Crystal Palace vs Manchester City prediction and betting tips on December 7, 202
Game Prediction
The match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City will take place in the 15th round of the English Premier League on December 7, 2024. Both clubs made a mess of things in the autumn and will try to succeed in London in a head-to-head meeting.
Our prediction for the match Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
“The Glaziers” replaced their coach during the previous cycle. The ageing specialist, Hodgson, was removed from his post under the pretext of the health problems – the contract was immediately signed with Oliver Glasner. The mentor had never worked in England before, but he raised his new footballers to 10th place in the final table in the spring. “The Citizens” were eliminated in the Champions League, losing on penalties to Real Madrid, and ended the season with a defeat in the FA Cup final to Manchester United. Still, they left Arsenal behind in the Premier League again, at least retaining the title there.
Guardiola’s wards seemed to have started the new season successfully. They almost lost to Arsenal in the majority and did not win against Inter and Newcastle, but, at the same time, the team won the FA Community Shield and topped the Premier League table. Suddenly, an unprecedented decline began at the end of October: first, having lost to Tottenham, the team was eliminated from the League Cup, and then it lost in the Premier League and was crushed by Sporting in Lisbon. Last week, the favourite, leading with a 3-0 score, missed out on a victory over Feyenoord, and then, without a chance, was defeated by Liverpool – 0-2. And only the match with Nottingham Forest brought a desired success.
The club from the capital failed at the very beginning of the new season (with the exception of the League Cup, where it even managed to knock out Aston Villa in Birmingham). Speaking about the Premier League, the team won only the game against Tottenham by the end of autumn. Nevertheless, it first took a draw in the struggle with Newcastle and beat Ipswich in the previous rounds.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: key statistics and trends
- Crystal Palace has won in the Premier League only for the second time.
- Manchester City has lost 6 out of 8 previous matches.
- Crystal Palace scored 36% of goals between the 46th and the 60th minutes of meetings.
- Manchester City scored 28% of goals between the 76th and the 90th minutes of confrontations.
- Manchester City has conceded in each of its 7 previous games.
Crystal Palace wins the first half in 37% of matches, Manchester City – in 53% of struggles.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: possible starting line-ups
Crystal Palace (possible line-up): Henderson – Guehi, Lacroix, Chalobah – Mitchell, Devenny, Sarr, Doucouré, Hughes, Munoz – Mateta.
Manchester City (possible line-up): Ederson - Gvardiol, Akanji, Stones, Walker – Bernardo Silva, Lewis, Gundogan – Foden, Savio, Haaland.
Previous head-to-head matches: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
“The Glaziers” have won one out of 11 previous matches, and have drawn only 1 out of 4 previous meetings.
Free prediction for the match Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
It’s high time for the champions to step up their game. The team will be able to win the second fight in a row (odd: 1.63).