Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 24/12/2021, 03:33  by Indran | Modified on 24/12/2021 at 04:33 in Premier League Prediction

The London derby takes centre stage as Tottenham entertain Crystal Palace at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in this Matchday 19 encounter. The home side are in seventh position with 26 points while the visitors are in 11th position on 20 points. They are six points behind fourth place Arsenal but have three matches in hand. Spurs have had great results in their last two matches, drawing 2-2 with Liverpool and beating West Ham 2-1 in the EFL Cup. Their league form has also improved drastically and now they are six matches unbeaten in the league. Tottenham have lost just once in their last 12 home matches against Crystal Palace with the last loss coming in 1997. Their overall record in London Derby matches are not great having lost five of their last six matches. They have lost just once in their las seven home matches with that defeat coming in the Europa Conference League against Rennes.

Palace are unbeaten in their last two league games after a run of three losses in a row. they won the reverse fixture at Selhurst Park 3-0 but have never won two successive matches against Tottenham. Palace have failed to win their last three away matches and their inconsistency is evident when you see that prior to this winless streak they beat champions Manchester City 2-0 away from home. They have failed to score in their last two away games having scored seven in their three away matches prior to that.