Manchester United in their European version is a totally different team from the one we have seen in the Premier League so far, but the Red Devils, thanks to an undefeated first phase of the Europa League, will have to try to bounce back in the league and will try to take advantage of the boost from the clear victory at FCSB to take the three points against Crystal Palace. The Londoners, however, are certainly not a team to be underestimated and, in fact, before the last round of the championship, they were one point ahead of Manchester United in the standings. In reality, even this season, Crystal Palace is wavering a bit between the European positions, always very difficult to approach, and the safety zone, which rarely sees the Eagles involved all the way. However, there is no doubt that, at their maximum potential, Crystal Palace knows how to be a team to fear, in particular thanks to Jean Philippe Mateta, who has scored eight goals so far in the Premier League. Despite the many champions in Ruben Amorim's squad, none of Manchester United's forwards have yet reached that figure of goals scored and the 0-0 draw in the first leg, where Erik Ten Hag was actually on the bench for Manchester United, was precisely a match with so much offensive production not capitalised on, something that the Red Devils would like to avoid on Sunday at Old Trafford.

Manchester United's shape and key statistics

Manchester United restarts from the success in Romania against Steaua Bucharest by 0-2, the 5th consecutive victory in the Europa League where the Red Devils finished in third place with 15 points. In general, the form of Amorim's boys is positive, having achieved 4 wins and 1 defeat in the last 5 games.

However, the balance in the Premier League is, as is known, still disappointing and says 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats. While in the Europa League, the goals have arrived without difficulty, in the league they are certainly below the expected level and a great scorer is missing. For now, the best scorer of the team is a non-centre forward, Amad Diallo with 6 goals, 3 of which in the recent victory against Southampton.

Crystal Palace's shape and key statistics

Crystal Palace's balance in the last 5 official games is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, the last one, against Brentford. It cannot therefore be said that the Eagles' period is negative and this is certainly demonstrated by the fact that, in the last 7 away league games, the number of defeats is 0.

As anticipated, for now, the offensive responsibilities of the team are well satisfied by Jean Philippe Mateta and his 8 goals in the Premier League but also the data of goals conceded (30) is better than many teams that are ahead in the standings: Crystal Palace has, together with Chelsea and Manchester City, the seventh defense in the championship!

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace Prediction and Tactical Analysis

Crystal Palace's home defeat against Brentford and Manchester United's excellent victory against FCSB in the Europa League can more clearly shift the odds towards the home team, which, in reality, also comes from a success on the difficult Fulham pitch in the league. The victorious comeback against Southampton and the excellent draw at Anfield against Liverpool, achieved in January, lead us to see Manchester United as the favorite for this match and the odds under 2.00 testify to this. The BetMines algorithm's prediction, therefore, favors the home team.

• BetMines algorithm prediction for Manchester United vs Crystal Palace predicts 1 at 55%
• BetMines algorithm prediction for Manchester United vs Crystal Palace predicts X at 23%
• BetMines algorithm prediction for Manchester United vs Crystal Palace predicts 2 at 22%

Manchester United vs Crystal Palace predicted lineups

Manchester United (3-4-2-1): Bayindir; Martinez, De Ligt, Maguire; Mazraoui, Mainoo, Ugarte, Dalot; Diallo, Bruno Fernandes; Zirkzee. Coach: Amorim

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Esse, Eze; Mateta. Coach: Glasner