LiontipsManchester City vs Crystal Palace: betting tip (cf 3.10) and bets on the English Premier League match
Command Analysis
Current form
Erling Holand is out for the rest of the season due to injury. Without the Norwegian, Manchester City played two matches in the Premier League. As expected, there were no difficulties with Leicester – a 2-0 victory on their own field. But against Manchester United in the Old Trafford derby, Josep Guardiola's team never managed to open the defense of their principal opponent (0-0). During the match, the townspeople landed five shots on goal, but practically none of them posed a serious threat. The advantage in possession of the ball also did not bring a positive effect.
Manchester City continues to fight for a place in the Champions League next season. After Arsenal's victory over Real Madrid in the first quarterfinal game, it became known that England would receive five tickets to the main European club tournament next season. However, so far the townspeople are not even among the coveted top five, being in sixth place, one point behind fifth-placed Newcastle, and forty still have a game in reserve.
On the eve of the home game against Crystal Palace, there are concerns not only because of the absence of Erling Holland, but also because three defenders will not be able to play at once: John Stones, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji. Without them, the defense of the townspeople will be vulnerable.
Disqualifications and injuries
Rhodri, Akanji, Stones, Ake and Holland will miss the game due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- In four of the previous five matches, Manchester City had not lost in the first half.
- In 11 of the last 14 matches in the Premier League, the townspeople did not concede (seven wins and four draws)
- At least one team did not score in six of the seven previous matches of the citizens in the Premier League
- In five of Manchester City's last six league matches, they have not scored more than two goals.
Provisional squad: Ederson – Nunes, Diaz, Guardiola, O'Reilly – Gundogan, Gonzalez – Savinho, De Bruyne, Doku – Marmos.
Current form
For the second season in a row, under the leadership of Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace is having a strong ending, but it won't bring any special dividends to the team – too much was lost in the first half, when the Londoners were even in the relegation zone at the start. At the moment, in the last 10 matches, the Glaziers are among the best teams in the Premier League: 22 points scored, only Liverpool has more.
On the eve of the start of the 32nd round, Crystal Palace is in 11th place in the standings, with 43 points. It will be difficult to compete for the European Cup seven, as the gap from Aston Villa, which closes the top 7, is eight points. However, there is still a game in reserve. In the last five rounds, the Eagles have allowed themselves only one misfire, when they failed to cope with the outsider Southampton (1:1). In the previous round, Oliver Glasner's team defeated Brighton (2-1).
In general, the season may still end on a positive note for Crystal Palace, because the team made it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. At the stage of the quarter-finals in Derby, they managed to deal with Fulham with a score of 3:0. Ahead of the semi-finals, where Aston Villa are rivals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Crystal Palace has significant losses in the squad. Doucoure and Riad will not play due to injuries. Gekhi and Nketiah will serve their suspension. Lacroix and Richards' entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- In three of the previous five matches, Crystal Palace were at odds with their rivals in the first half.
- In the last 13 matches in the Premier League, the Eagles have suffered only two defeats.
- In 12 of the 13 previous matches with Crystal Palace in the Premier League, no more than three goals were scored.
- In five of Crystal Palace's last six matches, more than two offsides have been recorded.
Approximate composition: Henderson – Chilwell, Lerma, Klein–Munoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell – Eze, Sarr– Mateta.
xG Statistics
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Crystal Palace's Corner Handicap WinRate(+4.5)
Manchester City lost on corners in four of the previous five matches.
1.65Crystal Palace'sbetis to score in the first half
In the last two face-to-face matches, Crystal Palace scored in the opening 45 minutes.
2.55The bet is an exact score of 1:1
Manchester City and Crystal Palace have been drawn in two of their three previous face-to-face meetings.
8.00Bet Crystal Palace Victory on Yellow cards
In four of the last five matches, Crystal Palace players have received more warnings than their opponents.
1.75Tip and bets
Manchester City lost Holland before the end of the season, and in the very first match against a more or less serious opponent, the Red Devils, there were noticeable problems in attack, Marmush was not yet ready to fully take the initiative and make a result. Crystal Palace are on the move right now, demonstrating a stable game, not allowing themselves outright failures in defense, and clearly implementing the created chances. The London team's unbeaten streak, taking into account all official tournaments, currently stands at eight matches. In addition, in two of the three previous face-to-face confrontations, glaziers took away glasses from the townspeople. We believe that the bookmakers in this pair are somewhat overestimating the capabilities of the current Manchester City.
Our prediction is that Crystal Palace will win with an Asian handicap (+1) for a coefficient of 1.98
Bet on the total
In recent head-to-head matches, Manchester City and Crystal Palace delighted fans with effective attacking football. So, in three personal meetings in a row, they exchanged goals scored, which is quite possible to expect today, especially against the background of the fact that there are losses in the defensive line.
The second bet is that both will score with a coefficient of 1.67
Combined bid
Crystal Palace are approaching the upcoming game on a winless streak of eight matches. It is characteristic that six of them scored at least two goals. In our opinion, given the excellent current form of the guests, they can easily count on at least one point today, while we are not expecting a scoring drought. The combined bet on glaziers' non-loss and a total of more than 1.5 goals was played in two of the three previous face-to-face matches.
The betting tip is that Crystal Palace will not lose and the total is more than 1.5 goals with a coefficient of 3.10
