Crystal Palace at Manchester City 1/18/20 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 01/17/2020 at 6:56 PM ET

Two teams in opposite forms will clash against one another on Saturday when Manchester City will play host to Crystal Palace. Manchester City are coming off a massive away win over Aston Villa and are in really good shape now. Crystal Palace played for a draw in the London Derby and should not hope for much here.

Crystal Palace (7-7-8) played a really mediocre match at home against Arsenal last week, where they came back from one goal behind to eventually salvage a point from that 1-1 draw. Palace have struggled to get results lately, winning just once in their last eight matches in all competitions (1-2-5) and drawing each of their last three league matches. They are 9th with 29 points, five behind the top-five. Palace have grabbed quite a few points on the road so far (3-4-4), losing just once in their last five (1-1-3).

Manchester City (15-5-2) completely destroyed Aston Villa on the road last week, scoring four goals in the first half on their way to a massive 6-1 victory. That was their fifth win in a row in all competitions but they kept just one clean sheet in that span. City are still sitting at the 2nd spot of the league table with 47 points, two ahead of Leicester but 14 behind Liverpool. They have a 8-2-1 record at home, scoring 29 goals and conceding just 10.

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace by 2-0 in London earlier in the season and have been excellent in this match-up in recent years (9-1-1). Despite Crystal Palace being a pretty defensive side, matches between the two usually feature a lot of goals, so I am going with the Over here.

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