Arsenal – Crystal Palace Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (20.01.2018)

Arsenal and Crystal Palace meet at Emirates Stadium, in a match for the 24 th round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 12-28-2017, Arsenal won it out by (2-3). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 01-01-2017, in a match for the Premier League that ended with Arsenal’s victory by (2-0). The goals of the match were scored by O. Giroud (17 ‘) and A. Iwobi (56’) for Arsenal. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Arsenal:

The home team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 39 points won, after 11 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home against Chelsea with (2-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against AFC Bournemouth, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. For the championship, Arsenal won 23 points out of 30 possible, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 1-0 (4 out of 11 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 23 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Arsenal arrive at this unmotivated day, after having passed another game without winning, as they lost on Bournemouth, 2-1. It is important to point out that the locals no longer win three consecutive games in the English championship. In this game the coach Arsène Wenger must play in 3-4-3, privileging the possession of the ball and the positional attacks: Wilshere will be the master of the team, being responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. On the other hand, the Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette is the best marker of Arsenal in the championship, with 8 goals scored. Everything indicates that the French coach has a long list of players unavailable due to injury: Giroud, Özil, Cazorla, Monreal and Koscielny.

Crystal Palace:

The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Southampton, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Burnley, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Crystal Palace has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at half-time 0-0 (6 out of 11 matches) and at the end of the match 1-0 (4 out of 11 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 5 of their last 23 matches for the Premier League, of these 5 they reached the break in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 23 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 3 comebacks.

The Crystal Palace is doing a very positive English championship and currently occupies a place in the middle of the classification table, with 25 points won. In the last game, the visiting team did not fail and beat Burnley 1-0. In this game away from home coach Roy Hodgson must act in the usual tactical system, that is, the 4-4-2, benefiting the middle or low block and counterattacks, especially through the right side: Zaha is a very quick and eximio to explore the space in the defensive line of the adversary. In addition, this player is the best score of the Crystal Palace, with 4 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach does not have the injured Townsend, Puncheon, Schlupp, Ward, Dann and Sakho.