-0.63 points a game is the venue form gap, in Manchester City's favour: Crystal Palace takes 1.11 a game at home over the last two seasons, Manchester City 1.74 away.
Crystal Palace: 39 league matches in the bank, 1 from this season and the rest from last season. Manchester City: 39 league matches in the bank, 1 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Crystal Palace -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
No home game yet this season. Last season at home: won 4, drew 9, lost 6 of 19, scoring 19 and conceding 23 -- 1.11 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Everton 0-2 away; lost to Arsenal 1-2 at home; drew with Brentford 2-2 away; lost to Manchester City 0-3 away; drew with Everton 2-2 at home. The last 4 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 39 matches with one recorded (38, 1 apiece), most recently Pierre Sage with 1. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Manchester City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
No away game yet this season. Last season away: won 9, drew 6, lost 4 of 19, scoring 32 and conceding 21 -- 1.74 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat AFC Bournemouth 2-1 at home; lost to Aston Villa 1-2 at home; drew with AFC Bournemouth 1-1 away; beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at home; beat Brentford 3-0 at home. The last 4 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 39 matches with one recorded (37, 1, 1 apiece), most recently Enzo Maresca with 1. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:02 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.