed on the side of Man City, and these matches were also remembered for a large number of goals.
Current table in the Premier League
Primary goal getter
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Riyad Mahrez. He is the top-scoring player for Manchester City in their last 6 matches. He managed to find the back of the net 3 times, and will surely want to add some more goals against Crystal Palace.
The visitors will be looking to in-form Odsonne Edouard to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently. The French forward has netted 3 goals for Crystal Palace in their last 6 matches.
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