Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace: Match Preview & Prediction

Manchester United

Season Form

L L W L L L D W L W

Match Finished

0 - 2

Crystal Palace

Season Form

W D W L D W D W W L

Lineups

Manchester United

Starting XI

24A. Onana
15L. Yoro
5H. Maguire
6Lisandro Martínez
3N. Mazraoui
25M. Ugarte
8Bruno Fernandes
20Diogo Dalot
16A. Diallo
37K. Mainoo
17A. Garnacho

Subs

9R. Højlund
11J. Zirkzee
4M. de Ligt
14C. Eriksen
50E. Harrison
2V. Lindelöf
43T. Collyer
1A. Bayındır
18Casemiro

Coach

Ruben Amorim

Crystal Palace

Starting XI

1D. Henderson
26C. Richards
5M. Lacroix
6M. Guéhi
12D. Muñoz
19W. Hughes
8J. Lerma
3T. Mitchell
7I. Sarr
18D. Kamada
14J. Mateta

Subs

10E. Eze
20A. Wharton
17N. Clyne
55J. Devenny
30M. Turner
9E. Nketiah
15J. Schlupp
58C. Kporha
21R. Esse

Coach

O. Glasner

Match Events

90' (+10' added time)

J. Mateta

64 '

J. Mateta

assist: D. Muñoz

89 '

49'

Harry Maguire
61'

out: D. Kamada

in: E. Eze
64'

Bruno Fernandes
70'

out: K. Mainoo

in: R. Højlund
70'

out: N. Mazraoui

in: J. Zirkzee
72'

Will Hughes
75'

Manuel Ugarte
82'

out: Lisandro Martínez

in: M. de Ligt
87'

out: M. Ugarte

in: C. Eriksen
88'

out: W. Hughes

in: A. Wharton
88'

out: T. Mitchell

in: N. Clyne
90' + 7'

out: I. Sarr

in: J. Devenny

Round 24

Sun 2 Feb 2025, 16:00

Old Trafford, Manchester

J. Brooks

Head-to-Head Comparison

Manchester United

Crystal Palace

Strength

41%

59%
Attacking Potential

47%

53%
Defensive Potential

33%

67%
Strength head-to-head

50%

50%
Goals head-to-head

45%

55%
Wins head-to-head

42.3%

57.7%
Poisson Distribution

38%

62%

Last 5 Head-to-Head Meetings

Round 5

2024-09-21

Selhurst Park

D. Coote

Crystal Palace

0 - 0

Manchester United
Round 36

2024-05-06

Selhurst Park

J. Gillett

Crystal Palace

4 - 0

Manchester United
Round 7

2023-09-30

Old Trafford

C. Kavanagh

Manchester United

0 - 1

Crystal Palace
Round

2023-09-26

Old Trafford

M. Salisbury

Manchester United

3 - 0

Crystal Palace
Round 22

2023-02-04

Old Trafford

A. Marriner

Manchester United

2 - 1

Crystal Palace

The game between Manchester United and Crystal Palace promises to be interesting despite both teams’ uninspiring placements in the championship table. With its grandee status, the Mancunians hold the twelfth place in the Premier League after 23 rounds, and Crystal Palace is one line lower.

At this point, it’s beyond clear that Manchester United has failed this season. They have a meager chance of competing for the European Cups, and if they continue to play just as poorly, then the relegation to the first division is not a distant possibility. In the last ten games, MU got 6 defeats and only 3 wins.

Crystal Palace has never shone brightly, and in the 24/25 season, they have confirmed their status as a mid-table team. However, they have been showing great results recently, scoring 3 wins and losing only 1 game in the last six matches.

Obviously, in this upcoming confrontation, both teams will need points like air. The only question is what will be stronger, their desire to get three points or to lose one. Manchester United, under pressure from its home fans, will naturally try to crush its opponents, while Crystal Palace will wait for its moment, mostly staying in defense and hoping for a successful counterattack.

Prediction for Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace

Despite the long series of failures that haunt Manchester United, the home turf factor will likely play in its favor. This team has strong players facing the minimum task of breaking into the European Cups.
Considering all these factors, I recommend betting on Manchester United to win.