Crystal Palace – Arsenal Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (28.12.2017)

Crystal Palace and Arsenal meet at Selhurst Park, in a match for the 20th round of the Premier League. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. But the last time they met in this stadium was on 10-04-2017, for the Premier League, which ended with Crystal Palace’s victory by (3-0). A. Townsend (17 ‘), Y. Cabaye (63’) and L. Milivojević (68 ‘) scored the goals for Crystal Palace. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Crystal Palace:

After 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in the 16th position, with 18 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Leicester City, by (0-3). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Swansea City, by (1-1). 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 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 20 suffered. For the championship, Crystal Palace won 12 points out of 27 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 home matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 4 of their last 19 matches for the Premier League, of these 4 they reached the break in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 19 matches in the competition, suffered the first goal 13 times and only got 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Crystal Palace enters this day after a stranger draw, a ball, in the visit to the Swansea arena. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the flanks. In this tactical scheme, the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Loftus-Cheek, Zaha and McArthur. The coach of Crystal Palace will not be able to count on Wickham and Chung-Yong, injured.

Arsenal:

The away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Newcastle United, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied at home against Liverpool by (3-3). 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 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last away game in this competition, they tied in by (0-0) against West Ham United. In the last 9 away matches Arsenal has won 2, tied 3 and lost 4 of the last matches, so they have won 9 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 8 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 10 of their 28 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Arsenal comes to this game after a home draw, three balls, at the reception to Liverpool. Like the rival of this day, Arsenal usually acts in a 4-3-3, privileging a style of game of constant transitions, in which the three most advanced players are Sanchez, Lacazette and Iwobi. The two great valences of the visiting team are the way they achieve comebacks when they are at a disadvantage and the ease to create scoring opportunities. The Arsenal coach will not be able to count on Ramsey and Cazorla, both injured. To point out that the Frenchman Koscielny will also be outside of the summoned, for being in a period of suspension.