Manchester City v Crystal Palace: Free Bets, Tips & Insights
4 minutes Here at betting.bet we’ll provide an in-depth preview of the contest, offering exclusive football betting tips, Premier League free bet offers and match insights as well as the latest pre-match odds.
The Premier League returns on Saturday and the opening fixture this weekend features Manchester City and Crystal Palace. Here at betting.bet we’ll provide an in-depth preview of the contest, offering exclusive football betting tips, Premier League free bet offers and match insights as well as the latest pre-match odds from our partners at BetVictor.
Where To Watch Manchester City v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Crystal Palace is Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off in the Premier League with the game set to get underway at the Etihad Stadium at 12:30. Live televised coverage is available at TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate whilst the game will also feature on Saturday night’s Match Of The Day programme on BBC1 from 22:20. Radio commentary of Manchester City v Crystal Palace will be broadcast on TalkSPORT.
Form
One win in four league games has seen Manchester City drop out of the top five in the Premier League with their place in next season’s UEFA Champions League now under real threat. Pep Guardiola’s side currently sit sixth with 52 points from their 31 matches. Manchester City’s most recent game was a rather forgettable 0-0 draw against rivals Manchester United whilst their last home league game was a routine 2-0 win over strugglers Leicester City.
Crystal Palace are one of the Premier League’s most in-form teams with five wins and a draw from their last six league games. The Eagles have risen to eleventh in the table with 43 points in 30 matches. Oliver Glasner’s side have the third best defensive record in the division but are ranked 14th in the league for goals scored.
Manchester City v Crystal Palace: Head-to-Head
Manchester City are unbeaten in six matches against Crystal Palace and lost just one of their last twelve meetings with Saturday’s opponents. This season’s reverse fixture at Selhurst Park back in December ended in a 2-2 draw with Erling Haaland and Rico Lewis twice cancelling out goals from Daniel Munoz and Maxence Lacroix for the visitors.
The corresponding fixture at the Etihad Stadium last season also ended 2-2 with Rico Lewis once again on target. Jack Grealish gave Manchester City a half-time lead before Lewis doubled the home side’s advantage however they were pegged back by goals from Jean-Phillippe Mateta and Michael Olise.
Betting.Bet Betting Tips
Crystal Palace’s last three visits to the Etihad Stadium have produced one win, one draw and one defeat yet The Eagles have managed to score exactly two goals on each occasion. Given Manchester City’s defensive struggles of late, this could be a great area of focus if betting on Manchester City v Crystal Palace on Saturday. Over 1.5 team goals for Crystal Palace is excellent value at 15/4 whilst over 3.5 match goals is arguably the bet of the day at odds of 7/5.
As for picking out a goalscorer, this seems rather straightforward. In the absence of Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush has stepped up with three goals in City’s last four matches, finding the net in back-to-back home league games. At the other end of the pitch, Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring at home to Brighton last weekend, his 13th league goal of the season. Both Marmoush and Mateta are solid goalscoring options and below we have put together a few markets where either/both players should be considered.
| Omar Marmoush | Jean-Philippe Mateta | |
|---|---|---|
| Anytime Goalscorer | 8/11 | 7/4 |
| First Goalscorer | 3/1 | 6/1 |
| Last Goalscorer | 3/1 | 6/1 |
| To Score 2 Or More | 12/5 | 7/1 |
| Assist | 19/10 | 11/2 |
| Score Or Assist | 1/3 | Evens |
Premier League Free Bets
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Match Odds
(Courtesy of BetVictor)
| Manchester City | Draw | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 7/2 | 5/1 |
