Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Chelsea who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Chelsea come to Selhurst Park for the Premier League match on Sunday, Crystal Palace will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Crystal Palace are placed 13th with 28 points after 22 matches. Chelsea occupy a position as sixth in the league on 34 points.

Team form: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

Crystal Palace Form

Only a single draw prevents Crystal Palace from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Newcastle, before drawing 0-0 with Aston Villa. They came up empty-handed once again when Sunderland ran out as 2-1 winners. Crystal Palace are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded seven and scored two goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-3 against Arsenal, before beating Brentford 2-0. Another win followed, this time by 1-0 against Pafos FC. Chelsea only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to seven.

Betting facts 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

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Jean-Philippe Mateta will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. The Blues hope Joao Pedro can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Selhurst Park across all tournaments Crystal Palace won two times, drew four and lost four times. Chelsea claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Chelsea have not lost to Crystal Palace in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Chelsea scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Chelsea managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Chelsea have scored in 11 consecutive meetings with Crystal Palace when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Crystal Palace saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Chelsea, who scored two times on average in these matches.