Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction 06.04.2024

• Competition: England - Premier League
• Date: Saturday, 6th, April 2024
• Kickoff: 12:30 UK/13.30 CEST
• Venue: Selhurst Park (London)

Manchester City's focus shifts to Selhurst Park this weekend as they square off against Crystal Palace, aiming to stay hot on the heels of title rivals Arsenal.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Betting Tips : Man City & Over 2.5

Oliver Glasner, stepping into the role of head coach in February 20 as a recplacement for Roy Hodgson, made a promising start in his first game on the bench by guiding the Eagles to a scintillating 3-0 victory over second-from-bottom Burnley, but quickly realized he faces a tough task in trying to keep the team in the elite tier.

The successful start to the Austrian strategist's tenure proved to be short-lived, as the 49-year-old was unable to replicate his stellar debut in the subsequent Premier League challenges, going through four games without a win, with the pair of 1-1 draws against Luton and Forest ending in a lone one-goal loss in Bournemouth's most recent visit.

Despite finding themsleves on the right end of the scoreline on only two occassions in their last 10 league outings since the start of the new calendar year (D3, L5), the 14th-placed Crystal Palace is well on track to extend their stay in the English top-flight, holding a healthy eight-point cushion above the third-bottom Luton with a game in reserve.

With just seven remaining rounds on the schedule until the conclusion of the current 2023-24 campaign, particularly facing daunting back-to-back clashes against the title-chasing duo of Man City and Liverpool just days apart, the capital-based Eagles cannot yet breathe easy, but will be buoyed by their courageous display at the Etihad earlier this season, where they came from two goals down to snatch a shock 2-2 draw against the Citizens.

This time around, getting any kind of favorable outcome will be easier said than done for Crystal Palace, not only because the they have slumped to defeat against Man City in four out of the past five meetings at Selhurst Park and gone goalless in four straight, but also because Guardiola's boys dare not even entertain the thought of slipping up while locked in a fierce title battle with Liverpool and Arsenal.

After missing out on taking the driver's seat in the league table, forced to settle for a share of the spoils in identical 1-1 stalemates against title-chasing contenders the Reds and the Gunners, defending champions Manchester City  managed to ride the winning waves once again by dismantling Aston Villa to bits with a resounding 4-1 victory, courtesy of Phil Foden's superb hat-trick.

The most recent Premier League trip of Man City ended in a split result of 1-1 versus Klopp's troops, bringing an end to their superb 10-game away winning streak spanning all competitions, but the Citizens will be confident of leaving Selhurst Park with all three points, having beaten Palace in seven of their last nine clashes at this venue.

However, knowing that Guardiola's men have shown defensive lapses on their travels, producing just three shutouts from their last 14 EPL away fixtures, the Eagles will fancy their chances of rattling City's net, but the reality is that the Norwegian goal-machine Haaland and co will storm to a dominant victory and boost their confidence ahead of a tough first-leg Champions League trip to Real Madrid.