Macclesfield Town vs Crystal Palace predictions, Jan 10, 2026

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In an intriguing English FA Cup matchup, Macclesfield Town will face off against Crystal Palace on January 10, 2026, at their home ground. The odds are stacked against Macclesfield Town as they are the underdogs with bookmakers giving them low odds of 11.79 for a win, while Crystal Palace are the favorites with odds of 1.18 for an away victory.

Recent form also heavily favors Crystal Palace, who have failed to secure a win in their last five matches, while Macclesfield Town have managed to win two of their last five games. However, it is worth noting that Macclesfield Town will have the home advantage, which could potentially level the playing field.

Tactically, Crystal Palace may have an edge with their experience and depth in their squad. Their ability to control possession and create scoring opportunities could prove to be decisive in this matchup. On the other hand, Macclesfield Town will need to rely on their resilience and defensive solidity to contain Crystal Palace’s attacking threat.

In conclusion, while the odds and recent form suggest a victory for Crystal Palace, football is a game of uncertainties and anything can happen on the day. It will be a fascinating encounter to see how these two teams match up and which one will come out on top.

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Macclesfield 7.5%

Draw 12.5%

Crystal Palace 80%

Prediction (the most likely score): 0:2

Outrights of English FA Cup Crystal Palace: 1.79% Macclesfield: 0.61%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	14.5	8.3	1.16
	13.3	7.1	1.17	Watch and Bet
	13	7	1.18
	12.85	7.52	1.18
	12	6.33	1.16

Latest Results

30.12.25 Chester City – Macclesfield Town – 2:0 26.12.25 Macclesfield Town – Buxton FC – 0:2 16.12.25 Bedford Town – Macclesfield Town – 1:2 13.12.25 South Shields FC – Macclesfield Town – 0:1 10.12.25 King`s Lynn Town – Macclesfield Town – 1:1

01.01.26 Crystal Palace – Fulham FC – 1:1 28.12.25 Crystal Palace – Tottenham Hotspur – 0:1 23.12.25 Arsenal FC – Crystal Palace – 2:1 penalties 20.12.25 Leeds United – Crystal Palace – 4:1 18.12.25 Crystal Palace – KuPS Kuopio – 2:2

Facts

Recent performances by Macclesfield have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Crystal Palace‘s performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Crystal Palace may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Macclesfield has had a series of away games.

In this match, Crystal Palace is the clear favorite.

Recently, the teams have not faced each other.

Standings

Draw

Main

1/128-finals

1	Wolves	Bye
3	Sutton	AFC Telford	2 : 1
4	South Shields	Shrewsbury	1 : 3
5	Stevenage	Chesterfield	0 : 1
6	Crewe	Doncaster	1 : 2
8	Bye	Southampton
9	Tottenham	Bye
12	Bye	Aston Villa
13	Port Vale	Maldon & Tiptree	5 : 1
14	Bromley	Bristol Rovers	1 : 2
15	Fleetwood	Barnet	2 : 1
16	Luton	Forest Green	4 : 3
17	Preston	Bye
19	Wigan	Hemel Hempstead	2 : 1
20	Spennymoor	Barrow	0 : 2
21	Ipswich	Bye
23	Blackpool	Scunthorpe	1 : 0
24	Reading	Carlisle	2 : 3
25	Boreham Wood	Crawley	3 : 0
26	Newport	Gillingham	3 : 2
27	Brackley Town	Notts Co	3 : 2
28	Burton	St. Albans	6 : 0
29	Wrexham	Bye
32	Bye	Nottingham
33	Charlton	Bye
36	Bye	Chelsea
37	Manchester City	Bye
39	FC Halifax	Exeter	0 : 2
40	Wycombe	Plymouth	2 : 0
41	West Ham	Bye
44	Bye	QPR
45	Sheffield Wed	Bye
48	Bye	Brentford
49	Fulham	Bye
52	Bye	Middlesbrough
53	Everton	Bye
56	Bye	Sunderland
57	Liverpool	Bye
59	Peterborough	Cardiff	1 : 0
60	Barnsley	York City	3 : 2
61	Burnley	Bye
64	Bye	Millwall
65	Norwich	Bye
67	AFC Wimbledon	Gateshead	0 : 2
68	Eastleigh	Walsall	0 : 3
69	Portsmouth	Bye
72	Bye	Arsenal
73	Derby	Bye
76	Bye	Leeds
77	Swansea	Bye
80	Bye	West Brom
81	Salford	Lincoln	2 : 1
82	Tamworth	Leyton Orient	0 : 1
83	Rotherham	Swindon	1 : 2
84	Bolton	Huddersfield	2 : 1
85	Grimsby	Ebbsfleet	3 : 1
86	Wealdstone	Southend	1 : 0
87	Chelmsford	Braintree	4 : 1
88	Weston-super-Mare	Aldershot	2 : 1
89	Hull	Bye
92	Bye	Blackburn
93	Newcastle	Bye
96	Bye	Bournemouth
97	Colchester	MK Dons	2 : 3
98	Oldham	Northampton	3 : 1
100	Bye	Oxford Utd
101	Cheltenham	Bradford City	1 : 0
102	Buxton	Chatham	2 : 1
104	Bye	Leicester
105	Tranmere	Stockport County	1 : 3
106	Cambridge Utd	Chester	3 : 0
108	Bye	Birmingham
109	Bristol City	Bye
112	Bye	Watford
113	Stoke	Bye
116	Bye	Coventry
117	Slough	Altrincham	2 : 1
118	Macclesfield	AFC Totton	6 : 3
120	Bye	Crystal Palace
121	Manchester Utd	Bye
124	Bye	Brighton
125	Sheffield Utd	Bye
127	Gainsborough	Accrington	1 : 2
128	Mansfield	Harrogate	3 : 2

1/64-finals

1	Wolves	Bye
2	Sutton	Shrewsbury	1 : 2
3	Chesterfield	Doncaster	1 : 2
4	Bye	Southampton
5	Tottenham	Bye
6	Bye	Aston Villa
7	Port Vale	Bristol Rovers	1 : 0
8	Fleetwood	Luton	3 : 2
9	Preston	Bye
10	Wigan	Barrow	3 : 2
11	Ipswich	Bye
12	Blackpool	Carlisle	4 : 1
13	Boreham Wood	Newport	3 : 0
14	Brackley Town	Burton	1 : 3
15	Wrexham	Bye
16	Bye	Nottingham
17	Charlton	Bye
18	Bye	Chelsea
19	Manchester City	Bye
20	Exeter	Wycombe	4 : 0
21	West Ham	Bye
22	Bye	QPR
23	Sheffield Wed	Bye
24	Bye	Brentford
25	Fulham	Bye
26	Bye	Middlesbrough
27	Everton	Bye
28	Bye	Sunderland
29	Liverpool	Bye
30	Peterborough	Barnsley	0 : 1
31	Burnley	Bye
32	Bye	Millwall
33	Norwich	Bye
34	Gateshead	Walsall	0 : 2
35	Portsmouth	Bye
36	Bye	Arsenal
37	Derby	Bye
38	Bye	Leeds
39	Swansea	Bye
40	Bye	West Brom
41	Salford	Leyton Orient	4 : 0
42	Swindon	Bolton	4 : 0
43	Grimsby	Wealdstone	4 : 0
44	Chelmsford	Weston-super-Mare	0 : 2
45	Hull	Bye
46	Bye	Blackburn
47	Newcastle	Bye
48	Bye	Bournemouth
49	MK Dons	Oldham	3 : 1
50	Bye	Oxford Utd
51	Cheltenham	Buxton	6 : 2
52	Bye	Leicester
53	Stockport County	Cambridge Utd	0 : 1
54	Bye	Birmingham
55	Bristol City	Bye
56	Bye	Watford
57	Stoke	Bye
58	Bye	Coventry
59	Slough	Macclesfield	1 : 3
60	Bye	Crystal Palace
61	Manchester Utd	Bye
62	Bye	Brighton
63	Sheffield Utd	Bye
64	Accrington	Mansfield	2 : 3

1/32-finals

1	Wolves	Shrewsbury
2	Doncaster	Southampton
3	Tottenham	Aston Villa
4	Port Vale	Fleetwood
5	Preston	Wigan
6	Ipswich	Blackpool
7	Boreham Wood	Burton
8	Wrexham	Nottingham
9	Charlton	Chelsea
10	Manchester City	Exeter
11	West Ham	QPR
12	Sheffield Wed	Brentford
13	Fulham	Middlesbrough
14	Everton	Sunderland
15	Liverpool	Barnsley
16	Burnley	Millwall
17	Norwich	Walsall
18	Portsmouth	Arsenal
19	Derby	Leeds
20	Swansea	West Brom
21	Salford	Swindon
22	Grimsby	Weston-super-Mare
23	Hull	Blackburn
24	Newcastle	Bournemouth
25	MK Dons	Oxford Utd
26	Cheltenham	Leicester
27	Cambridge Utd	Birmingham
28	Bristol City	Watford
29	Stoke	Coventry
30	Macclesfield	Crystal Palace
31	Manchester Utd	Brighton
32	Sheffield Utd	Mansfield

English FA Cup Outrights

1. Manchester City: 5.55 (10.96%)

2. Liverpool: 6.05 (10.05%)

3. Arsenal: 6.45 (9.43%)

4. Chelsea: 9.1 (6.68%)

5. Newcastle Utd: 11 (5.53%)

6. Tottenham: 17 (3.58%)

7. Manchester United: 17 (3.58%)

8. Aston Villa: 17 (3.58%)

9. Brighton: 21 (2.9%)

10. Bournemouth: 26 (2.34%)

11. Nottingham: 34 (1.79%)

12. Crystal Palace: 34 (1.79%)

13. Everton: 34 (1.79%)

14. West Ham: 41 (1.48%)

15. Fulham: 41 (1.48%)

16. Brentford: 41 (1.48%)

17. Sunderland: 65 (0.94%)

18. Wolves: 65 (0.94%)

19. Leeds: 65 (0.94%)

20. Burnley: 80 (0.76%)

21. Ipswich: 100 (0.61%)

22. Norwich: 100 (0.61%)

23. Wrexham: 100 (0.61%)

24. Blackburn: 100 (0.61%)

25. Hull City: 100 (0.61%)

26. West Brom: 100 (0.61%)

27. Stoke City: 100 (0.61%)

28. Swansea: 100 (0.61%)

29. Charlton: 100 (0.61%)

30. Preston: 100 (0.61%)

31. QPR: 100 (0.61%)

32. Millwall: 100 (0.61%)

33. Watford: 100 (0.61%)

34. Derby: 100 (0.61%)

35. Oxford Utd: 100 (0.61%)

36. Middlesbrough: 100 (0.61%)

37. Sheffield Wed: 100 (0.61%)

38. Coventry: 100 (0.61%)

39. Southampton: 100 (0.61%)

40. Sheffield Utd: 100 (0.61%)

41. Birmingham: 100 (0.61%)

42. Bristol City: 100 (0.61%)

43. Portsmouth: 100 (0.61%)

44. Leicester: 100 (0.61%)

45. Wigan: 100 (0.61%)

46. Hartlepool: 100 (0.61%)

47. Shrewsbury: 100 (0.61%)

48. Salford: 100 (0.61%)

49. Grimsby: 100 (0.61%)

50. Swindon: 100 (0.61%)

51. Port Vale: 100 (0.61%)

52. Exeter: 100 (0.61%)

53. Fleetwood Town: 100 (0.61%)

54. Doncaster: 100 (0.61%)

55. Cheltenham: 100 (0.61%)

56. Walsall: 100 (0.61%)

57. Barnsley: 100 (0.61%)

58. Milton Keynes Dons: 100 (0.61%)

59. Blackpool: 100 (0.61%)

60. Burton: 100 (0.61%)

61. Cambridge Utd: 100 (0.61%)

62. Mansfield: 100 (0.61%)

63. Macclesfield: 100 (0.61%)

64. Forest Green: 100 (0.61%)

65. Weston-super-Mare: 100 (0.61%)

66. Boreham Wood: 100 (0.61%)

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