Liverpool – Crystal Palace SOCCER PICKS
Liverpool and Crystal Palace meet at Anfield, in a match for the 23rd round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 08-20-2018, Liverpool won out by (0-2). 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 19-08-2017, for the Premier League, which ended with Liverpool‘s victory by (1-0). S. Mané (73 ‘) scored the only goal of the game. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Liverpool:
After 18 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 57 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Brighton & Hove Albion by (0-1), after in the previous match they have lost (2-1) an away match against Manchester City. 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 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at their stadium, with 39 goals scored and 8 conceded. For the championship, Liverpool won 28 points out of 30 possible, after 9 wins and 1 draw in the last 10 games they played in their stadium.
In this competition, they have won the last 6 home matches and have not lost any of the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (4 out of 10 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 17 of its last 22 matches for the Premier League, of these 17 it reached the break in advantage in 12 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 16 In 22 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 4 times, but got the comeback in 2.
Liverpool enter this day motivated, after a triumph outsider, by 0-1, on the move to the arena of Brighton: Mohamed Salah, at minute 50 ‘, scored the only goal of the game. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Shaqiri, Mané and Salah. One of the great values of Liverpool is the way he manages to finish the opportunities he manages to create. The technician Jurgen Klopp will not be able to count on Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Lallana, Gómez and Oxlade-Chamberlain, to be injured.
Crystal Palace:
The away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 22 points won, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (0-2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Watford, by (1-2). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Crystal Palace has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final score at halftime was 0-0 (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 22 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Crystal Palace enters this unmotivated round, after a home defeat, 1-2, at the Watford reception. The visiting 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 Zaha, Ayew and Townsend. The Crystal Palace coach will not be able to count on the lateral defender Pape Souaré, as he is still in the injury period.
