Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction and Betting Tip - Odds, H2H and Preview Predictions

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction and Betting Tip - Odds, H2H and Preview

Saturday’s action sees a clash in the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City.

Placed 12th in the Premier League, not only our Crystal Palace playing for silverware, but a win would also earn the Eagles a place in the Europa League next season. On the other hand, Manchester City look to turn a difficult season into a positive one by winning another trophy.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about the sides ahead of kick-off.

Key Stats

• Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last five matches

• Crystal Palace have scored eight goals in their last four matches

• Manchester City are unbeaten in their last ten matches

• Manchester City have conceded one goal in their last five matches

Team Preview, Form, and Standout Players

In their second season under the management of Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace have had another solid season. Sat in midtable and just out of touch with the league’s European race, the FA Cup final offers the Eagles a large opportunity. Coming into the final, Palace are on fantastic form, winning two out of their last three matches.

Their opponents, Manchester City, have not been their typical selves this season, falling out of the Premier League title race. However, as the season nears its conclusion, the Citizens are in top form as they are 10 games without a defeat, and have won four games out of their last five. The last time out for City was a disappointing 0-0 draw with Southampton.

Eberechi Eze will be one to watch in this fixture, the England international having scored 12 goals and assisted 12 in 40 appearances this season. Eze is in top form, having scored in all of his last four matches.

Crystal Palace Preview

Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1): Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Coming into the final, Palace have a trio of absentees as Adam Wharton, Chadi Riad, and Cheick Doucoure are all expected to be out with injuries.

Wharton could potentially make a return. However, the England midfielder remains out with an ankle injury.

Manchester City Preview

Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ederson, Nunez, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Gundogan, Kovacic, Silva, De Bruyne, Doku, Haaland.

Manchester City will also have several absentees in this final as John Stones, Nathan Ake, Oscar Bobb, and Rodri are reportedly all set to be out.

Nevertheless, City’s lineup will be heavily boosted as Erling Haaland has returned from injury and will look to make a second successive start.

Head-To-Head

With both teams competing in the top tier of English football, Palace and City have met on several occasions. Within their 26 meetings, Man City come out as the clear victors with 18 wins compared to five draws and three wins for Crystal Palace.

Recent Meetings:

• 11th March 2023 – Crystal Palace 0-1 Manchester City

• 16th December 2023 – Manchester City 2-2 Crystal Palace

• 6th April 2024 – Crystal Palace 2-4 Manchester City

• 7th December 2024 – Crystal Palace 2-2 Manchester City

• 12th April 2025 - Manchester City 5-2 Crystal Palace

Betting Tips For Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

Both teams need to win in this final for different reasons, but as serial winners and the superior team, Man City will come in as the favourites. With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for Manchester City to win. Odds of 7/10 from PariMatch means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £17.00.

Where To Watch

This match will be broadcast live on the BBC and ITV in the UK.

• Date: Saturday, 17 May

• Kick-off Time: 16:30 GMT

• Channel: ITV 1 and BBC One

Prediction

Crystal Palace 2-3 Manchester City