Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Crystal Palace welcome Chelsea this coming Saturday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 20 match.

Crystal Palace are placed 15th with 20 points after 19 matches. Chelsea occupy a position as fourth in the league on 35 points.

Form: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-5 against Arsenal, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Southampton. Crystal Palace claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded 11.

Chelsea Form

In their previous three games, Chelsea drew 0-0 with Everton, then lost 1-2 against Fulham and 2-0 against Ipswich. Chelsea won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Crystal Palace and Chelsea

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

Players in form: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

It has been an excellent season for Cole Palmer who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. The Blues are looking to him against Crystal Palace, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Crystal Palace won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Selhurst Park. They drew four and lost three as well, while Chelsea won six of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost two. Chelsea have not lost to Crystal Palace in 15 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Chelsea scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Crystal Palace played. Chelsea should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Crystal Palace only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Chelsea claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Crystal Palace and Chelsea.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Crystal Palace’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.5 times goals per game themselves.