Premier League: Newcastle vs Crystal Palace – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Newcastle and Crystal Palace and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Newcastle and The Eagles are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Premier League. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe this coming Sunday.

Placed 13th in the table Newcastle have amassed 26 points after 19 matches. On 27 points, Crystal Palace rank tenth with 19 matches played this season.

Team form: Newcastle vs Crystal Palace

Newcastle Form

Newcastle hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Chelsea resulted in a 2-2 draw, followed by a 1-0 defeat against Manchester United, before beating Burnley by 1-3. Newcastle won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 12 goals and conceded seven times.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Arsenal, they got a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Tottenham, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Fulham. Crystal Palace won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Newcastle and Crystal Palace

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Newcastle and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Newcastle vs Crystal Palace

Bruno Guimaraes is showing good form for Newcastle, scoring one goals in their last six matches. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Newcastle vs Crystal Palace

Full-time result

Newcastle won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Crystal Palace won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing four. Newcastle did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Newcastle have beaten Crystal Palace in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Newcastle scored the first goal of the match an impressive ten times in the last ten home games. Crystal Palace scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Newcastle played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Newcastle managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Crystal Palace kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Newcastle have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Crystal Palace.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newcastle, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Crystal Palace, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Somehow Newcastle failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches.