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Today’s Top Premier League Bet: Man City v Crystal Palace Prediction

April 12, 2025

After last night’s huge winner at the odds of 4.00, today’s top Premier League bet focuses on the most accurate Man City v Crystal Palace prediction. During the midweek European fixtures, the Premier League earned a fifth qualification spot for next season’s Champions League. This gives City a bigger chance of making it, but they are still in a tough battle with five teams. Up against them comes a difficult Palace side that has not lost in any of their last ten away games.

This game marks the start of the 32 round in the Premier League. It will be the early kick off on April 12 at 13:30 CET. A historic fact about this Man City v Crystal Palace prediction is that it will be first Premier League game to utilize the semi-automated offside techology (SOAT) to assist the VAR in their decision making process.

The Champions League Battle

At the moment, even with the additional fifth spot, City are still outside the Champions League. Guardiola’s men are currently sixth in the standings with 52 points after 31 rounds. It has been a massive letdown compared to their dominance from the last five years. Forest are 3rd with 57 points and look pretty certain to earn a famous Champions League qualification. It will be well deserved given all their heroics this year and incredible performances against the big teams.

Chelsea are fourth with 53 points, and they’ve shown great improvement this year. The Blues have a deep squad full of young and promising players. Obviously, we all know about the hundreds of millions they’ve invested in players since the Boehly takeover. Newcastle are fifth, also with 53 points. And then come City with 52 points, but we should not forget about Aston Villa. The Villans are just a point behind and also have a realistic chance of repeating their great Champions League displays next season. Fulham are eight with 48 points, so they are not that far behind either.

Bottom line is that we have a really congested Premier League table with six teams fighting for three CL spots. That’s millions of Euros on the line from TV rights, merchandise, and UEFA’s prize money. It’s a huge incentive for all clubs involved to give it their all in a late season push. In simple terms, SOAT will provide a more effective placement of the virtual offside line based on optical player tracking. This will help refs decide much faster whether a player is in offside position.

From Contenders To Pretenders

City were viewed as favorites to win the Premier League title yet again. Their poor performances this season have been an absolute shocker. It will be the first season in Guadiola’s tenure where the Citizens fail to win a single trophy. A Champions League qualification is the absolute minimum for them.

They’ve had so many let downs this season, and it’s really challenging to understand why. After all, the players are the same, except for Rodri’s long term injury. Of course, the Spaniard is one of the best players in his position and his miss is major. But for a squad as big as City’s, one player’s absence should not be felt so hard. Rodri’s absence is certainly not the only reason for their failures. Perhaps the league has finally caught up with Guardiola’s tactics.

Crystal Palace’s head coach Oliver Glasner recently spoke about the reverse fixture between the sides which ended in a 2:2 draw at Selhurst Park in December:

“We knew we can play a higher intensity [than Manchester City], all the data showed this,” he said. “We knew when we get into the transitions we’d get in behind. When we get them running maybe they’d struggle a bit. When you play with one number six, 4-1-4-1, like City is playing, there is a lot of space on the left and right of the No 6. Then it’s [about] how you find this space”

Stats And Facts

Man City have failed to score in three of their last six matches.
Palace have been in fine form defensively having conceded just three goals in their last five matches.
Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored nine goals in 2025, placing him second in the goalscorer’s list for this calendar year in the Premier League.
This will be Kevin De Bruyne’s first match at the Etihad Stadium since announcing his upcoming departure.
The reverse fixture ended in a 2:2 draw back in December with a late penalty for Palace.
Palace are on a run of 10 straight away games without defeat.

Man City v Crystal Palace Prediction

Our free Premier League betting pick for today and most accurate Man City v Crystal Palace prediction is a win for the hosts. Guardiola’s men are super motivated to earn a Champions League spot. They simply can’t fail here. Meanwhile, Palace’s run of unbeaten games away from home has to end at some point. City will be without Haaland and three starting defenders, so Palace will likely score here. This means that a win for City with BTTS is also a good option.