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FOOTBALLPremier Leaguematch-recap29/08/20261 min readMatchSense Model

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Result: 1-4 — How the Model Called It, 28 August 2026

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City finished 1-4 on 28 August 2026. Here is that result set against the model's pre-match probabilities.

Key takeaways

  • Final score: Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City.
  • Result: Manchester City.
  • The model gave this outcome a 63.8% chance before kick-off.

Final score

Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City in Premier League, 28 August 2026.

What the model expected

Before kick-off, the MatchSense model gave Crystal Palace vs Manchester City these chances:

OutcomeModel probability
Crystal Palace17.1%
Draw19.1%
Manchester City63.8%

The model's most likely outcome — Manchester City at 63.8% — is the one that happened.

One match does not test a model. An outcome given 30% is supposed to happen about three times in ten, so these numbers only mean something read across hundreds of fixtures.

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