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MCI 2-2 CRY
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Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Preview: What the xG Data Says | xG Stat
Man City
2
-
2
1.65
-
1.37
C. Palace
Grealish
23'
Lewis
53'
Mateta
75'
Olise
(P)
94'
Manchester City
Man City
2
-
2
Crystal Palace
C. Palace
Grealish
23'
Lewis
53'
15
30
60
75
+5'
+7'
1-0
2-0
2-1
2-2
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Players
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Preview
3 free passes
1.65
-
1.37
Mateta
75'
Olise
(P)
94'
Premier League 2023/2024
GW17
16 Dec 15:00
P. Tierney
This match has been played.
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Model verdict
High confidence
MCI
65%
Draw
21%
CRY
14%
MCI
Man City
2.0
Biggest mismatch
Neither side attacks one channel heavily enough, into a position the other concedes badly enough, to call it a mismatch.
Style ranks
Biggest differences first
Man City
C. Palace
Settled · 38 GW
Sits deeper
Very high line
Scrappy
Very technical
Attacking zones and vulnerabilities
Where they attack
Left
Centre
Right
Left
Centre
Right
Very cautious
Takes risks
Very central
Wide play
Sits off
Counter-presses
Middling physicality
Physically dominant
Patient build-up
Mixed build-up
Low intensity
High intensity
Predicted
60-70% confident
(n=1)
0% right
Predicted
70-80% confident
(n=1)
100% right
Predicted
Position vs Expected Position
MCI
1st → xPos 1st
CRY
10th → xPos 12th
table pos
xPosition
Form & Head-to-head
Manchester City form
D
L
W
D
W
Crystal Palace form
D
L
L
D
W
Head-to-head · last 5
Goal involvements conceded per position
GI
xG
xT
MCI
LW
0.26
CF
0.39
RW
0.21
CAM
0.13
CDM
0.05
CM
0.08
LB
0.03
CB
0.05
RB
0.13
CRY
LW
0.39
CF
0.50
RW
0.37
CAM
0.34
CDM
0.16
CM
0.29
LB
0.11
CB
0.13
RB
0.21
CRY
C. Palace
0.8
Based on 76 matches played this season.
Most likely to score
Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.
When the gameweek is set