| MATCHUP | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace | Manchester City Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 11-11-13 | 22-8-5 |
| Where | Etihad Stadium, Manchester | |
| When | Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | |
| Time | 03:00 PM EDT | |
| TV | USA Net | |
Manchester City Preview
Manchester City has 74 points this season, with a 22-5-9 record, and sits in 2nd place in the Premier League standings. They have a 13-1-3 home record and a 9-4-6 away record. Manchester City is coming off a 3-0 win against Brentford at home, where they had 59% possession of the ball and 25 total shots, 10 of them on target. They had 86% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.98 compared to Brentford’s 0.24.
Manchester City is scoring 2.06 goals per game, which ranks 1st in the Premier League, while allowing 0.91 goals per game, which is 1st. Erling Haaland is Manchester City’s top scorer with 26 goals, followed by Antoine Semenyo with 15 goals and Phil Foden with 7 goals. Ryan Cherki is Manchester City’s top passer, with 11 assists.
Crystal Palace Preview
Crystal Palace has 44 points this season, with a 11-13-11 record, and sits in 15th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 4-9-5 home record and a 7-4-6 away record. Crystal Palace is coming off a 2-2 draw against Everton at home, where they had 59% possession of the ball and 21 total shots, 8 of them on target. They had 83% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.56 compared to Everton’s 1.59.
Crystal Palace is scoring 1.09 goals per game, which ranks 19th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.26 goals per game, which is 7th. Jean-Philippe Mateta is Crystal Palace’s top scorer with 11 goals, followed by Ismaïla Sarr with 8 goals and Jørgen Strand Larsen with 4 goals. Adam Wharton is Crystal Palace’s top passer, with 5 assists.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction
In their previous meeting earlier this season, Manchester City won 3-0 on the road and have five wins and two draws in their last 7 meetings against Crystal Palace. Over is 5-1 in their last 6 meetings.
In this Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction, Manchester City is coming as massive -550 home favorites. With only two games weeks left to play, Crystal Palace has officially nothing to play for, while Manchester City is still on the hunt for the first place. Manchester City has been red-hot with seven wins in its last eight games, while Crystal Palace is 1-3 in its last 4 road games. This is one-sided matchup as it gets and we get the better team the only one with incentive, so take Manchester City to win this one comfortably by more than one goal.