Tottenham – Crystal Palace Prediction & Picks (03.04.2019)

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Tottenham – Crystal Palace SOCCER PICKS

Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace meet, in a match for the 31st round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, 10-11-2018, Tottenham Hotspur won it away by (0-1). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 7 wins and 2 losses in the last 9 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 01-21-2019, ended with Crystal Palace’s victory by (2-0). Despite being a match between 3rd and 14th of the table, it is actually a match between the 6th classified in home games and the 6th as a visitor.

Tottenham Hotspur:

The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 61 points won, after 20 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Arsenal, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Southampton, by (2-1). Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 33 points in away matches and only 28 at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Tottenham Hotspur has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2, so they have won 22 points out of 30 possible. In their home matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 0-1 (5 out of 14 matches) and 1-0 (5 out of 14 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 3 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Tottenham enters this unmotivated day, after a foreign snub, by 2-1, in the visit to the Liverpool arena. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 5-3-2, favoring fast transitions, mainly through the wings. On the attack front, the home club can count on Kane and Lucas Moura. One of the strengths of the local team is the way he manages to react in a situation of disadvantage. The coach of Tottenham can not count on Dier, Aurier and Winks, for being injured.

Crystal Palace:

After 9 wins, 6 draws and 15 losses, the away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 33 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Burnley, by (1-3). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (1-2). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since it has 20 points in away matches and 13 at its stadium, with 25 goals scored and 24 conceded in away matches, against 11 goals scored and 17 conceded at home. The team comes to this match after a loss outside with Watford by (2-1). For the championship, Crystal Palace won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (7 out of 15 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 10 of their 25 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Crystal Palace enters this motivated round, after a home victory, 2-0, at the reception at Huddersfield: Milivojevic and van Aanholt scored the goals of the triumph. The visitor emblem usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three men responsible for throwing the panic into the opposing defense are Zaha, Batshuayi and Townsend. The Crystal Palace coach will not be able to count on Sakho and Souaré, for being in a period of injury.


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