Crystal Palace v Manchester City Predictions & Betting Odds – 19th November 2016

City to triumph at Selhurst Park

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Crystal Palace v Manchester City Betting Preview – Premier League 19th November

For all of the talent and having one of the best managers in the world, sometimes things just don’t go for you. Just before the international break City were immense in producing a victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League, but they took their eye off the ball back in the Premier League where they were held at home by Middlesbrough. That’s just the one win in their last five league games now, but they are still in the title mix of course and will be hoping to hit back to winning ways with a trip to Selhurst Park on Saturday. The Eagles have lost their last four league outings on the bounce and are in one of their strange, streaky slumps. It would be something if they could snap out of it with a win over the Citizens though.

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Crystal Palace v Manchester City Betting Tips

The Eagles are a massively frustrating side for punters. They started the season with back to back losses, then put together a tremendously positive W3 D2 sequence, but it’s been all downhill since then with four defeats on the bounce. That’s the third time that Alan Pardew has overseen a four match losing streak at Palace incidentally. Crystal Palace have shipped ten goals in total in their last three league games and they haven’t managed a single clean sheet all season long. So it is probably worth expecting goals in this one and over 2.5 goals can be backed at a price of 3/5 with bookmaker William Hill and there is a trend there, because that has happened in six of Palace’s last eight fixtures in the top flight. Both teams to score in the match up will fetch a price of 7/10 and Palace haven’t been terrible going forward so there is value there. They are the highest scoring side outside of the top six actually. Christian Benteke is an 11/5 anytime galore option for Palace, with Connor Wickham (who has 3 career Premier League goals against City) at 3/1.

At home this season in the Premier League, Crystal Palace have gone W1 D1 L3 and they failed to score in two of their three defeats which is quite telling because it hints that if they struggle to score, they lose. Four of their five home games this season has seen them concede exactly one goal. So how have they fared in the past against Manchester City in the Premier League? Not well. The Eagles have posted just a W1 D0 L7 record in their last eight against the Citizens in the top flight and the Eagles have actually failed to score in five of their last six against them as well. So would a bold punter be tempted by the price of 7/4 on Manchester City to win to nil in this one at William Hill (they did beat West Brom 4-0 in their last away game). Either way, City should get chances going forward as the Eagles haven’t managed to earn one single clean sheet in sixteen league matches now and if games ended at half time this season, the Eagles would be bottom. It could be worth a Man City/Man City half time/full time punt at 11/8 with online betting site William Hill.

Can Manchester City use this to start putting together some consistent winning form? They have been consistently inconsistent in the top flight lately. Pep Guardiola’s men have gone W1 D3 L1 in their last five and it’s been a strange turn of form from them. Three of their last four league games have ended in a 1-1 draw and you would be looking at a 7/1 price on that result cropping up in his one, which is the same mark as a Man City 2-1 victory. Manchester City have gone W4 L1 out on the road so they have been in decent away form and the majority of their slips have happened at the Etihad. In their five away games, City have returned 13 goals and hammered West Brom last time out on the road. Sergio Aguero is a quote of 11/4 in the First Goalscorer market and he has scored the opening goal of a game on more occasions than any other Premier League player this season (5) and David Silva is an 11/4 poke in the anytime goalscorer market as he has three in his last three against Palace. Does their away form suggest that three points are on their way?

Crystal Palace v Manchester City Betting Odds

Man City 1/2, Draw 10/3, Crystal Palace 11/2

Crystal Palace v Manchester City Predictions

Two sides who are inconsistent when it comes to returning points. Crystal Palace are so streaky again that it is really hard to predict what they are going to turn up with. They look a total mess at the back, but they can cause problems pushing forwards, so it is worth looking a both teams to score in the fixture. Here’s the rub though, Palace are so bad at the back, City should get enough chances to produce the win, so back the Citizens but look for goals at both ends here and perhaps a Man City 2-1 win in the correct score market will tempt.