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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
7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

11
4
3
Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 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
#3 Position #20
21 Points 7
10 Played 10
7 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 7
21 Scored 10
13 Conceded 24
+8 GD -14
2.10 PPG 0.70
70% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 20th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 9 G
Rayan Cherki 5 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 3 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bernardo Silva made 452 appearances and scored 66 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 26' John Stones makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jairo Riedewald is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 452 games and scored 1056 goals.
  • 56' Goal! Ilkay Gundogan scores his 62 goal in 452 matches.
  • 60' Phil Foden is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bernardo Silva at the 60 minute mark.
  • 65' England international Eberechi Eze has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' What a strike from John Stones! The score is 3-0.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Jairo Riedewald comes on to replace Luka Milivojevic.
  • 71' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Kevin De Bruyne is withdrawn and Joao Cancelo gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Erling Haaland scoring 2 goals.
  • 79' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 79 minute. Andros Townsend leaves to be changed by Michy Batshuayi.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Magnificent from Raheem Sterling! That is 113 goals in 452 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester City FC players.

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 8
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Sergio Aguero 3
Rico Lewis 3
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Jean-Philippe Mateta 2
Luka Milivojevic 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
4 / 4
3.38 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 79% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC79% Draw13% Crystal Palace FC8%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
21%
Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC67% Draw28% Crystal Palace FC5%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11%
2 – 0
10.1%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
6.8%
4 – 1
6.3%
5 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
1 – 1
4.6%
5 – 1
4.3%
6 – 0
3.5%
0 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 49% — 51%
-2 49% 20% 30%
-1.5 70% — 30%
-1 70% 16% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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