Crystal Palace vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 09/09/2020, 05:28  by James | Modified on 09/09/2020 at 06:28 in Premier League Predictions

Crystal Palace kick off their Premier League campaign with a home fixture against Southampton at Selhurst Park. Palace are coming off the back of a 14th-place finish last season, their disappointing post-lockdown form contributing to a bottom-half finish. Southampton finished 11th last season in what was a fine turnaround in fortunes by under-fire boss Ralph Hassenhuttl. On Matchday 10 of last season, Southampton lost 9-0 at home to Leicester, ending that round in 18th place. Many tipped them as certainties to go down but they proved their doubters wrong and ended the campaign on a seven-match unbeaten run. The Saints will be juggling a second unbeaten run on the opening day as they haven't lost any of their last four games against Palace, winning two. Selhurst Park won't daunt the visitors either, for they have taken three points home after each of their last three trips there. Fixtures between Palace and Southampton are generally low-scoring, five of the last featuring two goals or fewer.

Southampton's astonishing recovery in the Premier League last season was built on the back of exceptional away form. Only Liverpool and Manchester City had a better away record than Southampton, who are unbeaten in five away league matches. Palace also exceeded expectations with their away record (albeit not to the same degree as Southampton) but were disappointing at home with only five teams having worse records. Palace failed to win any of their last four home league games. In terms of recruitment, Palace have added exciting forward Eberechi Eze to their squad after an impressive campaign with QPR in the Championship. Southampton have reinforced defensively with Mohammed Salisu arriving from Real Valladolid. We think that Southampton have a good chance of extending their unbeaten run against Palace and suggest you place a draw no bet wager on the visitors.