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Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace
Top flight football continues in the Premier League this weekend as reigning champions Manchester City take on Crystal Palace on matchday 10. Kick-off is Saturday afternoon at 4pm at the Etihad Stadium and City have recently underlined their own ambitions with an extremely convincing performance against Brighton. They currently sit in 3rd place in the table and seem to be in a three-way battle with Liverpool and Chelsea for the top spot.
Crystal Palace, on the other hand, have other problems and have to make sure they don’t get dragged into the relegation quagmire, as they are currently in 15th place in the table with 9 points. The lead over the relegation places is still relatively comfortable, but they haven’t won a treble in 5 games lately and the team should try to score as soon as possible to be able to play a carefree season. Find out all the other info on this match in this Man City – Crystal Palace tip
Man City – Crystal Palace Info
– Date & Time: 30/10/2021, 16:00.
– Venue: Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 10
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Man City Form & Balance Check
The Citizens are fully into the season and are in a neck-and-neck race with Chelsea and Liverpool for the crown. All three teams are excelling and City have recently shown how incredibly variable they are in attack. This season 11 different players have been responsible for the 20 goals scored this season and defensively the Skyblues are once again extremely difficult to beat. They have won 6 of their 9 games this season to nil and conceded the fewest goals of any Premier League side.
Can City win the Champions League?
There are still some residual doubts about the lack of a nine-man squad. Especially in games like against Paris, when they lost 2-0 in the Champions League, or against Tottenham, a deep team, they lacked a striker in the centre who can score in games when things don’t go according to plan. All the other top clubs in the world have such a striker, only City lack a player capable of scoring more than 20 goals in a season. You need offensive players like that to win the most attractive competition.
Man City facts & analysis
– At home City have picked up 10 points from 4 games so far.
– They have yet to concede a goal at home
– Top scorer is Phil Foden with 3 goals
Crystal Palace form & balance check
The Eagles have signed a true Premier League legend as coach in Patrick Vieira, who has already shown his skills to some extent in France. After 9 games they have exactly 9 points and the start was okay all in all. The tasks have not been easy and yet the team still draws too often. Of their last 10 competitive games, they have drawn six times and won only once. Palace must accordingly become more determined if they want nothing to do with relegation this season.
The team still needs time
A number of new players were signed in the summer and the top new signings are all permanent fixtures in Patrick Vieira’s squad. Due to this new composition of the team and the coaching staff, some mechanisms simply still need time. But if the team manages to internalise and implement them, then we are positive about the future of the club.
Crystal Palace Facts & Analysis
– Top scorer is Edouard with 3 goals.
– They are currently 15th in the league.
– Palace have only won once this season (3-0 against Tottenham)
Predicted line-up – last update on 28 October 2021
After the cup match, Pep Guardiola may rotate extremely and bring in some fresh players. Ederson returns in goal, Cancelo and Laporte in defence. In midfield, Gündogan, Fernandinho and de Bruyne might play, while Grealish, Foden and Gabriel Jesus are expected to cause danger. For the visitors, we expect a total of two changes, the experienced Kouyate could start in midfield and Zaha is an option for the right wing.
Man City – Crystal Palace direct comparison & stats
There have been a total of 40 Premier League clashes between City and Palace and as clear-cut as you might think, the head-to-head comparison is not. The Skyblues have won 22 of those 40 games, while the Egales have come away victorious on nine occasions. The last win came in 2018 when Andrew Townsend scored a dream goal in a 3-2 win for Palace.
– Crystal Palace have conceded one goal in each of their last 5 matches.
– Manchester City score an average of 2.65 goals in home matches and Crystal Palace score an average of 1 goal in away matches
– The winner of the last meeting was Manchester City
– A year ago Manchester City were in 9th position in the table with 15 points. Currently they are in 3rd position (20)
