Premier League: West Ham vs Crystal Palace – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 5 match between West Ham and Crystal Palace and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Crystal Palace come to London Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, West Ham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

West Ham find themselves as number 18 in the league table with three points from their initial four matches this campaign. As number 9, three points above them, Crystal Palace have played four rounds this season.

Form: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

West Ham Form

West Ham are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Wolverhampton by a 3-2 score, before winning 0-3 against Nottingham Forest. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 0-3 against Tottenham. West Ham didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the London Stadium. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored six goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 0-3 against Aston Villa, before recording a 0-0 draw with Sunderland. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Millwall. Crystal Palace claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts 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

Jarrod Bowen has three strikes in six Premier League matches for West Ham, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Crystal Palace. The visitors are looking to Ismaila Sarr, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.

Betting markets: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Full-time result

West Ham won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at London Stadium. They drew four and lost four as well, while Crystal Palace won three of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost two. Crystal Palace have hit a nice vein of form with 10 matches now without losing. Crystal Palace remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Crystal Palace have not lost to West Ham in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, West Ham scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Crystal Palace scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Crystal Palace will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with West Ham managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Crystal Palace have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with West Ham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of West Ham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Crystal Palace’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. West Ham’s last 6 matches had more than three goals.