Arsenal come up against visiting side Crystal Palace this coming Sunday at Emirates Stadium in a Premier League fixture.
Sitting top of the table, Arsenal have claimed 66 points after 27 rounds, while Crystal Palace have amassed 27 points and presently rank as number 12 in the Premier League.
Top side Arsenal will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Crystal Palace this coming Sunday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say on Sunday.
The Gunners scored 22 goals, conceded 11, and pulled off four clean sheets in their past ten matches.
Crystal Palace are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net four times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.4 goals a game in which they conceded nine times, an average of 0.9 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace by 2-0 in their most recent match, while Crystal Palace claimed a 3-0 win in the match prior to that.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Prediction
Arsenal Form
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 2-2 with Sporting CP, beating Fulham 0-3 and drawing 1-1 with Sporting CP. Arsenal won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded eight goals.
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa. Next up, Manchester City won 0-1, before losing 1-0 against Brighton. Crystal Palace managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring six time and letting in four.
Anything but a home win for Arsenal will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Crystal Palace could be in for a hammering.
Arsenal scored 35 goals and conceded ten in their last 14 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 37 points and 12 victories. Crystal Palace claimed zero wins and eight points from their last 17 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring nine goals to 25 against. Arsenal claimed 21 wins, three draws as well as three defeats in the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace show off six wins, nine draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Stats
- Arsenal have scored in 24 of the last 26 home matches
- In 6 of the last 7 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Arsenal have scored in the last 8 matches in a row
- Arsenal have not lost the last 6 matches in a row
- In the last 3 Arsenal home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 10 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Crystal Palace have not won the last 11 matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 9 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Crystal Palace away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Squads
Arsenal Squad
Arteta will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Crystal Palace from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):
Aaron Ramsdale (0/27), Matt Turner (0/0), Ben White (1/27), Gabriel (3/27), Jakub Kiwior (0/0), Kieran Tierney (0/18), Oleksandr Zinchenko (1/20), Rob Holding (0/7), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/21), William Saliba (2/27), Bukayo Saka (10/27), Emile Smith Rowe (0/7), Fabio Vieira (1/17), Granit Xhaka (3/27), Jorginho (2/23), Martin Oedegaard (10/26), Mohamed Elneny (0/5), Thomas Partey (3/22), Edward Nketiah (4/23), Gabriel Jesus (5/15), Gabriel Martinelli (12/27), Leandro Trossard (8/25), Reiss Nelson (3/4).
Crystal Palace Squad
Here is the full team squad of Crystal Palace. The 46 year-old Patrick Vieira will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Sam Johnstone (0/0), Vicente Guaita (0/26), Chris Richards (0/8), James Tomkins (1/4), Joachim Andersen (1/22), Joel Ward (0/17), Marc Guehi (0/26), Nathan Ferguson (0/0), Nathaniel Clyne (0/21), Tyrick Mitchell (0/25), Albert Sambi Lokonga (0/13), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/24), Eberechi Eze (4/27), Jairo Riedewald (0/4), James McArthur (0/1), Jeffrey Schlupp (1/26), Luka Milivojevic (0/12), Michael Olise (2/26), Naouirou Ahamada (0/6), Will Hughes (0/17), Jean-Philippe Mateta (1/22), Jordan Ayew (1/27), Odsonne Edouard (3/24), Wilfried Zaha (6/22).
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Team News
Arsenal might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against Crystal Palace. Gabriel gets a day off from the Arsenal squad, as he serves out a suspension.
Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe are all absent from the Arsenal squad that faces Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium.
Crystal Palace have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Arsenal this coming Sunday. Tyrick Mitchell is ineligible for selection in the Crystal Palace squad, as he is suspended.
James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson all face a spell on the sidelines for Crystal Palace due to various injuries.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Lineups
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace H2H
Crystal Palace lost 2-0 against Arsenal in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Crystal Palace handed out in the match before. Arsenal enter the match against Crystal Palace with a 3-5-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Results
The past ten matches between Arsenal and Crystal Palace 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 Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips
It has been a great season for Gabriel Martinelli so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving The Gunners hoping he delivers against Crystal Palace this coming Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Arsenal won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Crystal Palace won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. While Arsenal managed to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games at Emirates Stadium, Crystal Palace kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10 away games.
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Arsenal managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Crystal Palace averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Arsenal’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.3 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Crystal Palace's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches.
