Crystal Palace v Manchester United Betting Tips [7 May 2024]

In-form Crystal Palace have a home game coming up next, against Manchester United in the Premier League. Palace’s place in the Premier League is guaranteed, while Manchester United are well in the chase for a place in Europe. Four matches without defeat have pushed Palace to 40 points, and safety. They won three times in that run, but their most recent of those ended in a 1-1 draw with Fulham. It took Jeffrey Schlupp’s late goal to level matters for Palace against Fulham. While they are on a good run, Palace will be concerned about their returns in defence. The London side has managed just three clean sheets in the Premier League since early November. Those have been 24 matches, but they have failed to score in just three of the 24 games. Taking on Manchester United for the third time this season, Palace will be targeting a second win over their visitors. These two faced off twice in a span of four days in September, United winning in the League Cup and Palace winning the league game at Old Trafford. The Eagles will be well within their means to eye a double here, seeing that they’ve been on a good run lately.

Manchester United will be keen not to drop points here as they fight for a place in Europe. Coming into this game, they are sixth, four points below the Europa League slot but just one above seventh-placed Newcastle United. The Red Devils have had low returns coming into this encounter and their last outing was one of those days to forget. Antony gave United the lead against struggling Burnley, but that lasted just eight minutes. A calamitous piece of defending from Andre Onana won Burnley a penalty in the 87th minute, which was scored to end the clash 1-1. This result left United with just one win inside 90 minutes in their last eight matches. That was against bottom-placed Sheffield United. In eight straight games now, United haven't kept a clean sheet; they have just one in 10. However, United haven't failed to score in 21 matches across all competitions. The last time United played away from home, they let a 3-0 lead slip, to draw 3-3 with Coventry City in the FA Cup. That was the third time in five away matches that Manchester United conceded three goals. Indeed, United have dominated this encounter over the years, but their defensive performance lately will be a concern.

Manchester United and Crystal Palace aren’t the best defensive sides around. They both come into this game having conceded consistently in their recent matches. While the two sides rarely keep clean sheets, they are on good scoring runs coming into this fixture. Our prediction for Crystal Palace v Manchester United is for both teams to score.