Manchester City vs Crystal Palace prediction | 17 Apr 2027 | xGtoday


Manchester City
Ranking: #5 overall, #2 in England

89.7 → 91.3 (+1.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 13 Sep Man United (A) 91.6 0.0
5-3 20 Sep Sunderland (H) 90.4 -1.2
0-3 11 Oct Liverpool (A) 90.8 +0.4
2-4 14 Oct PSG (H) 91.2 +0.4
3-2 17 Oct Ipswich (H) 91.3 +0.1
Crystal Palace
Ranking: #27 overall, #12 in England

84.3 → 81.5 (-2.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 12 Sep Ipswich (H) 82.6 -1.3
4-0 17 Sep Lech Poznań (H) 82.5 -0.1
0-0 20 Sep Leeds Utd (A) 82.5 0.0
3-1 11 Oct Nottm Forest (H) 81.7 -0.8
3-2 15 Oct Lyon (A) 81.5 -0.2

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: by the numbers

Manchester City sit 22 places above Crystal Palace in our European rankings, and 10 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Manchester City have moved +1.6 rating points, against -2.8 for Crystal Palace.

Last time these teams played, on 28 August 2026, Crystal Palace lost 0.8 rating points.

Manchester City first climbed to #1 in our European rankings on 26 July 2018.

Crystal Palace first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 87.4 on 26 October 2025.