Manchester City have played just one of their last seven matches in all competitions at the Etihad Stadium but they should benefit from home comforts when they host Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon.
This is the first of five home games in less than a month for Pep Guardiola's side, indeed their only away game in November is at Old Trafford, so City won't be leaving Manchester for a while.
City haven't conceded a single goal in home Premier League matches and, barring a slight blip against Southampton, the Etihad faithful haven't really seen too much to worry them.
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Crystal Palace are 18/1 chances with Grosvenor Sport to cause an Etihad upset and that looks about right for a side that has won just one of their nine league games and is hovering just above the danger zone at the foot of the table.
However, that's not to say that there haven't been encouraging signs from Patrick Vieira's new-look side, who have only been beaten by Liverpool and Chelsea. They were unfortunate not to beat Newcastle last time and they came within a whisker of collecting all three points at the Emirates the previous week.
Will Palace be able to create chances against a City defence that is the best in class? The Eagles certainly can't afford to be as wasteful in front of goal as they were last weekend, where Christian Benteke was the main culprit, but they have scored at least once in six of their last seven games and they even managed 13 efforts on goal in the 3-0 defeat at Anfield.
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace prediction
Palace are showing some really encouraging signs in the face of what has been quite a tough fixture list and although they are most unlikely to keep City out, there is no doubt that the visitors have enough attacking talent to become the first Premier League side to score at the Etihad.
The likes of Zaha, Edouard and Conor Gallagher are lively enough to give any defence problems and there is enough juice in the price to back both teams to score (yes) in this game. It's a 13/10 chance that can be boosted to 39/20 when combined with the hosts to bag all three points.
City to win to nil looks tight enough at 8/11.
Recommended bet: City to win and both teams to score (yes) - 39/20
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace odds with Grosvenor Sport
Manchester City 2/13
Draw 7/1
Crystal Palace 18/1
*odds subject to change
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Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Key Stats
- Crystal Palace ave drawn six matches this season, more than any other side.
- Manchester City have yet to concede a Premier League goal at the Etihad this season.
- Only Paul Pogba has more Premier League assists than Gabriel Jesus (5).
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João Cancelo has touched the ball 932 times this season, 152 more times than his nearest rival in that particular table.
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Manchester City have won three of the last four meetings between these sides without conceding.
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Manchester City's xGA of 0.74 per game is the lowest of any team in the Premier League.
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Christian Benteke has hit the woodwork three times this term, more than any other player bar Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo.
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Head to Head
1 May, 2021: Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester City (Premier League)
17 Jan, 2021: Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace (Premier League)
18 Jan, 2020: Manchester City 2-2 Crystal Palace (Premier League)
19 Oct, 2019: Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester City (Premier League)
14 Apr, 2019: Crystal Palace 1-3 Manchester City (Premier League)
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