Crystal Palace – Manchester Utd SOCCER PICKS
Crystal Palace and Manchester United meet at Selhurst Park, in a match for the 28 th round of the Premier League. The two teams tied (0-0), on 24-11-2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 05-03-2018, for the Premier League, which ended with Manchester United’s victory by (2-3). The goals of the match were scored by A. Townsend (11 ‘) and P. van Aanholt (48’), for Crystal Palace, and by C. Smalling (55 ‘), R. Lukaku (76’) and N. Matić (90) ‘), for Manchester United. In spite of being a match between 13th and 5th of the table, it is really a match between the 18th classified in home matches and the 4th as a visitor.
Crystal Palace:
The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 30 points won, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against West Ham United, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Leicester City, by (1-4). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 17 points in away matches and 13 at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 23 conceded in away matches, against 9 goals scored and 12 conceded at home. In the last 10 home league matches Crystal Palace has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (5 out of 13 matches) and 0-0 (6 out of 13 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 13 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 27 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 5 of his 12 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
The Crystal Palace leaves for this motivated game, after having conquered a victory in the field of Leicester, by 1-4, registering in this way the fourth followed game without losing in the English championship: the goals of the team were marked by Zaha ( 2), Milivojevic and Batshuayi. Despite playing at home, coach Roy Hodgson must play in 4-3-3, benefiting the defensive organization and counterattacks, looking in this way the defensive weaknesses of his opponent. However, it is important to emphasize that the premises present quality in the offensive transition and in the finalization. Luka Milivojevic is the best scorer of the Crystal Palace, with 8 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Sakho and Wickham, both injured.
Manchester United:
The away team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 52 points won, after 15 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Fulham, by (0-3). In the last match, they tied at home against Liverpool by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 27 goals scored and 19 conceded in away matches, against 25 goals scored and 16 conceded at home. For the league, Manchester United won 20 points out of 30 possible points, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, it records a sequence of 5 victories in the last games as a visitor. 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 goals, since 10 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 27 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 11 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 14 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 10 of their 27 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Manchester United part for this day with a draw, by 0-0, in the reception to Liverpool, adding the tenth game followed without losing in the English championship. It should be noted that visitors record six consecutive victories away from home. In this game against Crystal Palace, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must play in the usual 4-4-2, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks: Juan Mata is still the great highlight of this team and owns great quality of pass and vision of game. On the other hand, Paul Pogba is the best gunner of Manchester United, with 11 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Matic and Valencia, both injured.
