Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction: Sage's Selhurst Test Against Maresca's Citizens
Matchweek 2 of the Premier League brings one of its more genuinely curious early season fixtures: Crystal Palace hosting Manchester City at Selhurst Park on 28 August 2026. Both clubs are in the early stages of a new managerial relationship,…
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- Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City in week 2 of the 2026-2027 Premier League kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-08-28.
- On average in 10 games, Referee A. Madley registers 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 25 fouls.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between P. Sage and E. Maresca.
- Crystal Palace have accumulated 0 points to lie 17th whereas Manchester City have 3 points to sit 7th.
- Crystal Palace is missing 1 player: C. Riad (Injury) whereas Manchester City are missing 2 players: J. Doku (Calf Injury), E. Anderson (Injury).
- Forecasting a three-man defense for Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1), while Manchester City are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
- Both teams are coming from different results: Crystal Palace fell 0-2 against Everton, while Manchester City prevailed 2-1 over AFC Bournemouth.
- Crystal Palace's form is 2-0-3 recently, but Manchester City are on a roll with 3-1-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Manchester City lead this rivalry - 23 wins from 32 matches versus Crystal Palace (who've won just 4 games), alongside 5 draws.
- 1-2 leads the pack at 18.6% of all our users' guesses, with 1-3 next on 11.8%.
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2
1
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| 17' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 33' | R. Cherki | ||
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| 54' | 0 - 2 | ||
| 55' | E. Anderson | ||
| 56' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 59' | 1 - 3 | ||
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| 68' | A. Khalaili | ||
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| 84' | 1 - 4 | ||
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Crystal Palace is going head to head with Manchester City on 28/8/2026 19:00 GMT for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Crystal Palace v Manchester City H2H statistics!