84% of bet365 customers back 3/4 favourites Man City to win their 8th FA Cup in 90 minutes, with underdogs Crystal Palace at 11/5 to lift the trophy

Palace have twice been in an FA Cup final but suffered two losses. Only 11.5% of customers think they’ll win at the full time whistle, but can they make it two FA Cup final losses in two years for Pep Guardiola’s side?

What: FA Cup Final: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

Where: Wembley Stadium, London

When: Kick-off scheduled for 16:30 (BST), Saturday 17th May 2025

Match Odds: Full Time Result: Crystal Palace 10/3, Draw 29/10, Man City 3/4

The favourites

Even after a challenging season, last year’s Premier League Champions Manchester City are backed by 84% of bet365 customers, and labelled unsurprising 3/4 favourites to win the game in normal time.

Although the vast majority are backing Man City to join the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham on eight FA Cup wins, Crystal Palace’s 11.5% of bet365 backers will hope they can make their third FA Cup final a cup-winning one for the first time.

Palace are the underdogs in the odds, priced at 10/3 to win at full time and at 11/5 to lift the trophy. There have been plenty of changes since their previous FA Cup Final game in 2016, but this time they’ll need to get the better of the blue side of Manchester, instead of the red side that beat them almost a decade ago.

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Crystal Palace shouldn’t be underestimated

bet365’s Sports and Trading expert Steve Freeth said: “While Manchester City are the most popular choice in the Full Time Result market with 84.03% of bets placed on Pep Guardiola’s side, recent history between the two teams suggest that Crystal Palace shouldn’t be underestimated as they aim to end their long wait for major silverware.”

Full Time Result Outcome	% of Bets Placed	Odds
Crystal Palace	11.50%	10/3
Draw	4.47%	29/10
Manchester City	84.03%	3/4

“Eberechi Eze is in scintillating form heading into the FA Cup final, having scored in each of the last four matches, including a brace in his last match, and he’s proving extremely popular in the ‘To Score Anytime’ market, accounting for 51% of bets placed.”

To Score Anytime Market	% of Bets Placed	Odds
Eberechi Eze	51.89%	15/4
Erling Haaland	17.79%	5/6
Jean-Philippe Mateta	10.54%	2/1
Ismaila Sarr	4.28%	7/2
Kevin De Bruyne	3.46%	7/2

That 51% of the backing for Eze to score anytime only further highlights the reason that Pep Guardiola is rumoured to have interest in the Englishman. At 15/4 to score anytime, Eze has caught the eye of bet365 customers too, as has 17-goal Jean-Philipe Mateta who has had a brilliant season to see 2/1 odds on an anytime goal.

Although dwarfed by the percentage of bets placed on Palace’s number 10, there’s still the obvious threat of Erling Haaland and his 5/6 odds that have been backed by 17.79% of bets in the To Score Anytime market. With fans eyeing up a fairytale finish for City’s beloved Kevin De Bruyne, 3.5% have put their faith in the Belgian to fulfil 7/2 anytime scorer odds.

See all FA Cup odds at bet365 here

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