Soccer match preview: Manchester United confident before travelling to Crystal Palace

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Thu 16.July
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Selhurst Park (25073 seats)

Struggling Crystal Palace will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Manchester United in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It's no vacation for neither Crystal nor Manchester United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Crystal are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Manchester United are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Crystal Palace form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Crystal Palace at their home stadium (Selhurst Park) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Crystal Palace with their five defeats in a row. Not since the AFC Bournemouth game, 26 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Crystal are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Selhurst Park, having lost their two previous games here.

Crystal lost their last game at Aston Villa (placed 19th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Chelsea with the scoreline 2-3.

Crystal's goalkeeper Vicente Guaita was extremely busy against Aston Villa, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Crystal are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Wolverhampton Wanderers awaits in four days.

Crystal Palace aren't scoring a lot here at Selhurst Park in the league, with only 14 goals from 17 games. Crystal Palace's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Manchester United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Manchester who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Burnley. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Manchester are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

There were no winners in Manchester's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 2-2 vs Southampton (placed 12th). Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Aston Villa.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chelsea in just three days.

Manchester have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 22 goals have been scored. 19 goals have been conceded by Manchester United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Crystal and Manchester United have met before this season: Manchester United - Crystal Palace 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Crystal won one, Manchester United won seven and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedA. Martial
A. Martial
16 goals
Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
16 goals
CrystalJ. Ayew
J. Ayew
9 goals

Crystal Palace missing players

Manchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crystal Palace Manchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
11 6 0 Won W 3 6 16
9 4 1 Drew D 0 5 11
15 7 4 Lost L 3 6 8
30 14 4 Scored S 9 22 61
45 17 10 Conceded C 6 19 35
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
69% 59% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 88% 89%
31% 18% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 46%
17% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 12% 26%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
37% 35% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 41% 49%
29% 35% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 24% 31%
40% 35% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 35% 23%
 
4.7 6 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.8 5.5
6.3 5.9 7.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.6 5.1
1.6 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
345 204 59 Total Shots T S 81 214 499
109 58 17 Shots on Target S O 34 86 192
28% 24% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 26% 32%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Crystal Palace has the fewest scored goals (14) at home
  • Crystal Palace has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10)
  • Crystal Palace have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Manchester United have scored more than double the goals of Crystal Palace.
  • Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Manchester United is in the best form (4-2-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 35 30 3 2 76 27 18 17 1 0 47 13 17 13 2 2 29 14 49 93
2 Manchester City 35 23 3 9 91 34 17 13 2 2 50 12 18 10 1 7 41 22 57 72
3 Chelsea 35 18 6 11 63 49 17 9 3 5 27 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 14 60
4 Leicester City 35 17 8 10 65 36 17 10 4 3 33 15 18 7 4 7 32 21 29 59
5 Manchester United 35 16 11 8 61 35 18 10 6 2 39 16 17 6 5 6 22 19 26 59
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 14 13 8 48 37 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 7 6 4 23 18 11 55
7 Sheffield United 35 14 12 9 38 33 18 10 3 5 24 14 17 4 9 4 14 19 5 54
8 Tottenham Hotspur 35 14 10 11 54 45 18 11 3 4 33 17 17 3 7 7 21 28 9 52
9 Arsenal 35 12 14 9 51 44 17 8 6 3 31 21 18 4 8 6 20 23 7 50
10 Burnley 35 14 8 13 39 47 17 8 3 6 22 20 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 50
11 Everton 35 12 9 14 41 52 17 8 6 3 22 17 18 4 3 11 19 35 -11 45
12 Southampton 35 13 6 16 45 58 17 5 2 10 17 33 18 8 4 6 28 25 -13 45
13 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 36 52 17 6 8 3 18 15 18 5 2 11 18 37 -16 43
14 Crystal Palace 35 11 9 15 30 45 17 6 4 7 14 17 18 5 5 8 16 28 -15 42
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 20 27 17 3 6 8 16 25 -16 36
16 West Ham United 35 9 7 19 44 59 17 5 3 9 26 31 18 4 4 10 18 28 -15 34
17 Watford 35 8 10 17 33 54 18 6 6 6 22 23 17 2 4 11 11 31 -21 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 35 8 7 20 36 60 18 5 6 7 22 28 17 3 1 13 14 32 -24 31
19 Aston Villa 35 8 6 21 38 65 18 6 3 9 21 30 17 2 3 12 17 35 -27 30
20 Norwich City 35 5 6 24 26 67 18 4 3 11 19 35 17 1 3 13 7 32 -41 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 35 30 3 2 76 27 18 17 1 0 47 13 17 13 2 2 29 14 49 93
2 Manchester City 35 23 3 9 91 34 17 13 2 2 50 12 18 10 1 7 41 22 57 72
3 Chelsea 35 18 6 11 63 49 17 9 3 5 27 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 14 60
4 Leicester City 35 17 8 10 65 36 17 10 4 3 33 15 18 7 4 7 32 21 29 59
5 Manchester United 35 16 11 8 61 35 18 10 6 2 39 16 17 6 5 6 22 19 26 59
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 14 13 8 48 37 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 7 6 4 23 18 11 55
7 Sheffield United 35 14 12 9 38 33 18 10 3 5 24 14 17 4 9 4 14 19 5 54
8 Tottenham Hotspur 35 14 10 11 54 45 18 11 3 4 33 17 17 3 7 7 21 28 9 52
9 Arsenal 35 12 14 9 51 44 17 8 6 3 31 21 18 4 8 6 20 23 7 50
10 Burnley 35 14 8 13 39 47 17 8 3 6 22 20 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 50
11 Everton 35 12 9 14 41 52 17 8 6 3 22 17 18 4 3 11 19 35 -11 45
12 Southampton 35 13 6 16 45 58 17 5 2 10 17 33 18 8 4 6 28 25 -13 45
13 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 36 52 17 6 8 3 18 15 18 5 2 11 18 37 -16 43
14 Crystal Palace 35 11 9 15 30 45 17 6 4 7 14 17 18 5 5 8 16 28 -15 42
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 20 27 17 3 6 8 16 25 -16 36
16 West Ham United 35 9 7 19 44 59 17 5 3 9 26 31 18 4 4 10 18 28 -15 34
17 Watford 35 8 10 17 33 54 18 6 6 6 22 23 17 2 4 11 11 31 -21 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 35 8 7 20 36 60 18 5 6 7 22 28 17 3 1 13 14 32 -24 31
19 Aston Villa 35 8 6 21 38 65 18 6 3 9 21 30 17 2 3 12 17 35 -27 30
20 Norwich City 35 5 6 24 26 67 18 4 3 11 19 35 17 1 3 13 7 32 -41 21

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