Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st December 2024

Crystal Palace welcome Arsenal on 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 17 match.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Arsenal claimed 30 points from 16 rounds, while Crystal Palace amassed 16 points. They now rank as number 15 in the Premier League standings.

Crystal Palace are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Arsenal. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Saturday.

The Eagles are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Arsenal travel to their next away match on Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping ten goals against. An average of one goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Arsenal won 5-0 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with Crystal Palace, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Prediction

Crystal Palace Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Crystal Palace recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Manchester City. This was followed by a 1-3 win against Brighton, before they lost 3-2 against Arsenal. Crystal Palace claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Monaco by 3-0, before drawing 0-0 with Everton. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Crystal Palace by a 3-2 scoreline. Arsenal managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in nine.

Arsenal are in for a win on Saturday, but at Selhurst Park we expect Crystal Palace to put up a fight and limit the expected defeat.

Crystal Palace fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in five goals. Arsenal recorded ten points following three wins from their last four games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored nine goals, but also conceded three. Crystal Palace are looking at a record of three wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have a record of eight wins, six draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

Glasner will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Arsenal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Dean Henderson (0/16), Louie Moulden (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (0/6), Daniel Munoz (2/16), Joel Ward (0/0), Marc Guehi (2/16), Maxence Lacroix (1/13), Nathaniel Clyne (0/7), Rob Holding (0/0), Trevoh Chalobah (2/10), Tyrick Mitchell (0/16), Adam Wharton (0/8), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/8), Daichi Kamada (0/12), Jefferson Lerma (0/12), Jeffrey Schlupp (0/10), Will Hughes (0/14), Eberechi Eze (1/13), Edward Nketiah (0/11), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (0/0), Ismaila Sarr (3/16), Jean-Philippe Mateta (4/16), Matheus Franca (0/0).

Arsenal Squad

Below is the full team squad of Arsenal. The manager Arteta will pick his starting XI against Crystal Palace from these players:

David Raya (0/16), Neto (0/2), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/9), Gabriel (3/14), Jakub Kiwior (0/8), Jurrien Timber (1/14), Kieran Tierney (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/6), Riccardo Calafiori (1/8), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/1), William Saliba (2/15), Declan Rice (0/14), Ethan Nwaneri (1/9), Jorginho (0/8), Leandro Trossard (3/16), Martin Oedegaard (1/9), Mikel Merino (1/9), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/3), Thomas Partey (2/15), Bukayo Saka (5/15), Gabriel Jesus (0/13), Gabriel Martinelli (3/14), Kai Havertz (5/15), Raheem Sterling (0/6).

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Team News

At the time of writing, Crystal Palace have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Arsenal this coming Saturday. Crystal Palace have to alter their line-up, as both Ismaila Sarr and Daniel Munoz get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Crystal Palace can't field Cheick Oumar Doucoure this coming Saturday against Arsenal.

Apparently, Arsenal have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday. Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard can't be called upon by Arsenal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal H2H

Arsenal beat The Eagles twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 5-0 and 1-0, respectively. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Arsenal have been the dominant force winning five matches against Crystal Palace. The bookies have Arsenal to win this match at best price odds of 8/13.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Results

Of the last ten encounters between Crystal Palace Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Crystal Palace won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Selhurst Park. They drew five and lost three as well, while Arsenal won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Should Crystal Palace pull off a home win on Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Crystal Palace and Arsenal, with the former on an average of one goal a game. Arsenal scored two goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Crystal Palace saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Arsenal's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.