Manchester City vs Crystal Palace free prediction for Saturday’s Premier League round 17 fixture at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The game will start at 15:00 UTC.
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After two draws at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City need to bounce back strongly and give a performance worthy of champions. The Citizens will be keen to win by a big margin the convince their fans they are back on track. A 3-1 win for City looks a fine result here.
Prediction: Manchester City -1.5 Goals Handicap – 1.45
Four of Manchester City’s seven home games ended with over 2.5 goals. In the eight rounds before Saturday’s game, the Citizens scored 2.63 goals per game. The average number of goals scored in Manchester City’s Premier League games this season is 3.50 goals per game.
Prediction: Over 2.5 Goal – 1.40
Manchester City went back to winning ways after four winless games by beating Luton away with a 2-1 score. The Citizens picked up 1.88 points per game in the last eight rounds. Guardiola needs to sort his defense after conceding 1.50 goals per game in eight rounds which is 32% more than their season’s average of 1.13.
Crystal Palace’s winless run extended to five games after losing on Saturday to Liverpool by 2-1. The Eagles picked just one point in those five games and conceded two goals in four of them.
Manchester City: Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri; Foden, Alvarez, Silva, Grealish; Haaland;
Crystal Palace: Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Clyne; Hughes, Richards, Lerma; Mateta, Edouard, Schlupp;