A depleted Man City defence is there to be breached by Vieira's bountiful attacking options, with Olise and Zaha capable of causing even the most watertight of defences problems on their day.
However, home has not been where the heart is for Palace recently, and with Guardiola reverting to his strongest XI, City should return to winning ways in convincing style.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 75.85%. A draw had a probability of 15.2% and a win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.09%) and 0-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.16%), while for a Crystal Palace win it was 1-0 (2.83%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood.
