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Crystal Palace - Manchester City: betting tip and bets with odds of 6.10
On May 17, Crystal Palace and Manchester City will determine the winner of the FA Cup at the famous Wembley Stadium in London. The Eagles made it to the finals for only the third time in their history, while the townspeople made it to the decisive round for the third time in a row. A year ago, Josep Guardiola's team lost the final to Manchester United, will they be able to win the trophy today? We recommend that you review our betting tip and choose the exact bids. Roman Pavlyuchenko, the star expert of the site, also shares his opinion on the game
Command Analysis
Crystal Palace
EnglandCurrent form
Crystal Palace have reached the FA Cup final for only the third time in their history. The Eagles last played in a decisive match in 2016 and lost to Manchester United in extra time. All the thoughts of the players have long been about the Cup, since the team does not solve serious tournament tasks in the championship, it is habitually among the strong middle peasants.
Crystal Palace went through five rounds in the tournament bracket and won all the matches in regular time. In the first three stages, we managed to deal with representatives of the lower divisions, followed by battles with opponents from the Premier League. In the 1/4 finals, Fulham were confidently defeated 3-0 on the road. Then, in the semifinals, Oliver Glasner's team defeated Aston Villa at Wembley in London with the same score.
Despite the fact that Crystal Palace does not claim high places in the Premier League, the team has not lost in the last three rounds (three draws and a win). In the previous match, they managed to beat Tottenham with a score of 2:0. Before that, the glaziers put sticks in the wheels of Nottingham Forest, which is fighting for European Cup places. With 49 points, the Eagles are in 12th place two rounds before the finish, below which they no longer finish, but still have the opportunity to climb into the top 10.
Disqualifications and injuries
Doucoure and Riad will not play in the final due to injuries. Wharton's entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last three matches, Crystal Palace have not lost in the first half.
- In six of the seven previous matches of the Londoners in the FA Cup, at least one of the teams did not score goals.
- Crystal Palace have opened the scoring in the last five matches in the FA Cup
Approximate composition: Henderson – Gehey, Richards, Lacroix – Munoz, Hughes, Kamada, Mitchell – Eze, Sarr– Mateta.
Manchester City
EnglandCurrent form
Manchester City are making it to the FA Cup final for the third year in a row. In the previous two seasons, they faced Manchester United in decisive matches and exchanged victories. This time, the tournament is of great importance for the townspeople, as for the first time in 14 years they risk being left without a single trophy at all. The season itself turned out to be unsuccessful for the English football grandee, as he failed to compete for either the Premier League title or the Champions League victory. Winning the national Cup can make up for a few setbacks.
On the way to the final, Manchester City beat all their rivals within regular time. First, the townspeople went through representatives of the lower divisions of English football in three rounds, and then defeated Bournemouth in the quarterfinals (2:1) and Nottingham Forest at Wembley (2:0).
In the Premier League, Manchester City is in the midst of a battle to finish in the top 5 and, consequently, for a ticket to the Champions League for next season. Two rounds before the end of the tournament, the wards of Josep Guardiola are in fourth place. The situation is precarious, and the glasses are too dense. So, the team is three points behind Arsenal, which is in second place, but Nottingham Forest, which is in seventh place, is only three points behind. The draw in the previous round with the outsider Southampton (0-0) significantly spoiled the chances of success for the citizens.
Disqualifications and injuries
Rodri, Stones, Ake and Bobb will not be able to help their team in the FA Cup final.
Interesting betting trends
- In three of the last five matches, Manchester City have drawn in the first half.
- In 16 of the last 17 matches in the FA Cup, the townspeople have won
- In six of the last eight cup matches involving Manchester City, no more than three goals have been scored.
- Manchester City have scored at least two goals in 12 of their previous 15 Cup matches.
Provisional squad: Ederson – Nunes, Diaz, Guardiola, O'Reilly – Gundogan, Kovacic – Marmos, De Bruyne, Doku – Holland.
Trends
Manchester City's Corner Handicap WinRate(-3.5)
This bet was played in 12 of the 14 previous face-to-face matches
2.25Crystal Palace's Total Yellow Cardrateis less than 2.5
In 10 of the last 13 face-to-face matches, Crystal Palace players have not received more than two warnings.
1.50The bet is an accurate score of 1:1
There has been a draw in three of Crystal Palace's last five matches.
6.70Bet Goals in both halves – yes
The bet was played in four previous face-to-face meetings
1.81Tip and bets
In the bookmaker line, Manchester City plays the role of the favorite in the final, which is quite logical. Nevertheless, the townspeople have an advantage in class, they have a stronger and more balanced squad, they spend the season in the Premier League better than their upcoming opponent. However, we would not immediately discount Crystal Palace. The Eagles can play a single match at a high level, which they demonstrated more than once during the season, they literally did not notice Aston Villa on the field in the semi-finals. The Londoners have Eze in their squad, who can single-handedly decide the outcome of a single game through individual skill.
The townspeople, as shown by the last match in the Premier League against Southampton, are not perfect at the end of the season, but they do not always succeed due to their advantage in class. We also remember that in two of the four previous face-to-face meetings there was a draw. We expect Crystal Palace to put up a decent resistance to the famous opponent at Wembley today and at least not lose in regular time.
Our betting tip is that Crystal Palace will not lose by a factor of 2.05
Bet on the total
The last head-to-head matches were highly productive, with at least four goals scored in four consecutive matches between Manchester City and Crystal Palace and an exchange of goals recorded. We believe that in the cup final we will see the balls played by two rivals.
The second bet is that both will score with a coefficient of 1.70
Combined bid
Taking into account our expectations, it is worth considering the option of a combined bet with a high chance that Crystal Palace will not lose and more than one goal will be scored in the match. In two of the four previous face-to-face meetings, this betting option was successful.
The betting tip is that Crystal Palace will not lose and the total is more than 1.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.85
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