Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Prediction and Betting Tips | September 21st 2024

Crystal Palace and Manchester United will battle for three points in a Premier League matchday five clash at Selhurst Park on Saturday. The hosts will be hoping they can capitalize on their 2-1 midweek victory over QPR in the EFL Cup following a poor start to their league campaign.

Eddie Nketiah broke the deadlock with his first goal for the Eagles in the 16th minute while Sam Field drew the game level in the 53rd minute. Eberechi Eze scored the match-winner four minutes past the hour-mark.

Oliver Glasner's side will turn their focus back to the league, where their last game saw them come from two goals down to snatch a point in a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester City. However, the capital side have failed to win any of their first four league games of a campaign for the first time since 2017.

Manchester United, meanwhile, trounced Barnsley with a 7-0 home win in the EFL Cup. Alejandro Garnacho was the star of the show as he assisted both of Marcus Rashford's goals while scoring a brace himself. Christian Eriksen also weighed in with a brace of his own in addition to providing one assist while Antony scored a first-half penalty.

The Red Devils' last league game saw them comfortably dispatch Southampton with a 3-0 away win in last Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.

The victory took the Red Devils to 10th spot in the table, having garnered six points from four games. Palace are 16th on two points.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two sides have clashed on 66 occasions in the past. Manchester United lead 41-12.
Their most recent clash came in May 2024 when Crystal Palace claimed a 4-0 home win.
Six of United's last eight league games have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net.
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in the last four head-to-head games they have hosted (two wins).
Manchester United have won just two of their last eight away Premier League games (four losses).

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Prediction

Crystal Palace ended last season by winning six of their final seven league games (one draw). However, the Eagles did not translate that form to the new campaign as they are winless in their opening four (two losses). They will be optimistic of their chances here, though, given their recent home record in this fixture.

Manchester United will be buzzing from their League Cup victory. It was by far the biggest victory of the Erik ten Hag era and the 54-year-old described it as a 'perfect night' as per ESPN.

The victory means the Red Devils have scored 10 goals across their last two games without conceding. However, optimism should be kept to a minimum give the quality of the opponents faced. Furthermore, United have won on just two of their last 16 visits to London, losing 10 games and drawing four.

We are backing the two sides to share the spoils in a high-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester United

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals

Bold Tip - Both sides to score over 1.5 goals