Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction: Team to Win, Form, News and more 06/04/2024

Here are our predictions for the Premier League tie between Crystal Palace and Manchester City on Saturday, April 6th 2024.

 
6:30am on Friday 5th April 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

The opening Premier League match of the weekend sees Manchester City travel to Crystal Palace for the lunchtime kick-off.

We're in the middle of an exciting title race as any team from Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal could end up being crowned champions, with just a few points separating the trio at the top of the table.

Palace are in 14th, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but they need a couple more victories to ensure their status in the Premier League for next season.

Current Form

Crystal Palace's current form

Palace have just one victory to their name from their last eight games and have won just twice in 2024.

Last time out, they suffered a 1-0 defeat away at Bournemouth.

Finding the back of the net has been a real problem for them recently as they've scored just three goals in their last four.

Man City's current form

City will have been disappointed at only managing a draw at home to Arsenal last weekend, but they turned up their performance level during the week to beat Aston Villa 4-1, with Phil Foden scoring a fantastic hat-trick.

They've won eight of their last 11 in the league.

Team News

Palace are hopeful that Michael Olise will make a return soon as he hasn't played for a month, but the City game might come too quickly.

Cheick Doucoure, Matheus Franca, Marc Guehi, Rob Holding, Sam Johnstone and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi are all injured.

As for City, they still have a few influential names out with injury including Ederson, Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker.

John Stones could return after featuring on the bench in the last two games after being injured on international duty with England.

Key player - Crystal Palace

25 yrs - AM, M (C) - Crystal Palace
82 
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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1498
Played matches
20
6
2
Shots P90
3.48
Shots On target P90
1.38
Dribbles P90
2.94
Final third passes P90
15.26

Key player - Man City

23 yrs - AM (RL) - Man City
99
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Creative
Passing
Attacking
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Aerials
Physical
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Played matches
30
14
7
Shots P90
3.30
Dribbles P90
1.54
Successful passing %
89%
Final third passes P90
24.98

Scoreline Prediction

Pep Guardiola rested Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland for the midweek win against Villa which proved that even City's supposed fringe players have too much for the majority of teams in the league.

City will have one eye on Real Madrid during the week, though, so this will be a routine win. Points claimed and back home.

Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City

For all of the analysis of the match as it happens live, check out our Preview and Live Update page for the game.

FAQs

What time does the match start? The match kicks off at 12:30 on the 6th of April, 2024.

What was the score the last time Crystal Palace played Man City? Back in December, Palace earned a 2-2 draw at the Etihad and equalised in the final minute through a Michael Olise penalty.

What is Palace's next match? After Man City, Palace face Liverpool.

What is Man City's next match? After Palace, Man City face Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Who is Man City's top scorer? Erling Haaland has scored 18 Premier League goals this season.

Who is Palace's top scorer? Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise, Odsonne Edouard and Jean-Philippe Mateta have all scored six Premier League goals this season.

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