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Premier League

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

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Why this pick: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Manchester City 10, Crystal Palace 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

Manchester CityCrystal Palace
2.53 xG per 90 1.70
2.53 npxG per 90 1.55
10.7 PPDA 9.9
12.0 Deep completions per 90 6.9
2.20 xPTS per 90 1.51

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Manchester City and Crystal Palace recent form

Manchester City 5W 1D 0L
Crystal Palace 2W 2D 2L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Manchester City at home

Record (W-D-L)
13-3-1
Win rate
76%
Goals for / match
2.41
Goals against / match
0.71
Clean sheets
8 of 17

Crystal Palace away

Record (W-D-L)
7-2-8
Win rate
41%
Goals for / match
1.18
Goals against / match
1.35
Clean sheets
5 of 17

League matches this season before kick-off: Manchester City at home only, Crystal Palace away only.

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Manchester City 6 · draws 3 · Crystal Palace 1.

Manchester CityDrawsCrystal Palace
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-05-13Manchester City3-0Crystal PalacePremier League
2025-12-14Crystal Palace0-3Manchester CityPremier League
2025-05-17Crystal Palace1-0Manchester CityEngland FA Cup
2025-04-12Manchester City5-2Crystal PalacePremier League
2024-12-07Crystal Palace2-2Manchester CityPremier League
2024-04-06Crystal Palace2-4Manchester CityPremier League
2023-12-16Manchester City2-2Crystal PalacePremier League
2023-03-11Crystal Palace0-1Manchester CityPremier League
2022-08-27Manchester City4-2Crystal PalacePremier League
2022-03-14Crystal Palace0-0Manchester CityPremier League

Before and after this match