Crystal Palace vs Manchester United prediction | 12 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Crystal Palace
Ranking: #15 overall, #8 in England

85.7 → 84.7 (-1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 17 May Brentford (A) 84.9 +0.1
1-2 24 May Arsenal (H) 84.3 -0.6
1-0 27 May Rayo (H) 84.9 +0.6
2-0 22 Aug Everton (A) 85.5 +0.6
1-4 28 Aug Man City (H) 84.7 -0.8
Manchester United
Ranking: #11 overall, #6 in England

86.3 → 86.2 (-0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 03 May Liverpool (H) 85.5 +0.8
0-0 09 May Sunderland (A) 84.8 -0.7
3-2 17 May Nottm Forest (H) 85.3 +0.5
0-3 24 May Brighton (A) 86.2 +0.9
2-0 22 Aug Hull City (A) 86.2 0.0

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United: by the numbers

There are 4 places between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester United the higher, and 2 places between them in England.

Manchester United arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving -0.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Crystal Palace's -1.0.

Last time these teams played, on 1 Mar 2026, Manchester United gained 0.6 rating points.

Crystal Palace first climbed to #9 in our European rankings on 18 Oct 2025.

The best xGtoday rating Manchester United have ever held is 89.9, first set on 30 Sep 2017.