Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th April 2025

When Crystal Palace come to Etihad Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Manchester City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The Sky Blues approach round 32 as number 6 in the Premier League table with 52 points on their account so far. With 31 rounds behind them, Crystal Palace have amassed 43 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, Manchester City need to strut their stuff against Crystal Palace on Saturday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

When it comes to goal-scoring Manchester City could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded 11 times. This is an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five games.

When it comes to goal-scoring The Eagles are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded seven goals for an average of 0.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five of these matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-2 and 2-0 winners against Bournemouth and Leicester, respectively. Against Manchester United, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 0-0 scoreline. Manchester City claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored 15 goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Fulham by 0-3, before drawing 1-1 with Southampton. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Brighton by a 2-1 scoreline. Crystal Palace recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in nine goals, whilst conceding one. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Anything but a home win for Manchester City will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Crystal Palace could be in for a hammering.

Manchester City scored 33 goals and conceded 16 in their last 16 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 34 points and ten victories. Crystal Palace claimed zero wins and four points in their last seven games against teams from the top six. They scored six times in these matches, but also conceded 12 goals. Manchester City are looking at a record of 15 wins, seven draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace have a record of 11 wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Squads

Manchester City Squad

Guardiola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Crystal Palace from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/21), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/10), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/6), Christian McFarlane (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/11), Josko Gvardiol (5/30), Manuel Akanji (0/20), Nathan Ake (0/10), Rico Lewis (1/25), Ruben Dias (0/20), Vitor Reis (0/0), Bernardo Silva (2/27), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/27), Jack Grealish (1/18), James McAtee (2/11), Jeremy Doku (3/22), Kevin De Bruyne (2/21), Mateo Kovacic (4/25), Matheus Nunes (0/21), Nico Gonzalez (0/6), Nico O'Reilly (0/4), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (7/25), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/25), Erling Haaland (21/28), Omar Marmoush (5/9).

Crystal Palace Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Crystal Palace players that the manager Oliver Glasner will choose from for the upcoming game:

Dean Henderson (0/30), Louie Moulden (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Ben Chilwell (0/5), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (0/17), Daniel Munoz (4/29), Joel Ward (0/0), Marc Guehi (3/29), Maxence Lacroix (1/27), Nathaniel Clyne (0/12), Tyrick Mitchell (0/30), Adam Wharton (0/15), Caleb Kporha (0/2), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/13), Daichi Kamada (0/26), Jefferson Lerma (0/25), Justin Devenny (1/16), Romain Esse (1/2), Will Hughes (0/25), Eberechi Eze (2/26), Edward Nketiah (1/22), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (0/0), Ismaila Sarr (7/30), Jean-Philippe Mateta (13/29), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/0), Matheus Franca (1/1).

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Team News

Manchester City seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Saturday.

Rodri and Oscar Bobb are all absent from the Manchester City squad that faces Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium.

Crystal Palace have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester City on Saturday. Will Hughes and Ismaila Sarr can't be called upon by Crystal Palace, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Cheick Oumar Doucoure nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Crystal Palace.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? Manchester City tend to have the upper hand against Crystal Palace, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/15.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester City and Crystal Palace over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Manchester City, Erling Haaland has been good for them over the course of the season with 21 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Crystal Palace, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester City won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Crystal Palace won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Manchester City on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened two times for Crystal Palace in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Manchester City managed an average of 2.1 goals, while Crystal Palace averaged 1.2 goals a game. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Crystal Palace, who managed to score two times in those matches.