BetOnWins is all about giving out today’s best free betting picks, and we intend to start the weekend with some good wins bringing you the most accurate Premier League predictions. In the lunchtime kick off, Crystal Palace hosts Man City with the Citizens trailing Liverpool by 3 points with 8 rounds left to go. Liverpool will play away at Manchester United on Sunday, so this fixture against Palace represents a great chance for Guardiola’s men to make up some ground and get closer to the top. For their part, Palace are pretty much safe and sound with an 8-point advantage over the relegation places, yet it’s not like their safety is 100% guaranteed. This should set us up for a good game of football, so let’s dig into all the facts and stats surrounding this Premier League football betting prediction.
Historically Difficult Test Awaits City
Historically, Manchester City have had some tough times at Selhurst Park. Last time, they needed a late penalty by Haaland to claim a narrow 0:1 win, while in 2022 the game ended in a goalless draw. Also, the reverse fixture in the first half of the season ended in a quite shocking 2:2 draw. Palace went one better back in 2021 when they even defeated City by 0:2 at the Etihad stadium. So to put things in perspective, Palace have been a bogey team for all might City, and today’s win might come much harder than what most people would expect.
Post-Hodgson Palace With A New Direction
What has to be stressed is that in all those games where Palace were able to cause City plenty of trouble, they were under the command of Roy Hodgson. Hodgson made them difficult to break, although they were not much fun to watch. Oliver Glasner took over the job in mid-season, and he’s been trying to implement a more positive brand of football as Crystal Palace are looking for goals these days. Prior to last week’s 1:0 defeat at Bournemouth, the Londoners were on a run of 14 consecutive matches where they had scored at least once.
However, this change of direction and more attacking style of play might actually play in the hands of Guardiola’s men.
Rested City Ready To Roam
Pep Guardiola was able to rest his top two stars Kevin De Bruyne and Haaland during midweek win against an injury-hit Aston Villa side, and his team cruised to a 4:1 win with Phil Foden grabbing a hat trick. Both De Bruyne and Haaland should start, and you can get on the tall Norwegian to score. I firmly believe that City will win this game, but the odds for that are just 1.33, so that’s not something to brag about.
Palace will field three players up front with the exciting young number 10 Eze on the right wing, Mateta as the Center Forward and the experienced Jordan Ayew on the left flank. I can see these three causing City some problems, so hosts might get on the scoresheet too.
Crystal Palace v Man City Prediction
City will win this game. Haaland will most likely score. I can see Palace causing them problems, so we should see some goals in this one. In terms of the best EPL bet, I’m going after a win for Man City combined with over two goals in the game.
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