Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th May 2026

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

The Sky Blues are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 74 points from their initial 35 encounters. The Eagles trail them on 44 points after 35 rounds, sitting as number 14 in the table.

The last time Manchester City played Crystal Palace, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Wednesday.

The Sky Blues scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded eight goals, an average of 0.8 and pulled off five clean sheets.

The Eagles managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

Manchester City left Crystal Palace begging for mercy when they clattered them 3-0 and 5-2 in their most recent meetings.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City won 2-1 against Southampton, before recording a draw in a 3-3 match against Everton. They were back on top last time out, defeating Brentford 3-0. Manchester City have been in potent form at Etihad Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 14 goals while letting in four.

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three matches, Crystal Palace lost 3-0 against Bournemouth, won 2-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk, and drew 2-2 with Everton. Crystal Palace claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and seven scored.

The Sky Blues are far too strong to let a home win slip against Crystal Palace, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.

Manchester City recorded 27 points following eight wins from their last 12 games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 26 goals, but also conceded 11. Crystal Palace claimed two wins and eight points in their last ten games against teams from the top six. They scored 11 times in these matches, but also conceded 18 goals. Manchester City claimed 22 wins, eight draws as well as five defeats in the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace are looking at 11 wins, 11 draws and 13 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):

Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/32), James Trafford (0/3), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/19), John Stones (0/7), Josko Gvardiol (2/16), Marc Guehi (3/33), Max Alleyne (0/2), Nathan Ake (0/16), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/15), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (2/25), Bernardo Silva (2/35), Jeremy Doku (5/27), Mateo Kovacic (0/3), Matheus Nunes (1/32), Nico Gonzalez (1/24), Nico O'Reilly (5/33), Phil Foden (7/30), Rayan Cherki (4/30), Rodri (1/20), Ryan McAidoo (0/0), Savinho (0/21), Sverre Halseth Nypan (0/0), Tijjani Reijnders (5/27), Antoine Semenyo (15/34), Erling Haaland (26/34), Omar Marmoush (2/19).

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 (0/34), Remi Matthews (0/0), Walter Benitez (0/1), Borna Sosa (0/7), Chadi Riad (0/7), Chris Richards (1/31), Daniel Munoz (4/26), George King (0/0), Jaydee Canvot (0/18), Joel Drakes-Thomas (0/2), Kaden Rodney (0/1), Maxence Lacroix (1/33), Nathaniel Clyne (0/8), Tyrick Mitchell (1/35), Adam Wharton (0/31), Brennan Johnson (2/32), Caleb Kporha (0/0), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/0), Christantus Uche (0/14), Daichi Kamada (0/25), Dean Benamar (0/0), Jefferson Lerma (0/28), Justin Devenny (1/20), Rio Cardines (0/0), Will Hughes (0/29), Edward Nketiah (2/12), Evann Guessand (1/19), Ismaila Sarr (8/25), Jean-Philippe Mateta (11/29), Joergen Strand Larsen (4/33), Yeremy Pino (2/31).

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Team News

Manchester City just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium.

Rodri sit this one out for Manchester City due to an injury.

Crystal Palace have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Manchester City on Wednesday. Will Hughes, Ismaila Sarr and Christantus Uche racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Crystal Palace travelling party for their next match.

Cheick Oumar Doucoure won't be travelling with Crystal Palace this time, as he nurses an injury.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace H2H

Manchester City won the last two meetings against Crystal Palace by a comfortable margin. A 3-0 win was the follow-up to a 5-2 win in two entertaining encounters. Manchester City have a 6-3-1 advantage over Crystal Palace, whom they beat 3-0, the last time they faced each other. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 1/5.

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 4/9 with bookies.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Jean-Philippe Mateta shows decent form right now for Crystal Palace, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Manchester City, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Erling Haaland also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Manchester City claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Crystal Palace won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Etihad Stadium since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Manchester City. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Crystal Palace.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Manchester City managed an average of 2.3 goals, with Crystal Palace averaging 1.2 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Crystal Palace played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals themselves during this run.