Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st September 2024

Crystal Palace enjoy home advantage, when visitors Manchester United swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Looking at the Premier League standings, the current difference between the sides is four points and six places.

With six points after four games, The Red Devils currently rank 10th in the Premier League standings. Crystal Palace play catch-up as they recorded two points in four matches, putting them up as 16th before their upcoming clash.

The match this coming Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Crystal Palace and Manchester United look to bag a crucial win in the process.

The Eagles show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.4 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 24 goals, whilst they allowed 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

Manchester United are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while The Red Devils claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.

The Eagles go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 4-0 the last two times they played Manchester United.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Prediction

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three matches, Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with Chelsea before recording another draw with Leicester in a 2-2 match and beat Queens Park Rangers with a 1-2 scoreline. Crystal Palace won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Selhurst Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 18 goals.

While a title battle is perhaps a long shot, a top three finish does not look beyond Manchester United, should they catch some strong momentum in this early phase of the campaign.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-3 against Liverpool, before beating Southampton 0-3. Another win followed, this time by 7-0 against Barnsley. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Manchester United won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Manchester United go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

Crystal Palace and Manchester United seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Oliver Glasner, will select the lineup against Manchester United from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Dean Henderson (0/4), Louie Moulden (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (0/3), Daniel Munoz (0/4), Joel Ward (0/0), Marc Guehi (0/4), Maxence Lacroix (0/1), Nathaniel Clyne (0/2), Rob Holding (0/0), Trevoh Chalobah (0/0), Tyrick Mitchell (0/4), Adam Wharton (0/4), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/3), Daichi Kamada (0/4), Jefferson Lerma (0/2), Jeffrey Schlupp (0/3), Will Hughes (0/3), Eberechi Eze (1/4), Edward Nketiah (0/1), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (0/0), Ismaila Sarr (0/4), Jean-Philippe Mateta (2/4), Matheus Franca (0/0).

Manchester United Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester United players that the manager Erik ten Hag will choose from for the upcoming game:

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/4), Tom Heaton (0/0), Diogo Dalot (0/4), Harry Amass (0/0), Harry Maguire (0/4), Jonny Evans (0/2), Leny Yoro (0/0), Lisandro Martinez (0/4), Luke Shaw (0/0), Matthijs de Ligt (1/4), Noussair Mazraoui (0/4), Tyrell Malacia (0/0), Victor Lindelof (0/0), Bruno Fernandes (0/4), Casemiro (0/4), Christian Eriksen (0/2), Daniel Gore (0/0), Kobbie Mainoo (0/4), Manuel Ugarte (0/1), Mason Mount (0/2), Toby Collyer (0/1), Alejandro Garnacho (1/4), Amad Diallo (1/4), Antony (0/0), Ethan Wheatley (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (1/4), Marcus Rashford (1/4), Rasmus Hoejlund (0/0).

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Team News

At the time of writing, Crystal Palace have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Manchester United on Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 5, Crystal Palace are unable to call upon Ismaila Sarr, who is suspended.

Marc Guehi and Cheick Oumar Doucoure are missing from the squad, Crystal Palace will field against Manchester Unitedthis coming Saturday.

Manchester United are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Crystal Palace. Andre Onana is ineligible for selection in the Manchester United squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Antony and Tyrell Malacia most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United H2H

Crystal Palace go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 4-0 the last two times they played Manchester United. Crystal Palace have a 5-2-3 advantage over Manchester United, whom they beat 4-0, the last time they faced each other. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 17/10.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Manchester United and Crystal Palace. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 11/8 with the bookies.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Betting Tips

Crystal Palace claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Manchester United won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Selhurst Park on Saturday? Crystal Palace scored the opening goal six times in 10 home games, while Manchester United did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Crystal Palace managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Manchester United averaging 0.8 goals. Crystal Palace saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Manchester United, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.