Crystal Palace vs Burnley Predictions

• Both teams have scored in four of Palace’s last five games across all comps
• Both teams have scored in four of Burnley’s last six
• Palace have four points to show from their last two games

Safety in sight for Palace

Crystal Palace have their survival hopes a huge boost with a 1-0 win over rivals Brighton in the last batch of games and another victory on Wednesday against doomed Burnley could potentially see them move into the top 10.

The Eagles should be able to claim the points, but they offer little value as short price favourites given the fact they are winless in eight across all competitions at Selhurst Park.

Burnley sit 11 points adrift of safety with just three wins in 25 attempts in the Premier League. An immediate return to the Championship feels inevitable – but goals haven’t necessarily been the main issue for the Clarets and they’ve only failed to score in three of their 12 away games.

Both teams capable of scoring

The best angle for this fixture could be taking a chance on backing both teams to score at around evens, rather than backing Palace as the clear favourites.

There have been goals at both ends in four of the Eagles’ last seven home games and they have managed just one clean sheet during that period.

Burnley haven’t managed a shut-out on the road all season but they have scored 13 goals themselves across their 12 trips.

Palace have a worse defensive record at Selhurst Park than they do on the road as they conceded on average 1.25 goals per-game at home in the league, compared to 1.16 overall. Burnley have the worst defence in the division with 49 goals conceded, and with both backlines looking suspect we should see goals at both ends.

Opportunity knocks for Palace

After picking up four points from two games against direct rivals the hosts should come into this game in optimistic mood, while Burnley have suffered back-to-back defeats and Saturday’s loss to drop rivals West Ham has left them with a mountain to climb in terms of their own survival bid.

Palace should be able to pick up the points even if they do concede and a 3-1 home win is correct score prediction, as the Clarets have shipped five goals across their last two games and they have conceded more than twice in three of their last seven away assignments.

Ismaila Sarr scored the only goal of the game in Palace’s win at Brighton, having also scored in the draw with Nottingham Forest beforehand. The Senegalese forward looks to be hitting form at the right time and he can make it three goals in as many games with an anytime effort against Burnley.