The Premier League round 28 match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace will take place on 1 March at Old Trafford. Manchester United vs Crystal Palace: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Manchester United
Manchester United have returned to winning ways once again, this time beating Everton 1:0 away from home. That victory was their fifth in the last six league matches (along with one draw). Overall, their unbeaten run in the Premier League has now stretched to 10 matches, with six wins and four draws. The club remain fourth in the standings, holding a three-point cushion over their nearest challengers. In addition, their matches are among the highest-scoring in the league, with an average of 3.15 goals per game.
- No more than two goals have been scored in seven of Manchester United’s last 10 Premier League matches.
- On home soil, the team are on a seven-match unbeaten run in the league (four wins and three draws).
- The club have not conceded more than one goal in six of their last eight home Premier League fixtures.
Potential Manchester United Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Senne Lammens – Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot – Kobbie Mainoo, Casemiro – Amad Diallo, Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes – Brian Mbeumo.
Defenders Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt, along with midfielder Patrick Dorgu, are sidelined through injury. Midfielder Mason Mount remains a doubt (recovery).
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace edged past Wolverhampton Wanderers 1:0 at home last time out, but only with great difficulty. Before that, the team suffered a surprise 3:2 defeat to Burnley on their own ground. It is also worth noting that in their last 12 Premier League matches, Crystal Palace have managed only two wins (three draws and seven defeats). As a result of that underwhelming run, the club have slipped to 13th, but they still hold a comfortable 10-point gap over the bottom three. The team are also no longer in contention for places in the European qualification zone, sitting the same 10 points adrift. We should also point to their struggles in attack — they have scored just 29 goals, and only three sides have found the net less often in the league.
- A maximum of two goals have been scored in seven of the club’s last 10 Premier League matches.
- Crystal Palace have not scored more than one goal in 11 of their last 12 Premier League games.
- Away from home, the London side have just one win in their last five league matches (one draw and three defeats).
Potential Crystal Palace Lineup (3-4-2-1)*
Dean Henderson – Chris Richards, Jeydi Kanvot, Chadi Riad – Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Will Hughes, Daniel Munoz – Yeremi Pino, Ismaila Sarr – Jorgen Larsen.
Midfielder Cheick Doucoure and defender Jefferson Lerma will miss the match through injury, as will forwards Edward Nketiah and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Referee
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Matches – 18 (Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 67;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.7;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 17%.
Manchester United vs Crystal Palace: Match Prediction
The London club are in very poor shape right now. Their best results are in the past year, and in the new one they have struggled to pick up points, scraping narrow wins over sides from the bottom half of the table. Crystal Palace have huge issues with their finishing, and they are also missing injured forwards Edward Nketiah and Jean-Philippe Mateta. We are confident that with such an attack it will be very difficult for the team to offer anything against a Manchester United side in excellent form.
The hosts have to take all three points in this fixture. The visitors no longer have any real motivation in terms of league position, while the home side are pushing not only for a place in the Champions League, but also for third. The hosts have won their last three home Premier League matches, scoring at least two goals in each. By the way, in the reverse fixture Crystal Palace lost 2:1 at home to this opponent. It is quite possible we will see a similar outcome again this time.
Prediction: Manchester United to win
* For each team, the starting XI shown is the lineup from their previous match in this competition.
