Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace: EPL Game Preview

Manchester City clashes with Crystal Palace in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Saturday. Manchester City is coming off a 2-1 road win against Luton Town on Sunday while Crystal Palace lost 2-1 against Liverpool at home on Saturday.

Manchester City is in fourth place in the Premier League standings with 33 points in 16 games while Crystal Palace is in 15th place with 16 points in 16 games.

The player to watch in this game is Erling Haaland, who has 14 goals and four assists in 15 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Erling Haaland an 80.3 percent chance to score against Crystal Palace. He has 27 SCA and 6 GCA in 15 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Manchester City 1.20
• Crystal Palace 13.00
• Draw: 7.00

Spread
• Manchester City -2 (1.91)
• Crystal Palace +2 (1.83)

Total
• Over 3, 3.5 (1.92)
• Under 3, 3.5 (1.83)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on March 11 and Manchester City won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For Manchester City, Erling Haaland has an 80.3 percent chance to score. He averages 3.98 shots overall per sim, 2.38 shots on goal per and 1.63 goals per sim.

For Crystal Palace, Odsonne Édouard has a 19.8 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.69 shots overall per sim, 0.43 shots on goal per and 0.22 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Manchester City 1.20

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Manchester City in this one. Average score in simulations is Manchester City 3.45 to Crystal Palace 0.58.