Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Predictions

• Both Premier League games between these sides this season produced at least four goals.
• City score on average 3.4 goals per-game in the FA Cup, Palace average 2.4.
• Four of the last six FA Cup finals have gone over 2.5 goals, City have been involved in three of those.

Palace and City set for FA Cup final date

Crystal Palace and Manchester City have served up two thrilling games in the Premier League this season and the duo meet again in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.

Palace are bidding to win the competition for the first time in their history and avoid setting an outright record for the most final appearances without a win, with Saturday’s game set to be their third appearance in the showpiece (runners up in 1990 and 2016).

Seven-time winners Manchester City finished as the runners-up last year and are looking to land what will be their only major trophy of the season if they can come out on top.

Goals the best starting point

Manchester City are the clear favourites in the full time result market at around 8/11, but at a similar price the better option here could be backing over 2.5 goals as our main bet.

Cup finals can at times be cagey affairs but each of the last three finals involving City have all produced at least three goals in total, and they are all of the finals they have reached under the guidance of Pep Guardiola (W2, L1).

City fought back from 0-2 to win 5-2 when these sides last met at the Etihad Stadium in April and the first meeting between these sides this term finished 2-2 at Selhurst Park.

Each of the last four meetings between these sides has produced at least four goals and both of these teams have scored at least twice on each occasion. It could be worth pushing this one a bit further and going for over 3.5 goals, but the fact we could see a cagey opening due to the size of the occasion makes going for over 2.5 the better play at the current prices.

KDB can sign off in style

Ultimately, City’s experience of winning titles and the quality they have throughout their squad gives them a clear edge and they can get the job done inside the 90 minutes.

A 3-2 win for City has a chance in the correct score market as both teams should go for this and an early goal could really open things up. The Eagles have taken the game to City in recent meetings and they should adopt a similar approach in Saturday’s showpiece, having scored exactly twice in each of the last four head-to-head games.

Palace come into the game in form after putting together a five-game unbeaten run, but City have also found their groove after a frustrating season and they are on a 10-game run without defeat (W7, D3), and they can make their greater experience of big occasions count on Saturday.

Kevin De Bruyne will depart Manchester after a decade of service at the end of the campaign and the Belgian can help his side win one last trophy with a goal at Wembley. De Bruyne has two goals and one assist in six games since announcing he would be moving on when his contract expires, and he has previous experience of scoring in the FA Cup final in City’s demolition of Watford back in 2019.

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