Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the FA Cup match.
Manchester City is not in the perfect mood. They have recently unexpectedly lost some points. However, they want to get this trophy playing at Wembley. Crystal Palace is ready to fight, though.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace are underdogs. They don’t seem to be really worse than the current Manchester City. Crystal Palace haven’t lost their last five consecutive games, including the FA Cup semi-final versus Aston Villa (3:0) and a draw in the game versus Arsenal (2:2). Eberechi Eze is in perfect form, scoring at least a goal in the last four matches and two goals in the last game versus Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester City
Manchester City didn’t manage to beat Southampton, the worst side of the season. The Citizens had 1.82 xG, 26 shots and 5 goal attempts. However, Southampton did all they could, and obviously more, to keep the clean sheet. In the Round 35 Manchester City had real problems versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, the Citizens won (1:0).
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction
Such low odds for Manchester City to win seem to be quite optimistic. Crystal Palace have lost only 2 out of their last 14 games. They conceded a lot in both cases. The FA Cup final is not the place to repeat it, though. Manchester City will win a maximum of one-goal lead, which is not for sure either. First you should try to stop Eberechi Eze.
