We have a Crystal Palace v Man City prediction for you, plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup Final.
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last five matches on their return to an FA Cup final for the first time since their 2016 final defeat 2-1 to Man United.
Man City are unbeaten in their last ten matches, and on Saturday it will be their third consecutive FA Cup final.
How To Watch Crystal Palace v Man City
When is Crystal Palace v Man City?
Crystal Palace v Man City will take place on Saturday at 3.30 pm
TV Channel
Premier Sports 1, BBC 1 and ITV 1
Where is Crystal Palace v Man City Being Played?
Wembley Stadium, London
Crystal Palace v Man City Odds
Team | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Crystal Palace | 3/1 | 25% |
Man City | 3/4 | 57.1% |
The Draw | 11/4 | 26.7% |
Crystal Palace are big outsiders at 3/1 to land the FA Cup on Saturday in 90 minutes per the latest football odds at BoyleSports.
Crystal Palace to win - 3/1
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Man City are strong favourites and can currently be backed at 3/4 to get the job done in normal time.
Man City to win - 3/4
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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Handicap Betting
Crystal Palace: +1 @ EVS
Man City -1 @ 2/1
Handicap Draw +1 @ 13/5
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Crystal Palace v Man City Preview
Crystal Palace’s Form
Since the arrival of Oliver Glasner to Selhurst Park on the 19th of February last year, Palace have seemingly been on an upward trajectory as a club, finishing 10th last year in the Premier League and currently 12th with two games remaining. It’s in the cup competitions where they truly have excelled, reaching the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup earlier in the season and now have an FA Cup final to look forward to this weekend.
Ahead of this final, Palace travelled to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium last Sunday, where they ran out comfortable 0-2 winners over the North London outfit to make it five games unbeaten in all competitions. They were dominant too, effectively trebling their opponents' shot total 8 vs 23 as well as having more shots on target, possession, passes and corners.
Route To The Final
Third Round – Crystal Palace 1-0 Stockport County
Fourth Round –Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace
Fifth Round –Crystal Palace 3-1 Millwall
Quarter-Final- Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace
Semi-Final- Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace have the opportunity to win the first major trophy in the club's history this weekend and go one better than their runner-up finishes in 1990 and 2016.
Crystal Palace’s Last Five Results
Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace | May 11th | Win
Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest | May 5th | Win
Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa | April 26th | Win
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace | April 23rd | Draw
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth | April 19th| Draw
3 Wins and 2 Losses
Man City’s Form
For a side which has been so dominant for the best part of a decade, especially since Guardiola was appointed in 2016, this has been a poor season by all accounts for the club and this weekends final is their final remaining chance at continuing their major trophy winning streak which extends back to the 17/18 season when they won the Premier League and EFL Cup.
Last weekend, City travelled to St Mary’s Stadium to face Southampton, looking to continue their late run to finish second in the Premier League. However, the game certainly didn’t go their way despite having 72% of possession and 26 shots to their opponents' 2, only 5/26 were on target, and they failed to score for the first time since their scoreless draw with Man United last month.
Route To The Final
Third Round –Man City 8-0 Salford City
Fourth Round – Leyton Orient 1-2 Man City
Fifth Round – Man City 3-1 Plymouth
Quarter-Final- Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
Semi-Final- Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man City
City’s third consecutive FA Cup final, though they’ve taken a back step this season, in recent weeks, they’ve been far more formidable.
Man City’s Last Five Results
Southampton 0-0 Man City | May 10th | Draw
Man City 1-0 Wolves | May 2nd | Win
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man City | April 27th | Win
Man City 2-1 Aston Villa | April 22nd | Win
Everton 0-2 Man City | April 19th | Win
4 Wins and 1 Draw
Crystal Palace v Man City Predicted Lineups
Crystal Palace’s Predicted Starting XI (3-4-2-1)
GK: Henderson
RCB: Richards, CB: Lacroix, LCB: Guehi
RM: Munoz, CM: Lerma, CM: Hughes, LM: Mitchell
AM: Sarr, AM: Eze
CF: Mateta
Man City Predicted Starting XI(4-2-3-1)
GK: Ederson.
RB: Lewis, CB: Dias, CB: Akanji, LB: Gvardiol
CM: Silva, CM: Kovacic
RW: McAtee, AM; De Bruyne, LW: Foden,
CF: Haaland
Crystal Palace v Man City Head-To-Head Results & Stats
All-Time Head-To-Head Record
Crystal Palace wins: 17
Man City wins: 39
Draws: 17
Head-To-Head Results: Last Five Matches
Man City 5-2 Crystal Palace | Premier League | April 12th, 2025
Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace | Premier League| December 16th, 2023
Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City| Premier League| March 11 th , 2023
Man City 4-2 Crystal Palace | Premier League | August 27th, 2022
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man City | Premier League | March 14th, 2022
Key Players To Watch
Jean Phillipe Mateta -Crystal Palace
The Frenchman is a versatile attacker best known for his strong, direct style of player, particularly being able to create space for his teammates through his hold-up play, while also being a competent finisher.
One of the most underrated strikers in the Premier League, and this season he has 17 goals and 4 assists in 43 matches, which translates to a goal contribution every 0.65 matches.
Mateta anytime goal - 2/1
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Erling Haaland - Man City
An interesting case, though the Norwegian freak of nature has 30 goals and 4 assists in 41 matches this season. More recently, he has struggled with injury issues, and though he returned to play 90 minutes against Southampton last weekend, he was kept quiet with only 17 touches and 1 shot.
There is an argument to be made that City are no longer set up to create chances for Haaland, which could shockingly have people questioning his place in the team for the weekend. However, it will be very hard to leave him out at the weekend.
Haaland first goal - 3/1
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Crystal Palace v Man City Prediction & Best Bet
Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City
Crystal Palace have had a fine run to reach the final and know that they have caused City problems twice already this season.
City’s season can be somewhat salvaged over the weekend, and a win would mean that the last season in whereby they didn’t win a “major” trophy was the 16/17 season.
City have been shocked in the FA Cup finals in 2013 and 2024, but they should have enough to get over the line on Saturday.
Best Bet: Man City Win + Under 3.5 Total Goals – 8/5
Man City Win + Under 3.5 Total Goals – 8/5
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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