Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace 8/27/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Manchester City hosts Crystal Palace on Saturday in an English Premier League matchday 4 fixture. Manchester City is second in the top-flight English league table at 2-1-0 on seven points with a goal difference of +6. Manchester City is two points adrift of first-place Arsenal. Manchester City battled to a 3-3 draw with Barcelona in a club friendly last time out. The Citizens battled to a 3-3 draw with Newcastle United in their most recent EPL fixture. 

Manchester City has two wins, two draws and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 13 goals and conceded nine. Erling Haaland is the leading goal scorer for Manchester City with three, while Ilkay Gundogan has scored two.  Kevin De Bruyne is the leader in assists with three and four others have one each.

Crystal Palace is ninth in the top flight English League table at 1-1-1 on four points with a goal difference of 0. Crystal Palace was a 2-0 winner over Oxford United in the second round of the English Carabao Cup. In its most recent EPL fixture, Crystal Palace defeated Aston Villa 3-1 and has already battled to a draw with Liverpool through the first three matches. 

Crystal Palace has three victories, one draw and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 10 goals and conceded six. Wilfried Zaha is the leading goal scorer for Crystal Palace with three, while Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored one. Tyrick Mitchell, Eberechi Eze and Odsonne Edouard are the co-leaders in assists with one each.