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Crystal Palace vs Man Utd Prediction: Red Devils look for back-to-back wins

Man Utd are yet to win two games in a row in the league this season so will be hoping to achieve the feat away at Palace

 
10:11am on Friday 20th September 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Man Utd will look to win back-to-back games in the Premier League for the first time this season when they travel to face Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The Eagles are still looking for their first victory of the new campaign.

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Crystal Palace Recent Form

Palace have been relatively uninspiring so far in the league as they have drawn two and lost two. The draws came against Chelsea and Leicester and lost against Brentford in Crystal Palace.

They do have two victories to their name in the new campaign as they have progressed in the League Cup by defeating Norwich and Queens Park Rangers.

Crystal Palace Injury News

Chadi Riad and Matheus Franca are long-term absentees for Palace, though there are hopes that Trevoh Chalobah could recover from an abdominal problem that made him miss the Leicester game last week.

Last Crystal Palace Lineup

Here's how Palace lined up against QPR.

Man Utd Recent Form

Things were looking grim for Erik ten Hag and Man Utd when they lost two games in a row against Brighton and Liverpool in the Premier League. The overall performance in the 3-0 loss against the Reds was certainly a cause for concern.

They've bounced back in style, though, beating Southampton in the league and Barnsley in the League Cup, scoring 10 goals in those two fixtures.

Man Utd Injury News

Ten Hag has had to deal with a long injury list at the start of the season and Victor Lindelöf, Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw and Leny Yoro remain absent.

However, they have been boosted by Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount to training. The former is yet to feature this season due to a hamstring issue.

Last Man Utd Lineup

Here's how Man Utd lined up against Barnsley.

Crystal Palace vs Man Utd - who is the referee and VAR?

Referee: David Coote

Assistants: Nick Hopton, Craig Taylor

Fourth official: Darren Bond

VAR: Chris Kavanagh

Assistant VAR: Akil Howson

Crystal Palace - Player To Watch

Eberechi Eze has five goal contributions in six games in all competitions for Palace this season. His best form has come in the League Cup as he has two goals and two assists in two matches.

26 yrs - AM, M (C) - Crystal Palace
89 
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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360
Played matches
4
1
0
Shots P90
4.50
Shots On target P90
1.25
Successful passing %
86%
Final third passes P90
19.50

Man Utd - Player To Watch

Marcus Rashford has been the subject of plenty of criticism this season but he has found form in the last two games. He scored the crucial second against Southampton in the league then recorded a double versus Barnsley in the cup.

26 yrs - AM (L), S (C) - Man Utd
78
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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Played matches
4
1
0
Shots P90
1.13
Duels won P90
3.11
Successful passing %
76%
Final third passes P90
11.60

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Crystal Palace vs Man Utd - Prediction

Man Utd are definitely a confidence team and Palace are playing them at a moment when confidence should be boosted by two consecutive wins. The Eagles are yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League.

Scoreline prediction - Crystal Palace 1-3 Man Utd

Southampton vs Ipswich - Betting Tips

Man Utd to Win and Over 2.5 Goals Scored

- In four of Crystal Palace's last six home games, there has been over two goals scored.

- In five of Man Utd's last six away games, there has been over two goals scored

- Crystal Palace have scored in five of their last six home games, while Man Utd have scored in five and conceded in four of their last six away games

Marcus Rashford to Score

- Like Man Utd are a confidence team, there's probably nobody around who is a bigger confidence player than Marcus Rashford, and he has three goals in two games. He has nine goals in 15 appearances against Palace in his career

Recent Ratings

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  Average Match Rating  
7.6
  Home  
6.8
6.3
  Away  
6.4
6.9
  Total  
6.6

Match statistics

Crystal Palace
Statistics
Man Utd
Games Played
20
20
 
Results
 
Wins
9
10
Draws
6
4
Losses
5
6
 
Goals Scoring
 
Goals Scored
40
42
Goals Per Game
2.00
2.10
More > 2.5 Goals
11
13
More > 3 Goals
8
9
Scored First in a Match
14
12
Scored Both Halves
7
8
Won More > 1 Goal
7
5
 
Other
 
Goals Conceded
23
32
Did Not Score
2
3
Both Teams Scored
12
12
Kept Clean Sheet
6
5
Won Without Conceding
6
5
Games Played
20
20
 
Possession
 
Touches
628
684
Possession
45
52
Passes
431
497
 
Attacking
 
Total Shots
13
16
Shots on Target
4.65
6.15
Goals out of Shots
0.16
0.13
Crosses
15
12
Offsides
3.59
2.63
Penalties
0.10
0.25
 
Defensive
 
Clean Sheets
0.30
0.25
Tackles Won
13
12
Clearances
23
19
Interceptions
8.56
10.00
Own Goals
0.05
0.00
Aerials Won
16
11
Total Shots Conceded
11
17
Shots on Target Conceded
3.95
5.53
Goals out of Shots Conceded
0.11
0.09
 
Discipline
 
Fouls
12
11
Yellow Cards
1.95
1.70
Red Cards
0.00
0.00