Preview & Prediction: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

As Manchester City prepares to face Crystal Palace on April 12, 2025, historical data heavily favors City given their track record. Out of their last 26 meetings, Manchester City has dominated with 18 victories compared to just 3 for Crystal Palace, with the remaining 5 matches resulting in draws. Notably, their most recent clash saw City trounce Palace 5-0, a testament to their scoring prowess.

At home, Manchester City have been a strong force in the current Premier League season, securing an average of 2 Points Per Game. Although Crystal Palace has shown commendable competence on the road, averaging 1.64 Points Per Game away, they will likely face an uphill battle against City’s formidable home advantage.

Goal statistics from past encounters suggest a high-scoring affair, with an average of 3.15 goals per match. There’s also a 38% chance for both teams to score, indicating potential for excitement on both ends of the pitch.

Given Manchester City’s strong form at home and their superior head-to-head record against Crystal Palace, they are the likelier favorites in this matchup. However, with Palace’s respectable away form, they may put up a challenging fight. Expect goals, but Manchester City’s superior pedigree may see them emerge victorious again.

Insights

• Manchester City’s strong home performance, with an average of 2 points per game, gives them an edge.
• Crystal Palace has been performing well away, averaging 1.64 points per game this season.
• Manchester City clearly dominate the head-to-head history with 18 wins out of 26 meetings.
• Crystal Palace’s chances may be tough given their previous big loss (5-0) to Manchester City.
• Matches between these teams average over 3 goals, indicating potential for a high-scoring game.
• BTTS (Both Teams to Score) has occurred only 38% of the time in their past encounters, suggesting a possibility for one-sided scoring.
• Manchester City’s recent dominance suggests that they are favorites going into this match.
• Nostalgia from their last clash may give Manchester City psychological advantage.
• Crystal Palace’s good away form could make them dark horses in this match-up.

Match Facts

• In their last 17 home encounters against Crystal Palace, Manchester City have emerged victorious 11 times, with 4 games ending in a draw and Crystal Palace winning twice. Manchester City has a goal difference of 45-16 in these fixtures.
• Over 36 total meetings, Manchester City have claimed victory 22 times, drawn 8 times, while Crystal Palace have won on 6 occasions. The aggregate score favors Manchester City, 76-33.
• Last season’s head-to-head results were a 2-2 draw at Manchester City’s ground and a 4-2 win for Crystal Palace at their home.
• Manchester City scores 21% of their goals in the interval from the 16th to the 30th minute.
• Crystal Palace register 32% of their goals between the 76th and 90th minutes.
• Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last 8 matches.
• Crystal Palace have not lost any of their last 8 away games.
• Manchester City failed to score in 2 out of their 15 home Premier League games this season.
• Crystal Palace were unable to find the back of the net in 2 of their 14 away Premier League matches this season.
• Erling Haaland leads Manchester City in goal-scoring with 21 goals, while Jean Philippe Mateta is Crystal Palace’s top scorer with 13 goals.
• Savinho has provided the most assists for Manchester City with 8, and Eberechi Eze leads Crystal Palace with 8 assists.

• Crystal Palace have scored in 17 consecutive matches.
• Manchester City leads at halftime in 47% of their matches, whereas Crystal Palace does so in 39%.
• Their last encounter ended in a 2-2 draw.
• When leading 1-0 at home, Manchester City wins 63% of the time.
• When Crystal Palace leads 0-1 away, they secure victory in 76% of their games.
• Manchester City recovers to win 53% of matches when trailing 0-1 at home, while Crystal Palace does not win when down 1-0 away.
• Crystal Palace’s Premier League performance is currently superior to Manchester City’s.
• Crystal Palace has outperformed Manchester City in their last 5 matches.
• Manchester City is unbeaten in their last 5 matches against Crystal Palace across all competitions.
• In their past 5 matchups, Manchester City won 3 times with 2 matches ending in a draw, none won by Crystal Palace.
• Crystal Palace has failed to win any of their last 5 Premier League matches against Manchester City.
• On average, Manchester City scores 2.6 goals against Crystal Palace, while Crystal Palace scores 1.6 against them.
• The average number of goals in games between the teams is 4.2.
• The first half of these encounters averages 1.4 goals.
• Manchester City average 2.48 goals at home, whereas Crystal Palace averages 1.83 goals on their travels.
• Crystal Palace scores 31% of their goals between the 46th and 60th minutes.