Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 4 match between Crystal Palace and Sunderland and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Crystal Palace will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Sunderland for a round 4 match in the Premier League.

Sunderland are currently ahead of Crystal Palace by one point in the Premier League table. While the visitors are number six with six points, the hosts have one point less at number eight.

Form: Crystal Palace vs Sunderland

Crystal Palace Form

In their last three matches, Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest before recording another draw with Fredrikstad in a 0-0 match and beat Aston Villa with a 0-3 scoreline. Crystal Palace won three of their previous six matches at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring nine goals to five against.

Sunderland Form

In their past three matches, Sunderland lost 2-0 against Burnley, drew 1-1 with Huddersfield and won 2-1 against Brentford. Sunderland claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Crystal Palace and Sunderland

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crystal Palace and Sunderland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Crystal Palace vs Sunderland

As the new Premier League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Crystal Palace and Sunderland this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Sunderland

Full-time result

Crystal Palace won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Selhurst Park. They drew three and lost two as well, while Sunderland won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Crystal Palace have gone through an impressive 9 games now without losing even once. Crystal Palace didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Selhurst Park. Sunderland have beaten Crystal Palace in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Sunderland scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Crystal Palace probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Sunderland managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Sunderland have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Crystal Palace when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Crystal Palace’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sunderland’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.