The English Premier League continues this weekend after the international break, so take a look at our tips and predictions for the Crystal Palace vs. Everton and Leicester City vs. Manchester City matches. With plenty of picks and markets to choose from, don’t waste your time and join the action at Get More Sports.
Crystal Palace vs. Everton
Three-Way: 1: Crystal Palace +160; X: +229 Draw; 2: Everton +225 at BetDSI Sportsbook
Spread 0: Crystal Palace -125; Everton +127
Total +2.5: Over +131; Under -133
CRYSTAL PALACE
The Eagles are in a poor form of four matches without a victory and are currently in the 20th position in the Premier League with miserable four points, six behind Bournemouth who is outside the relegation zone. After a comeback against West Ham, when Crystal Palace trailed by two goals but managed to salvage a point at Selhurst Park, they suffered a narrow 0:1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley. Roy Hodgson’s side faces another struggling team on Saturday, and a loss is not an option for them, so this one should be quite interesting to watch.
Crystal Palace played 14 games so far in the 2017/18, recording three wins, a draw, and ten losses, with a goal difference of 8:27, which is 2.50 goals per contest on average. One of the positives for the hosts is that they didn’t lose in the previous three at home, but the Eagles are without a win over Everton at Selhurst Park in the last five H2H meetings, failing to score in three of them.
James McArthur, Wilfried Zaha, and Bakary Sako are the team’s top scorers with a pair of goals apiece, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Andros Townsend are the best assist-makers with two dishes to their respective names. The sacking of Frank de Boer didn’t change anything for the Eagles as they are still the most inefficient team in the Premier League with just four goals scored, but they did score five in the last three at home in all competitions. Roy Hodgson is without the left-back Patrick van Aanholt (hamstring), Chung-Yong Lee (muscle), and Connor Wickham (cruciate ligament rupture), while the Belgium striker Christian Benteke is also sidelined for this clash but could return by the end of the month.
EVERTON
The Toffees finally snapped a five-game losing streak with a superb comeback victory over Watford, despite being down by two goals in the 64th minute. Oumar Niasse, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Leighton Baines from the penalty spot in the 91st minute secured a much-needed win, while Tom Cleverley missed the penalty for the visitors in the dying moments of the tilt. Everton is now in the 15th spot with 11 points, seven ahead of Crystal Palace, and another three points here would push David Unsworth’s squad to the mid-table. That was Unsworth’s first win at the helm, but Everton is searching for a new manager, and although plenty of names are in the mix for the post, there is still no new appointment at Goodison Park.
Everton played 21 games in this campaign, recording seven victories, four draws, and ten losses, with a goal difference of 22:35, which is 2.70 goals per contest on average. The Toffees have only one away win so far, and it was in the Europa League qualifications against Ruzomberok, while they are still looking for the first road win in the Premier League. Everton didn’t score in the last two away from Goodison Park but will have an excellent opportunity to do so when they meet the worst team in the league.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Wayne Rooney, and Oumar Niasse are the team’s leading scorers with five goals to their respective names, while Calvert-Lewin is also at the top of the assist chart with three dishes at the moment. Leighton Baines, Tom Davies, and Gylfi Sigurdsson added a couple of assists apiece, but the fans are demanding much more from the Icelandic midfielder Sigurdsson, and he must improve pretty soon, or his place in the starting eleven will be in jeopardy. David Unsworth cannot count on Ramiro Funes Mori (knee), Seamus Coleman (fractured leg), Yannick Bolasie (cruciate ligament rupture), while Ross Barkley (hamstring), and Cuco Martina (concussion) could be back into contention in the coming days.
Crystal Palace vs. Everton – Match Prediction
The Eagles are desperate for a win, and there is no doubt they will attack and try to get three points here, but that will leave plenty of space for the visitors to hit them on counters, so I am expecting to see at least three goals here.
MY PICK: Over 2.5 goals (+131)
Leicester City vs. Manchester City
Three-Way: 1: Leicester +850; X: +490 Draw; 2: Man City -233 at BetDSI Sportsbook
Spread +1.5: Leicester +100; Man City +100
Total +3.5: Over +125; Under -120
LEICESTER CITY
The revived Foxes are welcoming the hottest team in the Europe and are hoping to extend the unbeaten streak to seven matches, but it’s going to be hard to avoid a loss to the Citizens. Leicester won two in a row in the Premier League before drew 2:2 at bet365 Stadium against Stoke City, and are now in the 12th spot with 13 points, four ahead of the danger zone. Vicente Iborra and Riyad Mahrez scored goals at Stoke, and the Algerian’s form of late is particularly pleasing, so he is certainly the man to watch in this encounter.
Leicester City played 14 games in this season, recording six victories, four draws, and four losses, with a goal difference of 25:18, which is a bit over three goals per contest on average. The Foxes are without a home defeat to Manchester City in the previous two meetings at King Power Stadium, and they won 4:2 in the last year’s tilt in Leicester.
Jamie Vardy is the team’s top scorer with six goals in 12 appearances, while Shinji Okazaki with five, Islam Slimani with four, and Mahrez with three goals are right behind Vardy on a goal-scoring chart. The trio of Vardy, Okazaki, and Mahrez will undoubtedly pose the biggest threat to Ederson’s net, with the Algerian must be specially marked as he posted five assists so far in the campaign. Claude Puel is without Robert Huth (malleolar) and Adrien Silva (suspension), but Matty James and Vicente Iborra could be fit in time to face the current Premier League leaders.
MANCHESTER CITY
The Citizens are the best team in England at the moment, and they are looking unstoppable, so it is no wonder why they are a massive favorite on this one. Pep Guardiola’s side is in a 15-game winning run, and their recent 3:1 victory over Arsenal at Etihad put them at the top of the Premier League with 31 points, eight more than the city rivals Man United and Tottenham Hotspur. Kevin de Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, and Gabriel Jesus secured three points against the Gunners, and City is eager to continue a fantastic streak with another win at King Power Stadium.
Manchester City played 17 games so far in the 2017/18, recording 16 victories and a draw, with a goal difference of 53:11, which is 3.75 goals per contest on average. The Citizens won all seven away matches this season, but they did allow four in the previous two, so the hosts will have a decent chance to create problems for the goalkeeper Ederson.
Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero are the team’s leading scorers with ten goals apiece, while Gabriel Jesus with nine, and Leroy Sane with eight are also huge contributors to the attack. Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva are the most creative individuals with nine assists to their respective names; Sane added seven, while the right-back Kyle Walker posted five dishes at the moment. Pep Guardiola cannot count on Benjamin Mendy (cruciate ligament), while Vincent Kompany (calf), Sterling (back), and Fabian Delph (calf) are listed as doubtful for this clash.
Leicester City vs. Manchester City – Match Prediction
Leicester has been rather efficient lately, and I don’t need to talk about Man City’s attacking power, so I would be surprised if they fail to combine for minimum four goals on this one.
MY PICK: Over 3.5 goals (+125)
