Crystal Palace - Manchester City predictions

A home win is not something we would recommend betting on at the odds of 11.00 – but you’re probably aware of that already. It would take a miracle for Crystal Palace to pull off even a draw, let alone a win as underdogs.

Manchester City fans are expecting a straightforward victory this Saturday, and who can blame them. With odds like the currently offered 1.35 for an away win, the home-field disadvantage doesn’t seem like a big obstacle in this case.

The Eagles’s previous Premier League clash came down to a single goal making the difference. The Eagles held well for the first 45 minutes but did not have enough gas in their tank to push through the entire match. In the end, a narrow AFC Bournemouth home defeat is what they will be looking to bounce back from this Saturday.

The visitors are coming off from a fairly easy home win in the previous round of the Premier League. A healthy 4:1 HT/FT victory will have certainly boosted their confidence ahead of the Saturday clash.

The visitors will likely miss the support of having a home-field advantage. Their latest 3 home games were marked by more than 5 goals in total and it remains to be seen what they can do to extend the positive trend away from home as well.

An easy Away Win is expected on Saturday. Manchester City travel to Selhurst Park looking to close the gap behind the league leaders and have every right to hope for a positive outcome. After all, there is a good reason behind bookies have decision to install them as 1.35 favourites to win.

The Citizens played against Crystal Palace earlier in the season and were unable to get anything better than a draw despite the home-field advantage. They’re not on their turf this time around, but that doesn’t change the fact that most bookies see them as the favourites.

Crystal Palace’s chances of winning are more difficult to gauge than usual. Though they would be underdogs anyhow, Sam Johnstone, Chris Richards, Jesuran Rak-Sakyi have been injured on top of that. Needless to say, they have a difficult match to look forward to.

Though some punters may prefer more exciting options, the Under 3.5 Goals market is a solid opportunity for this fixture. It offers a surprisingly solid balance between risk and betting value – though the returns on their own aren’t much to look at.