Crystal Palace and Manchester City meet at Selhurst Park, in a match for the 34 th round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 12/22/2018, Crystal Palace won out by (2-3). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 4, drew 1 and lost 1. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 12-12-2017, for the Premier League, which ended in a draw by (0-0). The Manchester City presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Crystal Palace:
The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 39 points won, after 11 wins, 6 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Newcastle United, by (0-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 home league matches Crystal Palace has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 33 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 6 of his 17 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
The Crystal Palace enters this day motivated, after a triumph stranger, by 0-1, in the displacement to the land of the Newcastle: Milivojevic, at minute 81 ‘, of penalty, marked the unique goal of the encounter. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the two men responsible for throwing panic at the opposing defense are Batshuayi and Zaha. It should be noted that, when investing in the offensive process, it usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the van Aanholt side. The Crystal Palace coach will not be able to count on Sakho for still being in a period of injury.
Manchester City:
The away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 80 points won, after 26 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Fulham, by (0-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Cardiff City, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 14 wins and 1 loss at their stadium, with 56 goals scored and 8 conceded. The team comes to this match after a loss outside with Tottenham Hotspur by (1-0). For the league, Manchester City won 21 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (6 out of 15 matches). Their defense has been very strong, having only scored goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 29 of its last 32 matches for the Premier League, of these 29 it came to the break in advantage in 22 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 26 There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 away matches for this competition: they have suffered 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Manchester City enters this unmotivated performance, after a foreign snub, 1-0, in the displacement to Tottenham’s field, for the Champions League. Contrary to the rival of this round, the visiting club usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three men responsible for throwing the panic in the defensive rival are Sterling, Aguero and Mahrez. Thus, despite being away from home, we believe that Manchester City will adopt a more offensive stance, taking into account that it presents more individual and collective quality. For this game the outsider will not be able to count on Delph, Mendy and Bravo, because they are injured.
