Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th January 2025

Crystal Palace welcome Chelsea 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 20 match.

Placed 15th in the table Crystal Palace have amassed 20 points after 19 matches. On 35 points, Chelsea rank fourth with 19 matches played this season.

It has been a while since The Blues last won a Premier League game and they should not expect to have an easy game against their upcoming opponent The Eagles.

Crystal Palace are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring The Blues are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 19 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.9 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals for an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two of these matches.

Crystal Palace and Chelsea had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Prediction

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 1-5 against Arsenal, before drawing 0-0 with Bournemouth. They won their most recent game 2-1 against Southampton. Crystal Palace only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Chelsea Form

In their previous three games, Chelsea drew 0-0 with Everton, then lost 1-2 against Fulham and 2-0 against Ipswich. Chelsea won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 while also conceding eight times.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Crystal Palace face Chelsea, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Crystal Palace fought their way to zero wins and three points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 11 goals. Chelsea recorded three wins from their last six games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 11 points. They scored 14 goals while conceding seven. Crystal Palace claimed four wins, eight draws as well as seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of ten wins, five draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Oliver Glasner, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Dean Henderson (0/19), Louie Moulden (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (0/8), Daniel Munoz (2/18), Joel Ward (0/0), Marc Guehi (2/18), Maxence Lacroix (1/16), Nathaniel Clyne (0/8), Rob Holding (0/0), Trevoh Chalobah (3/12), Tyrick Mitchell (0/19), Adam Wharton (0/8), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/11), Daichi Kamada (0/15), Jefferson Lerma (0/15), Jeffrey Schlupp (0/11), Will Hughes (0/17), Eberechi Eze (2/15), Edward Nketiah (0/13), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (0/0), Ismaila Sarr (4/19), Jean-Philippe Mateta (4/19), Matheus Franca (0/0).

Chelsea Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Chelsea players that the manager Enzo Maresca will choose from for the upcoming game:

Filip Joergensen (0/2), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/17), Axel Disasi (1/5), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/4), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/0), Levi Colwill (0/18), Malo Gusto (0/16), Marc Cucurella (1/17), Reece James (0/4), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/9), Wesley Fofana (0/12), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (12/19), Enzo Fernandez (3/18), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/5), Moises Caicedo (1/19), Noni Madueke (5/17), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/7), Romeo Lavia (0/9), Tyrique George (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (2/18), Jadon Sancho (2/13), Joao Felix (1/10), Marc Guiu (0/1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (9/18), Pedro Neto (1/16).

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Team News

Crystal Palace could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 20, Crystal Palace are unable to call upon Ismaila Sarr, who is suspended.

Crystal Palace are unable to field Cheick Oumar Doucoure on Saturday against Chelsea, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Crystal Palace played Chelsea. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Chelsea are the dominant force with a spectacular 9-1-0 record from the previous ten against Crystal Palace. The bookies have Chelsea to win this match at best price odds of 9/10.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Results

The past ten matches between Crystal Palace and Chelsea have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/13 with the bookies.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Cole Palmer who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. The Blues are looking to him against Crystal Palace, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Crystal Palace claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Chelsea won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Should Crystal Palace pull off a home win this coming Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

Both teams scored six times in the last ten encounters between Crystal Palace and Chelsea, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Crystal Palace scored 0.7 goals on average, while Chelsea pulled 2.4 goals on average. Crystal Palace saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Chelsea, who scored 2.5 times on average in these matches.