This looks to be an absorbing game as Crystal Palace have their supposed home advantage, while Manchester City lead them by 31 points in the Premier League table.
- Crystal Palace have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (66) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Crystal Palace form and stats
Overall Premier League results at home this season for Crystal Palace are 4-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Crystal Palace has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?
Stress levels are on the rise for Crystal Palace's attacking players as they have now played 201 minutes without scoring in a league game. Eze was their last goal scorer.
Crystal Palace lost their last game at Aston Villa (placed 11th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The first loss after going unbeaten through three league games. Mitchell was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Mitchell won 7 of 9 duels.
In the match before that, Palace hosted Liverpool and drew the game 0-0.Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have had two goals or less.
The manager Vieira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Brighton & Hove Albion in only four days.
Crystal Palace aren't scoring a lot here at Selhurst Park in the league, with only {12 goals} from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Crystal Palace have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Manchester City form and stats
The visitors are W7-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Foden and Silva scored in City's previous match, the home game against Newcastle United that ended 2-0. Foden has bagged at least one goal for this team three games in a row. The flair! Midfielder Grealish was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.74. Grealish hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 46 successful passes (of 50 total).
Earlier, the FA Cup win away at Bristol City.
A quick return to home after this game, as Manchester City are hosting RB Leipzig in the Champions League only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Manchester City's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 13 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
These opponents have played previously this season: Manchester City - Palace 4-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Crystal Palace two wins, three draws and Manchester City five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 27 goals |  P. Foden 9 goals |   W. Zaha 6 goals |
Crystal Palace missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Crystal Palace | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 66 |
| 32 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 25 |
| 84% | 85% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 77% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 85% |
| 40% | 46% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 65% |
| 12% | 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 46% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 48% | 54% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 54% | 58% |
| 24% | 23% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 31% | 35% |
| 44% | 38% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 15.8 | 16.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 24% | 28% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | 44% |
| 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
- Crystal Palace have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Crystal Palace.
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (66) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+41) in Premier League
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 58 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 7 | Fulham | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 38 |
| 9 | Brentford | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 26 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 19 | Southampton | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 21 |
| 20 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -27 | 21 |
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