Crystal Palace and Manchester City contest the top match. Prediction, 14.12.25

Will the guests take the lead in the table?

Published on 10.12.2025 14:32.

Crystal Palace already impressed last season and won the FA Cup. This year, they also started the season with a title and are slowly making the leap to the absolute top teams in the league. Oliver Glasner and his team are in 4th place in the table after 15 match days, which would currently qualify them for the UEFA Champions League. Manchester City have made a significant recovery this season and are currently in first place behind league leaders Arsenal. The visitors are only 2 points off the top of the table, which they could take over with a win. However, the Citizens are still struggling away from home, which is why there is no clear favorite.

Crystal Palace - Manchester City: 14.12.2025 - 14:00

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Betting tips today All betting tips

4th place in the table
Only 12 goals conceded in 15 games
3 wins in the last 4 games

2nd place in the table
3 wins in a row
Only 3 wins in 7 games away from home

Result tip

1:1

Crystal Palace have only conceded one defeat at home, while City have only won 3 out of 7 games away from home. The hosts won the last clash 1-0.

Racket England Premier League
#Place	Team	WGames	WWins	DDraw	LDefeats	GoalsGoals	+/-	PointsPoints
1	FC Liverpool	5	5	0	0	11:5	6	15
2	FC Arsenal	5	3	1	1	10:2	8	10
3	Tottenham	5	3	1	1	10:3	7	10
4	AFC Bournemouth	5	3	1	1	6:5	1	10
5	Crystal Palace	5	2	3	0	6:2	4	9
6	FC Chelsea	5	2	2	1	10:5	5	8
7	AFC Sunderland	5	2	2	1	6:4	2	8
8	FC Fulham	5	2	2	1	6:5	1	8
9	Manchester City	5	2	1	2	9:5	4	7
10	FC Everton	5	2	1	2	6:5	1	7
11	Manchester United	5	2	1	2	6:8	-2	7
12	Leeds United	5	2	1	2	4:7	-3	7
13	Newcastle United	5	1	3	1	3:3	0	6
14	Brighton	5	1	2	2	6:8	-2	5
15	Nottingham Forest	5	1	2	2	5:9	-4	5
16	Burnley FC	5	1	1	3	5:8	-3	4
17	FC Brentford	5	1	1	3	6:10	-4	4
18	Aston Villa	5	0	3	2	1:5	-4	3
19	West Ham United	5	1	0	4	5:13	-8	3
20	Wolverhampton	5	0	0	5	3:12	-9	0
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Last 5 games Crystal Palace home vs. Manchester City away
Crystal Palace Home	Manchester City Away
Manchester United 1:2	1:2 Real Madrid
Brighton & Hove Albion 0:0	4:5 FC Fulham
AZ Alkmaar 3:1	2:1 Newcastle United
FC Brentford 2:0	1:3 Swansea City
AEK Larnaca 0:1	1:0 Aston Villa

Crystal Palace is slowly becoming attractive

For years, Crystal Palace was the gray mouse in the English Premier League. They never had anything to do with relegation, but just as little to do with the international places. This has changed since the arrival of coach Oliver Glasner. Within just a few months, they won two titles, the FA Cup and the Community Shield. Despite a lack of investment in the summer, they are also doing well in the league and are in 4th place in the table after 15 matchdays. This would currently qualify them for the UEFA Champions League. The team has impressed first and foremost with its solid defense, having conceded just 12 goals in 15 games. Only league leaders Arsenal are better in this statistic. Their current form is also impressive, as they have won their last two games against Burnley and Fulham. In the last 6 league games, they have only conceded one defeat and that was at home to Manchester United (1-2). .

Last 5 results Crystal Palace
Date	League	Home	Visitor	Result	Form
07.12.2025	England Premier League	FC Fulham	Crystal Palace	1:2 (1:1)	S
07.12.2025 - England Premier League
03.12.2025	England Premier League	Burnley FC	Crystal Palace	0:1 (0:1)	S
03.12.2025 - England Premier League
30.11.2025	England Premier League	Crystal Palace	Manchester United	1:2 (1:0)	N
30.11.2025 - England Premier League
27.11.2025	UEFA Europa Conference League	Racing Straßburg	Crystal Palace	2:1 (0:1)	N
27.11.2025 - UEFA Europa Conference League
22.11.2025	England Premier League	Wolverhampton	Crystal Palace	0:2 (0:0)	S
22.11.2025 - England Premier League

Dependent on the offensive

The offense is not one of the better in the league with just 20 goals in 15 games. In addition, the team is very dependent on Jean-Philippe Mateta. With 7 goals, the Frenchman is clearly the top scorer in the team. With 3 goals, defender Daniel Munoz is already number 2. In 15 games, the team has so far failed to score 4 times. The good news for all fans is that no important attacking players are currently suspended or injured.

Crystal Palace

System: 4-2-3-1.

Dean Henderson

Chris Richards Maxence Lacroix Marc Guéhi Daniel Muñoz

Adam Wharton Daichi Kamada

Tyrick Mitchell Ismaïla Sarr Yéremy Pino

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Risk tip: Draw with odds of 3.70

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Manchester City is once again one of the title contenders

After a weak and above all title-less last season, Manchester City are clearly making a better impression this year. Although they are still lacking consistency in their performances, they are still in 2nd place in the Premier League after 15 matchdays. They are therefore the first runners-up to league leaders Arsenal. Thanks to their strong current form and 3 wins in a row, they have reduced the gap to the Gunners to just 2 points. A win against Crystal Palace would give them the chance to take over the lead in the table. In contrast to their opponents, City are particularly impressive in attack. No other team has scored as many goals as Man City. They have already scored 35 goals in 15 games. Of course, Erling Haaland is once again the main reason for this. The Norwegian is once again the Premier League's leading scorer with 15 goals. He has scored 11 goals in the last 3 games alone. In addition, the visitors failed to score for only the second time this season. Their only defeat in the last 6 games came away at Newcastle United (2:1).

Last 5 results Manchester City
Date	League	Home	Visitor	Result	Form
10.12.2025	UEFA Champions League	Real Madrid	Manchester City	1:2 (1:2)	S
10.12.2025 - UEFA Champions League
06.12.2025	England Premier League	Manchester City	AFC Sunderland	3:0 (2:0)	S
06.12.2025 - England Premier League
02.12.2025	England Premier League	FC Fulham	Manchester City	4:5 (1:3)	S
02.12.2025 - England Premier League
29.11.2025	England Premier League	Manchester City	Leeds United	3:2 (2:0)	S
29.11.2025 - England Premier League
25.11.2025	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	0:2 (0:1)	N
25.11.2025 - UEFA Champions League

The guests are not convincing away from home

One of City's few weaknesses this season is their away record. They are only 7th in the away table and have an even record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. While they have scored a strong 13 goals here, they have also conceded 10 The defeats have come against Brighton, Aston Villa and Newcastle United. In only 2 away games did they manage to stay without conceding a goal. Although they won their last game away from home, they conceded 4 goals against Fulham.

Manchester City

System: 4-3-3.

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Matheus Nunes Rúben Dias Joško Gvardiol Nico O'Reilly

Phil Foden Nico González Bernardo Silva

Rayan Cherki Erling Haaland Jérémy documentary

5 last games in direct comparison
Date	League	Home	Visitor	Result
17.05.2025	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	Manchester City	1:0 (1:0)
17.05.2025 - FA Cup
12.04.2025	England Premier League	Manchester City	Crystal Palace	5:2 (2:2)
12.04.2025 - England Premier League
07.12.2024	England Premier League	Crystal Palace	Manchester City	2:2 (1:1)
07.12.2024 - England Premier League
06.04.2024	England Premier League	Crystal Palace	Manchester City	2:4 (1:1)
06.04.2024 - England Premier League
16.12.2023	England Premier League	Manchester City	Crystal Palace	2:2 (1:0)
16.12.2023 - England Premier League

Comparison statistics last 10 events

Crystal Palace		:	Manchester City
6 Wins 8
1 Draw 0
3 Defeats 2
15 Goals scored 27
7 Goals received 14
12 Shots on target 8

Crystal Palace

40%

Ball possession

76%

Accuracy of passes

51%

Duels
won

Manchester City

52%

Duels
won

89%

Accuracy of passes

59%

Ball possession

Crystal Palace

20
Corners

18
Shots on target

18
Goal kicks
next to the goal

8
Goal kicks
blocked

34
Goal kicks
in the penalty area

10
Goal kicks
outside the penalty area

8
Offside

1
yellow cards

0
red cards

Manchester City

22
Corners

23
Shots on target

17
Goal kicks
next to the goal

14
Goal kicks
blocked

41
Goal kicks
in the penalty area

13
Goal kicks
outside the penalty area

6
Offside

4
yellow cards

0
red cards

Comparison of goal statistics of the last 10 matches

Crystal Palace

Goals scored

Goals received

ø 1,50

per game

Goal difference

8 / 10

Games with goals

Manchester City

Goals scored

Goals received

ø 2,70

per game

+13

Goal difference

9 / 10

Games with goals

Odds probabilities

2.20

1.67

under 2.5 goals 43.15%

over 2.5 goals 56.85%

1.50

2.62

under 3.5 goals 63.59%

over 3.5 goals 36.41%

1.17

5.00

under 4.5 goals 81.04%

over 4.5 goals 18.96%

1.62

2.20

both teams to score - yes 57.59%

both teams to score - no 42.41%

No clear favorite - Our forecast

Manchester City are of course slight favorites. However, Crystal Palace are having an outstanding season and City are struggling in away games. A draw in this game would therefore not surprise us. Palace will be able to neutralize City's attack well. The hosts prevailed 1-0 in the FA Cup final. We think that less than 3.5 goals will be scored again.