Tenth consecutive league win for the Red Devils?

Two catch-up games are on the agenda in the English Premier League this week. After the Derby of Manchester, the two teams are back on the pitch again this week.

The Red Devils will be looking to take the flow of their strong recent weeks with them and are considered clear favourites in their away game at Selhurst in London. For the clash between Crystal Palace and Manchester United, betting on the visitors is offered at 1.80

The momentum in this match-up could hardly be clearer, as while the home side have recently suffered two heavy defeats in front of their home crowd, things are going absolutely according to plan for ten Hag’s side.

The 2:1 derby victory was the temporary crowning of a highly successful few weeks. Meanwhile, the city rivals are only one point away and Manchester United could pass the Citizens with an away win, at least in the short term. Arguments that underline the prediction on the visitors between Crystal Palace and Manchester United are elaborated in the following lines.

Guardiola’s eleven take on Tottenham on Thursday in a difficult make-up game.

Crystal Palace – Statistics & current form

Although the club from Selhurst is clearly overshadowed by the rest of the London Premier League clubs, the Eagles have become a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League in recent years.

Under Roy Hodgson they played ultra-defensive and unattractive football, but with successor Patrick Vieira the game has become much more attractive. Purely in terms of points, however, there is no real difference. The top half of the table is unrealistic, the relegation places can mostly be kept away.

Three defeats in 2023

The year 2022 ended with a rare away win, at Bournemouth the Eagles celebrated a 2-0 victory, this was only the fifth Premier League away win in the calendar year 2022, so the foundation for the team’s place in the safe mid-table is laid at home at Selhurst Park. This home strength, however, was not even remotely noticeable in recent weeks. On Boxing Day, they lost 3-0 to Fulham, in their first home game of 2023, Vieira’s team went down 4-0 to Tottenham, and in the English FA Cup, they lost 2-1 to Southampton.

Combined with last weekend’s narrow defeat at Stamford Bridge, that makes it four defeats in their last five games and three defeats in three games in 2023. If they suffer another home defeat without scoring in the seventh matchday replay, Crystal Palace will have lost three in a row at home since September 2017.

In the current situation, it is a big challenge to find arguments that make the odds interesting for a bet on the home side between Crystal Palace and Manchester United. The Eagles have nothing to lose and even a point win would currently have to be described as a big surprise.

Predicted line-up of Crystal Palace:
Guaita – Mitchell, Andersen, Guehi, Clyne – Eze, Doucoure, Schlupp, Olise – Ayew, Zaha

Last matches played by Crystal Palace:

Premier League
15/01/2023 – Chelsea FC 1 – 0 Crystal Palace

FA Cup
07/01/2023 – Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Southampton

Premier League
05/01/2023 – Crystal Palace 0 – 4 Tottenham

31/12/2022 – Bournemouth 0 – 2 Crystal Palace

26/12/2022 – Crystal Palace 0 – 3 Fulham

Manchester United – Statistics & current form

Christiano Ronaldo’s association with United ended with a big bang and after only a few games after the World Cup re-start, the exceptional Portuguese is all but forgotten.

The Red Devils needed a little time to get used to the new philosophy under Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag has come in for a lot of criticism in the meantime, but patience is paying off, because Manchester United can currently be described as the best-form team in England.

Nine consecutive league wins

Manchester United went into the World Cup break with two wins before playing seven competitive games in the last almost three and a half weeks. These games all have one thing in common: betting on Manchester United brought cash. Teams like Burnley in the League Cup at home or Nottingham have to be described as must-wins given the demands. However, the Red Devils are not only successful against the supposedly small ones, but celebrated a great prestige success last weekend with the victory in the derby – it was already the ninth match victory in a row.

After losing seven Premier League away games in a row, the team is now also achieving useful results away from home. In the last eight PL away games, the balance reads clearly positive with five wins, one draw and two defeats. This impressive run is also closely linked to the personnel of Marcus Rashford, as the homegrown player is in excellent form and has scored eight goals in his last seven appearances (in the competition). He has also been the Red Devils’ guarantee of success in the Premier League with eight goals and three assists.

Since the restart, Manchester United have scored 17 times in the seven games and conceded just two meagre goals. In five games, betting on a Red Devils handicap win was also the right decision. Given the home side’s recent results and the form of the visitors, betting on a win by at least two goals between Crystal Palace and Manchester United is an obvious choice.

Predicted Manchester United line-up:
De Gea – Malacia, Shaw, Varane, Wan-Bissaka – Casemiro, Fred – Rashford, Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes – Martial

Last matches played by Manchester United:

Premier League
14/01/2023 – Manchester United 2 – 1 Manchester City

Carabao Cup
11/01/2023 – Manchester United 3 – 0 Charlton

FA Cup
07/01/2023 – Manchester United 3 – 1 Everton

Premier League
04/01/2023 – Manchester United 3 – 0 Bournemouth

31/12/2022 – Wolverhampton 0 – 1 Manchester United

Crystal Palace – Manchester United Direct comparison / H2H record

The Red Devils last visited Selhurst Park on the final matchday of last season and were beaten 1-0 in what was an insignificant game for them. For the Eagles, it was not only their third win in their last six league games against Manchester United, but it was their first league home win since 1991. Since then, the team from the London borough of Selhurst remained without a win in 13 games (four draws, nine defeats). Manchester United have never lost two in a row to the Eagles.

Crystal Palace – Manchester Tip

A clash of opposites will go down at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night. While Manchester United have lost three of their last six PL games against the Eagles (three defeats in 31 games before that), another defeat would be a big surprise given the current form of both teams. Between Crystal Palace and Manchester United, odds on the away win are one of our top picks.

The 1.80 betting odds for the visitors are almost a little too high, a 1.65 to 1.70 would probably have been more realistic here. Crystal Palace have been extremely weak recently. There is hardly any danger in the forward play and the defence is also anything but solid.

Manchester United, on the other hand, are bursting with confidence and have rediscovered the joy of scoring goals. The chances for another clear victory are definitely given, four units are recommended between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at the forecast Manchester United -1.5. The betting odds here are over 3.00.