Premier League: West Ham vs Crystal Palace – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 22 match between West Ham and Crystal Palace and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

West Ham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Crystal Palace swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 12th in the table West Ham have amassed 26 points after 21 matches. On 24 points, Crystal Palace rank 14th with 21 matches played this season.

Form: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

West Ham Form

West Ham lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 4-1 by Manchester City and 2-1 against Aston Villa. They turned the table by winning 3-2 against Fulham. West Ham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded 14 goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Chelsea, before downing first Stockport County by 1-0, then Leicester in a 0-2 win. Crystal Palace managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding five times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Betting stats for West Ham and Crystal Palace

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Ham and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Look no further than Lucas Paqueta, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for The Irons in the Premier League, while Ismaila Sarr managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Crystal Palace in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Full-time result

West Ham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at London Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Crystal Palace won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Crystal Palace didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent away games. Crystal Palace have not lost to West Ham in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

West Ham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Crystal Palace scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Crystal Palace will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with West Ham managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both Team have scored in 7 last consecutive meetings between West Ham and Crystal Palace when playing at London Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of West Ham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Crystal Palace, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches. West Hams last 3 matches had over 4.5 goals.