Miraculously, Manchester United is on a three-match winning streak. However, two of these victories came in the Europa League against relatively weak opposition—Glasgow Celtic and Bucharest’s FCSB. In the Premier League, United defeated Fulham. In their last two matches, United has kept a clean sheet. However, it’s still hard to claim that United has improved significantly.
Under Ruben Amorim, United has played 12 matches, half of which have been losses. They’ve suffered defeats at home to Brighton, Newcastle, Bournemouth, and Nottingham Forest, conceding 11 goals in the process. After the Brighton defeat, Amorim commented that this team might be the worst in Manchester United's entire history.
At home, under Amorim, United has only beaten the weak Everton and Southampton, and neither of those victories was particularly convincing.
The 1-0 win over Fulham in the last league round wasn’t due to United’s quality. Fulham won the xG battle in the match, with 0.6 compared to United’s 0.2!
Crystal Palace is also having an underwhelming season!
Palace is currently in 13th place in the table, just behind United, two points off. In their last match, Palace lost 1-2 at home to Brentford, a result that was fairly deserved.
Before the Brentford match, Palace won away games against West Ham and Leicester, both 2-0.
Palace’s season started poorly, but they have clearly started performing better recently. For example, in the ten-match form table, Palace is in 7th place, outperforming United.
Palace’s improvement has also been reflected in individual performances. Jean-Philippe Mateta, who scored four goals in four matches, was named the Premier League Player of the Month for January.
Team news:
Manchester United is getting Luke Shaw back, but he is not yet match-fit. Jonny Evans is also unavailable, as is midfielder Mason Mount. Amorim may use Kobbie Mainoo in a more attacking role, with Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte playing deeper. United still lacks a proper striker.
Palace's defense has suffered a blow, with Chadi Riad injured in training and out for an extended period. The team now has only three fit center-backs, but Marc Guehi seems to be the best option for this match.
United is still not an impressive team, despite a few recent wins against weaker opposition. With Palace +0.5 priced at around 2, it’s certainly an appealing bet!
Good luck and have a great Happy New Year!
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曼联奇迹般的取得了三连胜。然而，其中两场胜利是在欧联杯对阵相对弱小的对手——格拉斯哥凯尔特人和布加勒斯特的FCSB。在英超联赛中，曼联击败了富勒姆。在最近的两场比赛中，曼联保持了零封。然而，很难说曼联已经有了明显的进步。
在阿莫里姆的带领下，曼联打了12场比赛，其中一半是输球。他们在主场输给了布莱顿、纽卡斯尔、伯恩茅斯和诺丁汉森林，在这个过程中丢了11个球。在输给布莱顿之后，阿莫林评论说这支球队可能是曼联历史上最差的球队。
在主场，在阿莫里姆的带领下，曼联只击败了实力较弱的埃弗顿和南安普顿，而且这两场胜利都不是特别令人信服。
在上一轮联赛中1-0战胜富勒姆并不是因为曼联的实力。富勒姆在这场比赛中赢得了xG之战，比分为0.6，曼联为0.2！
水晶宫也有一个平淡无奇的赛季！
水晶宫目前排在积分榜第13位，落后曼联2分。在上一场比赛中，水晶宫主场1-2不敌布伦特福德，这是他们应得的结果。
在与布伦特福德的比赛之前，水晶宫客场2-0战胜了西汉姆和莱斯特。
水晶宫本赛季开局不佳，但他们最近的表现明显开始好转。例如，在十场比赛的表格中，水晶宫排在第七位，超过了曼联。
帕丽斯的进步也体现在个人表现上。马塔在4场比赛中打进4球，被评为1月份英超最佳球员。
团队新闻:
曼联得到了卢克·肖，但他还没有达到比赛状态。埃文斯和中场蒙特也不能上场。阿莫里姆可能会让科比·马努扮演更具攻击力的角色，而布鲁诺·费尔南德斯和曼纽尔·乌加特则会踢得更靠后。曼联仍然缺少一名合适的前锋。
水晶宫的后防线受到了打击，查迪·里亚德在训练中受伤，并将缺席很长一段时间。球队现在只有三名健康的中后卫，但马克·盖希似乎是这场比赛的最佳选择。
曼联仍然不是一支令人印象深刻的球队，尽管最近战胜了一些实力较弱的对手。宫殿+0.5的价格在2左右，这当然是一个吸引人的赌注！
祝好运，并有一个伟大的新年快乐！
