Premier League – Tottenham vs Crystal Palace: Betting Preview

A resurgent Tottenham play host to Crystal Palace for a London Boxing Day derby on Sunday afternoon.

Spurs are out to extend their five-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. Antonio Conte’s side have won three of their last four games, moving them up to seventh in the standings. With three games in hand over fourth-placed Arsenal, they’ll be confident of closing down that six-point margin between them and the Champions League spots.

Crystal Palace, meanwhile, head to north London on a barren run of form. The Eagles have won just one of their last six games (D2 L3), causing them to slip down to 11th-place.

Our tip

Facts and figures for Tottenham vs Crystal Palace in Premier League.

Current form — Tottenham v. Crystal Palace

The Lilywhites on a roll

Tottenham look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last 3 matches they first beat Norwich by 3-0, before drawing 2-2 with Liverpool. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out West Ham 2-1.

The Eagles hoping for fresh start

Crystal Palace have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. Against Manchester United, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-1 win against Everton. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Southampton.

How do the bookies view it?

On the back of the aforementioned results, paired with rather erratic performances by Crystal Palace, siding with The Lilywhites at odds 1.64 seem the obvious way to go. This looks like a good opportunity to add three points to their tally. Should this price be a tad low for your betting strategy, consider adding it to an accumulator.

Tottenham v. Crystal Palace — fixture history

The last match between these teams was a Premier League match back on 11 September 2021 and saw Crystal Palace claim a 3-0 victory.

Tottenham head into their upcoming match against the Eagles with a 70% winning record in recent Premier League meetings. In 10 encounters, that amounts to a 7-2-1 record for the home side, as they amassed a win rate of 10%. Your betting strategy should take this h2h statistic into consideration, before adding a result to a possible accumulator.

Current table in the Premier League

Looking at the current Premier League standings, Tottenham and Crystal Palace are currently 6 points and 4 places apart. Spurs will no doubt attempt to grab all three points on Sunday to move further up the league table. Despite being the outsider in this clash, Crystal Palace will try to make this a miserable day for their opponents. The result of this game could have a big impact on both teams in their upcoming matches. There is every reason to zoom in on the clash between Tottenham and Crystal Palace.

Top marksman

Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Heung-Min Son. He is one of the Spurs players, who is showing decent form now. He managed to find the back of the net 3 times in his most recent outing. Surely, he will want to add more goals against Crystal Palace.

The visitors will be looking to in-form Christian Benteke to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.