Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 14/01/2021, 21:15  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 14/01/2021 at 21:20 in Premier League Predictions

Manchester City’s surge continued with a slim win over Brighton in their last game, now they have the chance to break into the top two when they host Crystal Palace. With a game in hand, City have showed they will be in the title race. Going to this game, they have 32 points and in third place. Crystal Palace are 13th, with 23 points. In the win over Brighton, City struggled a bit, and should thank Phil Foden for his goal, while Raheem Sterling missed a penalty late in the game. That goal was Foden’s third in four games, though he is not a regular starter. The win was City’s seventh on the bounce and marked a 14th straight unbeaten outing. They have four clean sheets in the last five matches and have scored 11 goals in the five matches, while conceding just one. After a slow start, City are finding their footing in goal scoring too, and have netted in 12 of their last 15 games, while they have the best defence in the league, having conceded 13 goals. In the Premier League, they have four straight wins and three clean sheets in the process. At home in the league, City are unbeaten in seven matches, and have four clean sheets in the last five.

Crystal Palace had great openings against Arsenal in their last match but a combination of bad luck and great play from Arsenal defence denied them. The match ended 0-0, leaving Palace with just one win in the last eight matches. They have failed to score in three of their last five matches and the last 15 matches have produced just two clean sheets. Palace have some of the most exciting attacking players in the league, including Wilfred Zaha, Cristian Benteke and Eberechi Eze. However, they have struggled a bit in goal scoring, and in the last 11 matches, they have scored two or more in just two games, both against struggling Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion. Eze was outstanding against Arsenal and was named Man of the Match, but the draw left them winless in four away matches, and having failed to score in three of those. They have three wins in 10 away matches and have failed to score in six of their last 10 away matches.