Luton vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th November 2023

The Premier League tie at Kenilworth Road on Saturday sees home team Luton up against Crystal Palace.

Luton are 18th in the rankings with six points after 12 matches played, whereas Crystal Palace rank 12th in the Premier League on 15 points.

With both Luton and Crystal Palace coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Luton have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 15 goals, or 1.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Crystal Palace are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while Crystal Palace claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.

This will be the inaugural meeting between Luton and Crystal Palace in the Premier League in this century, thus providing a completely unprecedented situation for both teams.

Luton vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Luton Form

In their last three matches, Luton lost 3-1 against Aston Villa, drew 1-1 with Liverpool, before losing to Manchester United by 1-0. Luton didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Kenilworth Road. They have a record of two draws and three defeats, in which they conceded seven and scored four goals.

Crystal Palace Form

In their previous three encounters, Crystal Palace lost 1-2 against Tottenham, won 0-2 against Burnley and lost 2-3 against Everton. Crystal Palace managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Both Luton and Crystal Palace are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 13, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.

Crystal Palace won two of their previous four outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed eight points. They scored three and conceded zero goals. Luton have so far been able to win just once after 12 Premier League games played, in stead showing off three draws and eight defeats. Crystal Palace have four wins, three draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Luton vs Crystal Palace Squads

Luton Squad

The 40-year-old Edwards will select the starting eleven against Crystal Palace from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

James Shea (0/0), Thomas Kaminski (0/12), Tim Krul (0/0), Amari'i Bell (0/7), Daniel Potts (0/0), Gabriel Osho (0/3), Issa Kabore (0/11), Joseph Johnson (0/0), Mads Juel Andersen (1/6), Reece Burke (0/8), Teden Mengi (0/7), Tom Lockyer (1/11), Albert Sambi Lokonga (0/2), Alfie Doughty (0/12), Andros Townsend (0/4), Jacob Brown (0/11), Jake Burger (0/0), Luke Berry (0/2), Marvelous Nakamba (0/12), Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (0/11), Ross Barkley (0/7), Ryan Giles (0/6), Tahith Chong (1/10), Carlton Morris (3/12), Cauley Woodrow (0/7), Chiedozie Ogbene (1/12), Elijah Adebayo (2/12), Jordan Clark (0/1), Sam Anderson (0/0).

Crystal Palace Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 76 year-old Crystal Palace manager Hodgson will select his starting XI from these players:

Dean Henderson (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Sam Johnstone (0/12), Chris Richards (0/4), James Tomkins (0/1), Joachim Andersen (2/12), Joel Ward (0/11), Marc Guehi (0/11), Nathan Ferguson (0/0), Nathaniel Clyne (0/3), Rob Holding (0/0), Tyrick Mitchell (1/12), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/10), Eberechi Eze (2/9), Jairo Riedewald (0/2), Jefferson Lerma (0/8), Jeffrey Schlupp (1/11), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (0/6), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/0), Matheus Franca (0/2), Michael Olise (0/1), Naouirou Ahamada (0/6), Will Hughes (0/9), Jean-Philippe Mateta (0/9), Jordan Ayew (1/12), Odsonne Edouard (5/11).

Luton vs Crystal Palace Team News

Luton could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Crystal Palace.

Luton-players Cauley Woodrow, Reece Burke, Mads Juel Andersen, Amari'i Bell and Daniel Potts won't be playing in the upcoming match against Crystal Palace at Kenilworth Road due to nursing various injuries.

Before their next match against Luton, Crystal Palace have four players on their list of injured and absent on Saturday.

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, James Tomkins, Dean Henderson and Nathan Ferguson all face a spell on the sidelines for Crystal Palace due to various injuries.

Luton vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Luton vs Crystal Palace H2H

Having never played each other in the Premier League in the 21st century, this is the first time Luton comes up against Crystal Palace in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Luton vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Elijah Adebayo has been great for Luton lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Crystal Palace are optimistic that Jordan Ayew doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Luton claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Crystal Palace won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. We probably shouldn't expect too many goals at Kenilworth Road, since just two of the last 10 Premier League matches here for Luton had over 2.5 goals. In three of the previous 10 league games away for Crystal Palace the match had over 2.5 goals.

In the past ten matches for Luton across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in four times of them with an average of 0.8 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Crystal Palace played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process.