Crystal Palace vs Leeds Predictions

• Crystal Palace are unbeaten in each of the last six home league H2Hs.
• Leeds are without the suspended Luis Sinisterra, he scored in two of their last three games.
• Leeds won just one of their last six Premier League away games.
• Crystal Palace are unbeaten in ten of their last 12 matches at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles can learn to fly once more

Crystal Palace may have hit a rocky streak of form but nobody can deny that Patrick Vieira’s men put in a spirited performance in defeat to Chelsea last time out. However, the hard facts remain and the Eagles have had their wings clipped with a current four-game winless run in Premier League action.

Vieira may take solace when looking over Palace’s home form though, with ten unbeaten games across the last 12 competitive home games possibly inspiring confidence that they can finally record a win after a long wait.

Being laid off for almost an entire month due to a combination of rail strikes, international break and national mourning certainly didn’t help Palace’s cause. With the ‘ring rust’ now shaken off after that riling result against Chelsea, the Eagles may well be ready to take flight.

Ill-disciplined Leeds will rue their mistakes

Much like their hosts, Leeds are also enduring a four-game winless run of Premier League games. However they seem to be up against it here after their manager was sent off two games ago, and he was made to watch from the stands as one of their star players, Luis Sinisterra, was also sent off in their most recent game!

Sinisterra had scored in two of Leeds’ last three games, so he will undoubtedly be a huge miss, but that may open the door for Patrick Bamford to feature. Bamford played for Palace back in 2015/16 and has four goals from his last six games against his former clubs, so he could be worth keeping an eye on.

Leeds’ only win across their last six away games was the final day of last season as they survived in dramatic fashion. Other than that, it’s been chronic for the Yorkshiremen. Hopes were high when Leeds began the away campaign by racing into a 2-0 lead at Southampton, yet they’ve conceded seven times and failed to win each game this term.

Back the Eagles to edge it out

Although both of these sides have displayed some questionable form of late, sticking with the hosts looks like the smart play here. At anything above evens, backing the Eagles to overcome Leeds and extend their solid competitive home form across the last 12 games could be the smart play.

Vieira’s men have kept just one clean sheet from eight competitive matches this season, so their defensive frailties may well mean that they need a handful of goals to come out on top here. As such, we’re going for a narrow 2-1 correct score pick in favour of the hosts.

Finally, Odsonne Edouard is worth a look in the anytime goalscorer market. The French attacker scored the opener last time out against Chelsea and three of his last five goals at club level served to open the scoring for the Eagles.