Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Crystal Palace and Lech Poznan who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Europa League title favourites Crystal Palace begin their title challenge on Thursday in an opening day encounter with Lech Poznan at Selhurst Park.
Team form: Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznan
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Fulham by 2-3, before winning 3-0 against Middlesbrough. The streak ended in a recent 2-3 defeat against Ipswich.
Lech Poznan Form
In the last three matches, Lech Poznan beat Jagiellonia Bialystok 2-1, won 1-0 against Rakow Czestochowa, and lost 2-1 against Gornik Zabrze. Lech Poznan only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to three.
Betting stats for Crystal Palace and Lech Poznan
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Crystal Palace and Lech Poznan played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Crystal Palace have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Crystal Palace have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Lech Poznan away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lech Poznan matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lech Poznan have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Lech Poznan have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Lech Poznan away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznan
As the new Europa 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 Lech Poznan 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.
Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznan
Full-time result
Crystal Palace claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Lech Poznan won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Lech Poznan scored at least once in their previous 11 matches.
Both teams to score
Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Lech Poznan scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Lech Poznan have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Crystal Palace’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Lech Poznan played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals themselves during this run. Lech Poznan scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.
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