Name of the game: FA Cup

Venue: Wembley Stadium

Time: 2025/05/17 23:30

Teams: Crystal Palace VS Manchester City

Win or lose prediction: Draw 38%

Score prediction: 1-1

Number of goals prediction: 2 goals

Personal analysis: Crystal Palace has played well this season. The offensive style of the team is relatively simple and straightforward. It basically relies on the two wing forwards Eze and Sarr to rely on their personal breakthrough ability to attack the wing. Among them, Eze's personal breakthrough ability is stronger. The center forward Mateta is more used as a supporting point in the penalty area. Since he has been wearing protective gear on his face recently, it has a certain impact on his confrontation and observation abilities. The team's midfield and backcourt lineup is also relatively fixed. The two full-backs Mitchell and Monos have relatively balanced offensive and defensive abilities. Lerma and Hughes in the middle are both defensive players. With Guei and Richards on the back line, the overall defense is relatively solid. Manchester City's overall performance this season is relatively average, especially because the end point has been concentrated on Haaland in the past two seasons. Once he is injured or in poor condition, the team's offensive efficiency is very low. Several players on the team's front line may transfer after the end of this season. The team has adjusted the lineup after the winter window. At present, the pain period of the team's lineup adjustment has passed. The side combination of Savinho and Doku is not bad. The team's defensive lineup is strong enough. Gvardiol, Akanji, and Dias are all good enough in defense. With the single defensive midfielder Kovacic, the defensive ability is not bad among the Premier League strong teams.

Crystal Palace is a counterattack-oriented team as a whole. In terms of the team's counterattack ability, Crystal Palace is not much worse than Manchester City, especially since Manchester City's main focus is still on the league. It is currently only two or three points ahead of Villa, Chelsea, and Nottingham Forest. If there is a rollover in the last two rounds, it may lose the Champions League qualification. In this game, Crystal Palace's 0.75 goal conceded is reasonable in a neutral position. It can be seen that the organization still has a certain degree of support for Manchester City. Manchester City has won two FA Cup titles in recent years. The current event has limited appeal to the team. Combining the current data, Lao Li believes that the two teams are more likely to draw in regular time. He is optimistic about Crystal Palace's +0.75 win option, and the score is expected to be 1-1 or 2-2.