Saturday, March 21, 2026 • 15:00
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City

Manchester City

VS
Match Postponed
Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace predictions & stats

Top pick Manchester City 69%, Over 2.5 goals 56%. Free match analysis, team stats and betting tips for Premier League.

Match Snapshot

Primary insights + team context

Primary Insights

Team Context

BTTS %
47%vs33%
Manchester City / Crystal Palace
Avg Goals/Game
2.00vs1.10
Combined avg: 3.10
Form
DDWWWvsDWLWL
Last 5
Clean Sheets %
40%vs37%
Manchester City / Crystal Palace

Season Performance

Comparing both teams this season

Home Team - Form
D
D
W
W
W
Away Team - Form
D
W
L
W
L
61
Points
39
18
Wins
10
7
Draws
9
5
Losses
11
60
Goals For
33
28
Goals Against
35
2.00
Avg Goals For/Game
1.10
35
Goals For 1st Half
18
8
Goals Against 1st Half
15
25
Goals For 2nd Half
15
20
Goals Against 2nd Half
20
12
Clean Sheets
11
4
Failed to Score
9
47%
BTTS %
33%
Premier League Standings

Current league table

#TeamPGDPts
131+3970
230+3261
330+1354
430+351
530+949
630+1848
730+445
830-143
930042
1030-241
1130-341
1230+340
1330-540
1430-239
1530-1132
1630-730
1730-1529
1830-1929
1930-2620
2031-3017
Manchester City

Manchester City

All Fixtures (47)

Mar 14
Away
West HamvsManchester City
Premier League
1 - 1
FT
D
Mar 11
Away
Real MadridvsManchester City
UEFA Champions League
3 - 0
FT
L
Mar 7
Away
NewcastlevsManchester City
FA Cup
1 - 3
FT
W
Mar 4
Home
Manchester CityvsNottingham Forest
Premier League
2 - 2
FT
D
Feb 28
Away
LeedsvsManchester City
Premier League
0 - 1
FT
W
Feb 21
Home
Manchester CityvsNewcastle
Premier League
2 - 1
FT
W
Feb 14
Home
Manchester CityvsSalford City
FA Cup
2 - 0
FT
W
Feb 11
Home
Manchester CityvsFulham
Premier League
3 - 0
FT
W
Feb 8
Away
LiverpoolvsManchester City
Premier League
1 - 2
FT
W
Feb 4
Home
Manchester CityvsNewcastle
League Cup
3 - 1
FT
W
Feb 1
Away
TottenhamvsManchester City
Premier League
2 - 2
FT
D
Jan 28
Home
Manchester CityvsGalatasaray
UEFA Champions League
2 - 0
FT
W
Jan 24
Home
Manchester CityvsWolves
Premier League
2 - 0
FT
W
Jan 20
Away
Bodo/GlimtvsManchester City
UEFA Champions League
3 - 1
FT
L
Jan 17
Away
Manchester UnitedvsManchester City
Premier League
2 - 0
FT
L
Jan 13
Away
NewcastlevsManchester City
League Cup
0 - 2
FT
W
Jan 10
Home
Manchester CityvsExeter City
FA Cup
10 - 1
FT
W
Jan 7
Home
Manchester CityvsBrighton
Premier League
1 - 1
FT
D
Jan 4
Home
Manchester CityvsChelsea
Premier League
1 - 1
FT
D
Jan 1
Away
SunderlandvsManchester City
Premier League
0 - 0
FT
D
Dec 27
Away
Nottingham ForestvsManchester City
Premier League
1 - 2
FT
W
Dec 20
Home
Manchester CityvsWest Ham
Premier League
3 - 0
FT
W
Dec 17
Home
Manchester CityvsBrentford
League Cup
2 - 0
FT
W
Dec 14
Away
Crystal PalacevsManchester City
Premier League
0 - 3
FT
W
Dec 10
Away
Real MadridvsManchester City
UEFA Champions League
1 - 2
FT
W
Dec 6
Home
Manchester CityvsSunderland
Premier League
3 - 0
FT
W
Dec 2
Away
FulhamvsManchester City
Premier League
4 - 5
FT
W
Nov 29
Home
Manchester CityvsLeeds
Premier League
3 - 2
FT
W
Nov 25
Home
Manchester CityvsBayer Leverkusen
UEFA Champions League
0 - 2
FT
L
Nov 22
Away
NewcastlevsManchester City
Premier League
2 - 1
FT
L
Nov 9
Home
Manchester CityvsLiverpool
Premier League
3 - 0
FT
W
Nov 5
Home
Manchester CityvsBorussia Dortmund
UEFA Champions League
4 - 1
FT
W
Nov 2
Home
Manchester CityvsBournemouth
Premier League
3 - 1
FT
W
Oct 29
Away
SwanseavsManchester City
League Cup
1 - 3
FT
W
Oct 26
Away
Aston VillavsManchester City
Premier League
1 - 0
FT
L
Oct 21
Away
VillarrealvsManchester City
UEFA Champions League
0 - 2
FT
W
Oct 18
Home
Manchester CityvsEverton
Premier League
2 - 0
FT
W
Oct 5
Away
BrentfordvsManchester City
Premier League
0 - 1
FT
W
Oct 1
Away
MonacovsManchester City
UEFA Champions League
2 - 2
FT
D
Sep 27
Home
Manchester CityvsBurnley
Premier League
5 - 1
FT
W
Sep 24
Away
HuddersfieldvsManchester City
League Cup
0 - 2
FT
W
Sep 21
Away
ArsenalvsManchester City
Premier League
1 - 1
FT
D
Sep 18
Home
Manchester CityvsNapoli
UEFA Champions League
2 - 0
FT
W
Sep 14
Home
Manchester CityvsManchester United
Premier League
3 - 0
FT
W
Aug 31
Away
BrightonvsManchester City
Premier League
2 - 1
FT
L
Aug 23
Home
Manchester CityvsTottenham
Premier League
0 - 2
FT
L
Aug 16
Away
WolvesvsManchester City
Premier League
0 - 4
FT
W
Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

All Fixtures (43)

Mar 15
Home
Crystal PalacevsLeeds
Premier League
0 - 0
FT
D
Mar 12
Home
Crystal PalacevsAEK Larnaca
UEFA Europa Conference League
0 - 0
FT
D
Mar 5
Away
TottenhamvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
1 - 3
FT
W
Mar 1
Away
Manchester UnitedvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
2 - 1
FT
L
Feb 26
Home
Crystal PalacevsZrinjski
UEFA Europa Conference League
2 - 0
FT
W
Feb 22
Home
Crystal PalacevsWolves
Premier League
1 - 0
FT
W
Feb 19
Away
ZrinjskivsCrystal Palace
UEFA Europa Conference League
1 - 1
FT
D
Feb 11
Home
Crystal PalacevsBurnley
Premier League
2 - 3
FT
L
Feb 8
Away
BrightonvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
0 - 1
FT
W
Feb 1
Away
Nottingham ForestvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
1 - 1
FT
D
Jan 25
Home
Crystal PalacevsChelsea
Premier League
1 - 3
FT
L
Jan 17
Away
SunderlandvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
2 - 1
FT
L
Jan 10
Away
MacclesfieldvsCrystal Palace
FA Cup
2 - 1
FT
L
Jan 7
Home
Crystal PalacevsAston Villa
Premier League
0 - 0
FT
D
Jan 4
Away
NewcastlevsCrystal Palace
Premier League
2 - 0
FT
L
Jan 1
Home
Crystal PalacevsFulham
Premier League
1 - 1
FT
D
Dec 28
Home
Crystal PalacevsTottenham
Premier League
0 - 1
FT
L
Dec 20
Away
LeedsvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
4 - 1
FT
L
Dec 18
Home
Crystal PalacevsKuPS
UEFA Europa Conference League
2 - 2
FT
D
Dec 14
Home
Crystal PalacevsManchester City
Premier League
0 - 3
FT
L
Dec 11
Away
ShelbournevsCrystal Palace
UEFA Europa Conference League
0 - 3
FT
W
Dec 7
Away
FulhamvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
1 - 2
FT
W
Dec 3
Away
BurnleyvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
0 - 1
FT
W
Nov 30
Home
Crystal PalacevsManchester United
Premier League
1 - 2
FT
L
Nov 27
Away
StrasbourgvsCrystal Palace
UEFA Europa Conference League
2 - 1
FT
L
Nov 22
Away
WolvesvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
0 - 2
FT
W
Nov 9
Home
Crystal PalacevsBrighton
Premier League
0 - 0
FT
D
Nov 6
Home
Crystal PalacevsAZ Alkmaar
UEFA Europa Conference League
3 - 1
FT
W
Nov 1
Home
Crystal PalacevsBrentford
Premier League
2 - 0
FT
W
Oct 29
Away
LiverpoolvsCrystal Palace
League Cup
0 - 3
FT
W
Oct 26
Away
ArsenalvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
1 - 0
FT
L
Oct 23
Home
Crystal PalacevsAEK Larnaca
UEFA Europa Conference League
0 - 1
FT
L
Oct 18
Home
Crystal PalacevsBournemouth
Premier League
3 - 3
FT
D
Oct 5
Away
EvertonvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
2 - 1
FT
L
Oct 2
Away
Dynamo KyivvsCrystal Palace
UEFA Europa Conference League
0 - 2
FT
W
Sep 27
Home
Crystal PalacevsLiverpool
Premier League
2 - 1
FT
W
Sep 20
Away
West HamvsCrystal Palace
Premier League
1 - 2
FT
W
Sep 13
Home
Crystal PalacevsSunderland
Premier League
0 - 0
FT
D
Aug 31
Away
Aston VillavsCrystal Palace
Premier League
0 - 3
FT
W
Aug 28
Away
FredrikstadvsCrystal Palace
UEFA Europa Conference League
0 - 0
FT
D
Aug 24
Home
Crystal PalacevsNottingham Forest
Premier League
1 - 1
FT
D
Aug 21
Home
Crystal PalacevsFredrikstad
UEFA Europa Conference League
1 - 0
FT
W
Aug 17
Away
ChelseavsCrystal Palace
Premier League
0 - 0
FT
D
Deep Analysis

Team Insights

Style of play and derived stats from match data this season

60%
Possession %
46%
584
Passes/Game
394
88%
Pass Accuracy %
77%
14.7
Shots/Game
11.7
5.2
Shots on Target/Game
3.7
10.9
Shots Inside Box/Game
8.4
3.9
Shots Outside Box/Game
3.2
5.7
Corners/Game
4.3
9.9
Fouls/Game
10.7
2.5
Saves/Game
3
7.4
Shots per Goal
10.6
2.6
Shots on Target per Goal
3.3
25
Games with More Possession
9
5
Games with Less Possession
20
1.8
Goals/Game when More Possession
1.3
3
Goals/Game when Less Possession
1
56%
Win Rate when Having More Possession %
33%
7
Points Won (Last 10 min)
7
5
Points Lost (Last 10 min)
6
0
Comeback Wins (Trailed at HT)
0
Manchester CityCrystal Palace

Playing Style Analysis

Manchester City

This team a possession-oriented side averaging 60% possession. Despite often having less possession, they've won 4 games, demonstrating tactical flexibility. A concerning pattern: they've lost 5 games with more possession, showing vulnerability when expected to create Additionally, They've lost 5 games despite having more possession, showing significant vulnerability when expected to control matches Meanwhile, However, they've blown 6 leads after leading at halftime, showing vulnerability when ahead. Their game management needs work: 15 points dropped after taking the lead. A high-volume passing approach with excellent accuracy (584 passes/game, 88%). In attack, they create numerous opportunities (14.7 shots/game, 5.2 on target) Additionally, They prioritize getting into dangerous areas (10.9 shots inside the box per game) Meanwhile, They're well-organized defensively (only 2.5 saves required per game). A top-2 side facing a bottom-third opponent, they'll be expected to control this match.

Crystal Palace

They maintain balanced possession (46%). They've won 7 games despite having less possession, showing they're effective without the ball Additionally, A concerning pattern: they've lost 5 games despite leading at the break Meanwhile, They've struggled to protect leads, dropping 19 points from winning positions. They prioritize getting into dangerous areas (8.4 shots inside the box per game). They move the ball forward with intent (around 34 passes per shot). As a lower-table side (14th), they'll need to be disciplined against a top-2 opponent.

Manchester City Half-Time Performance

Manchester City home games half time results

Crystal Palace Half-Time Performance

Crystal Palace away games half time results

Manchester City vs League Standings

Crystal Palace vs League Standings