Crystal Palace – West Ham SOCCER PICKS
Crystal Palace and West Ham United meet in Selhurst Park, in a match for the 26 th round of the Premier League. West Ham United won at home (3-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 12-08-2018. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and tied 1. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 10-28-2017, for the Premier League, which ended in a draw by (2-2). L. Milivojević (50 ‘) and W. Zaha (90’) scored the goals for Crystal Palace, and Javier Hernández (31 ‘) and A. Ayew (43′), for West Ham United.
Crystal Palace:
The home team is currently in the 14th position, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Southampton, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Fulham, by (2-0). For the championship, Crystal Palace won 12 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (5 out of 12 matches) and 0-0 (6 out of 12 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 25 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there are 3 periods that stand out: they scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘) and 3 of their 8 goals between (76′-90′); He suffered 5 of his 11 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
The Crystal Palace enters this motivated day, after a home win, by 2-0, in the Fulham reception: Milivojevic and Schlupp scored the goals of the victory. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Ayew, Zaha and Townsend. The coach of Crystal Palace will not be able to count on Kouyaté and Souaré, for being injured.
West Ham United:
After 9 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses, the away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 32 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (3-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Liverpool, by (1-1). In the last 10 away league matches West Ham United has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 25 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 14 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
West Ham enter this round after a home draw, a ball, at the reception to Liverpool. The foreign team must act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the aim of trying to take advantage of the counterattacks. In any case, we believe that West Ham will adopt a more defensive stance, with the aim of not granting spaces to its rival. The three most advanced players will be Felipe Anderson, Chicharito and Antonio. The coach of West Ham can not count on Wilshere, Yarmolenko, Sanchez, Lanzini, Nasri and Balbuena, for being injured.
