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Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Manchester City FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sun 17 Jan 2021 · 19:15 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+2'

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Scott Ledger

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

10
4
3
Manchester City FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2019-04-14 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 4–0 W
13 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W
10 Jan Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
03 Jan Chelsea FC A 3–1 W
26 Dec Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
19 Dec Southampton FC A 1–0 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–4 L
14 Jan Arsenal FC A 0–0 D
08 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
02 Jan Sheffield United FC H 2–0 W
28 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Aston Villa FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Crystal Palace FC
#9 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Crystal Palace FC gets underway.
  • 5' Ferran Torres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Fernandinho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' John Stones is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 31' Ilkay Gundogan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
  • 36' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Manchester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kevin De Bruyne is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ilkay Gundogan makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 60' Phil Foden is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bernardo Silva at the 60 minute mark.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 68' GOAL! John Stones scores on 68.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Luka Milivojevic is replaced by Jairo Riedewald.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Kevin De Bruyne as he leaves the pitch. Joao Cancelo steps in for Manchester City FC.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' The whistle greets Andros Townsend as he departs to be replaced by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' GOAL! Raheem Sterling scores on 88.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Manchester City FC 4-0 Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 6
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Rico Lewis 3
Omar Marmoush 2
Eberechi Eze 2

Head to Head

2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2019-04-14 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC

Manchester City FC Form

2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-01-13 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2020-12-26 Manchester City FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2020-12-19 Southampton FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-01-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-01-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-01-02 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2020-12-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC62% Draw29% Crystal Palace FC9%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
38%
Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC37% Draw58% Crystal Palace FC5%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.6%
0 – 0
23.4%
2 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
2.4%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 1
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 18% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 31% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.