Crystal Palace and Leeds United meet at Selhurst Park, in a match for the 8th round of the Premier League. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played a game in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 09‑03‑2013, in a match that ended with the final score: Crystal Palace (2‑2) Leeds United.
Crystal Palace :
The home team is currently in 13th position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Fulham by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers by (2‑0). In their last 10 home matches Crystal Palace has 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 6 of the last 7 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 14 of the last 20 they played there were less than 3 goals.
Crystal Palace depart for this unmotivated game, following a 2×0 away win over Wolverhampton, ending two straight games without losing in the Premier League. Now, in this game against Leeds, coach Roy Hodgson is expected to enter the field with a more cautious strategy, exploiting only the fast break. This strategy is related to its strong point, the counterattack, and due to the style of play of its rival, a team that enjoys acting in a more organized way. Forward Wilfried Zaha is Cristal Palace’s top scorer, with five goals scored. For this game the coach of the house cannot count on Luka Milivojevic, suspended, as well as Tyrick Mitchell, Joel Ward, James McCarthy, Gary Cahill, Wayne Hennessey, Connor Wickham, Nathan Ferguson and James Tomkins, these with physical problems.
Leeds United :
After 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the visiting team is currently in 12th position, with 10 points won. In their last match, they lost to Leicester City at home by (1‑4), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Aston Villa, by (0‑3). In their last 10 away matches Leeds United has 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Leeds United come into this match after a 1×4 reception loss to Leicester City, adding their second loss in the last three Premier League games: the team’s only goal was scored by Stuart Dallas. It should be noted that the visitors have won the last two away games, against Aston Villa and Sheffield United. In this match against Cristal Palace, coach Marcelo Bielsa must keep the team 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of possession and organized attacks through the flanks. On an individual level, we highlight Patrick Bamford, a player who scored 6 goals. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Rodrigo Moreno, Kalvin Phillips, Diego Llorente, Adam Forshaw and Gaetano Berardi, all injured.
