Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur Predictions

• Eight of Tottenham’s last nine games have gone over 2.5 goals
• Both teams have scored in six of Crystal Palace’s last nine matches
• Tottenham have played out four 2-2 draws already this season

Strugglers facing off

Two teams struggling for form face off when Crystal Palace host Tottenham on Saturday with a London derby that could have a huge impact on either team’s season.

Tottenham’s home struggles continued as they hosted Liverpool on Saturday, losing 2-1 after Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero were both sent off for Spurs.

They will look to turn things around as they visit the Eagles with the pressure mounting on Thomas Frank. The Lilywhites could be facing Palace at the perfect time however, with the home side struggling under the weight of an incredibly hectic schedule.

Securing qualification for the Conference League was a major coup for Oliver Glasner’s side but the amount of extra games that they are having to play is having a big impact on their results, which have taken a sharp downturn as of late.

Palace’s squad stretched thin

Palace have lost two and drawn two of their last four games, losing 4-1 to Leeds in their last league game.

They lost a nailbiting penalty shootout to Arsenal in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, putting further pressure on a squad struggling to deal with the absences of key men Daniel Munoz, Ismaila Sarr and Cheick Doucoure.

Palace have not been great at home this season either, winning two of their eight Premier League matches at Selhurst Park.

Tottenham are not in much better shape, winning just three of their last 12 games in all competitions, with those victories coming against Copenhagen, Brentford and Slavia Prague.

With two of those victories coming in the Champions League, they only won one of their last nine games in domestic action, losing six of those.

Entertaining affair likely

Spurs’ injury issues have not improved much, with the likes of James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke out and Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr playing for their countries at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Their defensive problems have been in full focus as of late, conceding 20 goals in their last nine matches, and another high-scoring affair could be on the cards in this clash.

Palace’s rock-solid defence has started to crack over recent games, conceding nine goals in their last three outings and they could find themselves exposed again.

With both the hosts and Spurs experiencing issues at the back and the fixture list starting to pile up, this could be another game to go over 2.5 goals.

Expect this to be an entertaining clash with both teams to play their part in a game which produces three or more goals.

Tottenham have already drawn four games 2-2 this season and this could be the latest to follow suit.

Richarlison has been their top scorer in all competitions, netting eight times, and he could get on the scoresheet again in this one.