Manchester City will travel to Selhurst Park and take on Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. The defending champions are five points behind Arsenal in the league table. Their opponents are five points clear of the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace have won six, drawn nine, and lost ten matches this season. The Eagles have scored only 21 goals with an average xG rate of 1.06. Their defence has leaked 32 goals. The above viz shows the percentile rank of the team in comparison with other teams in the English Premier league. Crystal Palace are ranked very low in the pizza chart. They are ranked lower than average in the percentile rankings.
Manchester City are sitting second in the league table with 18 wins, four draws, and four losses. They have scored 66 goals and conceded 25. Pep’s men have a high xG rate of 2.26 per match. Looking at the above pizza chart we can observe that Manchester City have a high percentile rank in all the departments. They have been a dominating team in the league.
Manchester City’s high attacking efficiency
Manchester City are a team with high attacking efficiency this season. They create a lot of positional attacks and counterattacks.
Pep’s men average 34.65 positional attacks and 2.15 counterattacks per match. Overall, the team takes 15.46 shots per match and have an accuracy rate of 36.4%. The above viz shows that Manchester City created seven counterattacks in the last match. Despite keeping the ball, Pep’s men were ready to hit the opposition on the counter.
Manchester City have a very high attacking efficiency in the league. They have the highest counterattacking efficiency in the league.
Crystal Palace, on the other hand, creates 23.6 positional attacks and 1.52 counterattacks per match. Overall, they have taken 9.48 shots per match and have an accuracy rate of 34.2%. The Eagles are going to have a tough time against the defending champions.
Recoveries in the attacking half
Manchester City makes the highest number of recoveries in the opposition half per 90 minutes. Pep’s men average 78.69 recoveries per match and 14 of them have been made inside the opposition’s half per 90 minutes. The above viz shows the high regains made by the team throughout the season. Manchester City have made a lot of dangerous recoveries inside and on the edge of the penalty box. Against Crystal Palace, they are once again expected to recover the ball high up on the pitch.
Key player
Phil Foden scored the opener against Newcastle United. The 22-year-old has found his rhythm in the team. He has scored two goals in the last two matches in the English Premier League. Foden has taken five shots in the last two matches and three have been on target. The player is accurate with his shooting and is likely to feature once again in the team.
Team news
Cheick Doucoure is suspended for this game after getting a red card in the last match.
Manchester City have no new injury concerns in the team.
Betting analysis
As per the 1×2 betting odds, Manchester City are the favourites to win the match. They have an odds rate of 1.36 to win the match. The over lines are also expected to thrive in this match. As per the over/under lines, the rate for over 2.5 goals is 1.8.
Manchester City are the favourite to take three points from this game. They are sitting behind Arsenal at the league table. Winning is the only option available for Pep’s men. Crystal Palace are a tough team to beat at home and City players will have to stay at the top of their game to win the match.
Visuals via Wyscout and the TFA data viz engine
