GolVolt — Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: preview, line-ups, chances

Today

Premier League Matchday 32

Manchester City

16:00 Sat 17 Apr · your time in 167 days 2 h

Crystal Palace

A dot on a form pip marks another competition.

Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Manchester City score 2.2 goals per match

Manchester City2.2 Crystal Palace0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace score 0.6.

Last time

Last meeting, 28 August: Crystal Palace – Manchester City 1:4

DWLWWW

Erling Haaland: 2 goals. Manchester City have won the last 3 meetings.

Player in form

Erling Haaland: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.26

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.3).

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Erling Haaland

Manchester City · forward

9goals 0assists 7.42avg rating

Last match, Brighton & Hove Albion: rating 6.6.

Daichi Kamada

Crystal Palace · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.99avg rating

Last match, Tottenham Hotspur: rating 6.9.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Manchester City at home and Crystal Palace away, as in this match.

Manchester City

at home · 10

7W0D3L2.6scored per match1.6conceded per match

Crystal Palace

away · 10

2W3D5L1.0scored per match2.1conceded per match

Head to head

6 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 28 Aug 2026 · Premier League Crystal Palace 1:4 Manchester City Donnarumma 56' (s) · Haaland 17', 84' · Cherki 54', 59'. Manchester City: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

4wins

0 draws3.8 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

1wins

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7 Dec 2024Premier League Crystal Palace2:2Manchester City Muñoz 4' · Lacroix 56' · Haaland 30' · Lewis 68' Details

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Manchester City (4-3-3, last: Brighton & Hove Albion) · Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1, last: Tottenham Hotspur).

Official around 15:00, Sat 17 Apr

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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