Crystal Palace – Stoke Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (25.11.2017)

Crystal Palace and Stoke City meet at Selhurst Park, in a match for the 13th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins and 2 draws in the last 6 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 09-18-2016, in a match for the Premier League that ended with a Crystal Palace victory by (4-1). The goals of the match were scored by J. Tomkins (9 ‘), S. Dann (11’), J. McArthur (71 ‘) and A. Townsend (75’), for Crystal Palace, and M. Arnautović (90 ‘). ), for Stoke City. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Crystal Palace presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Crystal Palace:

The home team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 5 points won, after 1 win, 2 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Everton, by (2-2). 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, 1 draw and 11 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 6 home league matches Crystal Palace has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 18 possible. The team has not been very strong defensively, having suffered goals in the last 10 games, and their attack needs improving, since they have not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 2 of its last 12 matches for the Premier League, of these 2 it reached the break in advantage in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 12 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.

The Crystal Palace is having a disastrous performance in the Premier League, is the team that won the least at the end of 12 days and needs to start a recovery urgently to try to avoid a probable decline at the end of the season. The home team has presented serious problems, both in the offensive and defensive system, as it scored only 6 goals, being the worst attack of the national championship, and suffered 24 goals, having the second worst defense, needing a much higher performance in the 2 sectors to try to get out of this uncomfortable situation in which it is. Playing at home, Crystal Palace has the second worst campaign of the English championship, is the team that scored the most goals in the local team condition, but it is important to point out that it has been unbeaten since 3 games in its stadium, where it won 1 victory and 2 draws. For the match against Stoke, coach Roy Rodgson will not be able to count on midfielder Chung-Yong Lee, due to injury.

Stoke City :

The away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Leicester City, by (2-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (2-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 23 suffered. For the league, Stoke City won 5 points out of 18 possible points, after 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 away matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Stoke City is making a somewhat unsatisfactory English championship, since it occupies a place at the bottom of the qualifying table, won only 1 of its last 5 games and is looking for a recovery to try to get away from the relegation zone, it is only 4 points away. The visiting team is characterized by a medium attack, which scored 15 goals and is the ninth best among the 20 teams of the national championship, while the defense leaves a lot to be desired, since it suffered 24 goals and is the second worst, showing that it needs urgent adjustments the defensive system to suffer fewer goals, but the attack also needs to have more efficiency. Playing as a visitor, as in this Saturday’s game, Stoke City has the fifth worst season of the national championship, scored goals in the last 5 games as a visitor, but suffered 12 goals in these games. For the match against Crystal Palace, coach Mark Hughes will not be able to count on goalkeeper Jack Butland, due to an injury.