Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 05/17/25

Crystal Palace and Manchester City have served up 2 thrilling games in the English Premier League this season and the pair meet again in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Palace are bidding to win the competition for the first time in their history and avoid setting an outright record for the most final appearances without a win, with Saturday’s game set to be their 3rd appearance in the showpiece (runners-up in 1990 and 2016). Seven-time winners Manchester City finished as the runners-up last year and are looking to land what will be their only major trophy of the season if they can come out on top. The Citizens are the clear favorites but the smart bet looks to be backing over 2.5 goals.

Cup finals can at times be cagey affairs but each of the last 3 finals involving City have all produced at least 3 goals in total, and they are all of the finals they have reached under the guidance of Pep Guardiola (W2, L1). City fought back from being 2-0 down to win 5-2 when these teams last met at the Etihad Stadium in April and the first meeting between them this season finished 2-2 at Selhurst Park. Each of the last 4 meetings between these sides has produced at least 4 goals and both of these teams have scored at least twice on each occasion. It could be worth pushing this one a bit further and going for over 3.5 goals, but the fact we could see a cagey opening due to the size of the occasion makes going for over 2.5 the better play at the current odds.

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