Crystal Palace – Manchester City: 06.04.2024 13:30 CEST
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Crystal Palace will host Manchester City. This will be a big game for Manchester City, as they look to come closer to the top of the league! They are currently 3 points behind Liverpool!
Crystal Palace are fighting to avoid relegation. They are 8 points clear from 18th on the table! In the last 4 games of the Premier League, Crystal Palace did not win a single one. They have only won 2 league matches out of 10 this year so far. The last time they won against the City was in 2021. In the last game, three days ago, Crystal Palace lost 0-1 to Bournemouth. They had only 2 shots on goal and 0.10 expected goals. It was another poor performance, and we can not expect them to do much against City tomorrow!
Manchester City are looking to win back-to-back Premier League titles. They are unbeaten in the last 15 games. However, Pep Guardiola needs to find the answer in the big games. They need those wins in order to get back at the top of the table. There are only 8 games left this season. They won’t face either Liverpool or Arsenal anymore, so they need to win all the games and hope that Liverpool or Arsenal will drop points somewhere. In the last game against Arsenal, City had 72% ball possession, but that was not enough. They played 0-0, even though they were a better team. In the last game, City played against Aston Villa. They won confidently 4-1. Phil Foden scored a hatrick against the 4th team in the table!
Injury report:
Crystal Palace will be without Chris Richards, Sam Johnstone, Cheick Doucoure, Marc Guehi, Rob Holding, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Matheus Franca tonight. Their fitness and conditioning coach has to do something about it! Manchester City will miss their key defensive players, Kyle Walker and Nathan Ake. Ederson might return to the lineup, but he is still listed as doubtful!
Prediction:
The last time Manchester City and Crystal Palace played against each other was last year in December. They played 2-2. Crystal Palace was always dangerous for the big teams. They stole the points a lot of times against the best teams as underdogs. In the last 2 games City played at home, Crystal Palace scored 4 goals altogether. Pep Guardiola will not underestimate them, and we believe that he will go out with his best squad. After this game, Manchester City will play against Real Madrid just 3 days later. However, we believe that they won’t rest their best players, because this is a must-win game for them! Crystal Palace are out of all cups, so they only play in the Premier League. Their biggest problem is that they have so many injuries. According to the bookies, Manchester City are big favorites. We believe that Crystal Palace will score and put up a big fight. Both teams score is a value bet, and you should go for it!
Value bet/ the best odds: Both teams to score @2.00 @bet365
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