Manchester City (W) vs Crystal Palace (W) Best odds and tips

Manchester City Women are 1.07 favourites for Saturday’s Super League Women 2024/2025 clash with Crystal Palace Women, who are 26.00 underdogs. City have won 6, drawn 1, and lost 3 of their home games in the Super League Women 2024/2025, but that is not a fair reflection of the gulf in class between these two clubs. The Citizens have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five in the league, which is a solid return given the run of tough fixtures they have faced. City have also won their last two away matches, drawing 2-2 at Manchester United Women and beating Leicester (W) 1-0, so they are clearly not in bad form.

Palace have won none, drawn one and lost four of their last five league games, which is a bad run of results even by their standards. Their last two matches were a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester City WFC and a 1-7 home defeat to West Ham United Women, which shows how fragile their defence is. Leif Gunnar Smerud has had to try to shore up the Eagles’ defence since taking over in March 2025, but Palace’s overall approach is to sit back and counter-attack when they can. Annabel Blanchard leads the line for Palace with four goals in 18 Super League appearances, but they lack the firepower to trouble City’s defence.

City play a high-tempo, possession-based game and will look to pin Palace back by pressing them high up the pitch. They have a number of players that can create overloads and stretch the game wide, which should suit them in this clash. Palace will sit back and try to remain compact in their defensive third and press when they can, but City’s ability to change the game in an instant could see them camped in Palace’s half for long periods of time. However, Palace’s counter-attacking ability should give them a chance to get on the scoresheet, although it is unlikely to be enough to trouble City.