Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 10/12/2020, 18:14  by James | Modified on 10/12/2020 at 19:14 in Premier League Predictions

Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur team travels to Selhurst Park this weekend for a Premier League game at Crystal Palace. The visitors arrive top of the table with 24 points from 11 games, edging ahead of champions Liverpool on goal difference. The hosts are 11th in the table with 16 points. Roy Hodgson's side ended a run of two successive defeats by beating West Brom 5-1 away in their last league outing. Both Wilfred Zaha and Christian Benteke scored doubles in the battering. Spurs, meanwhile, continued their good run of form with a 2-0 home win over bitter North London rivals Arsenal last Sunday. Their next 2-0 win, over Antwerp in the Europa League, extended their unbeaten run to nine games. It was Spurs' sixth clean sheet in seven matches in all competitions. While these stats are cheery reading for Spurs fans, their recent record at Palace may cause the smiles to fall off faces. Spurs have failed to win their last two away meetings with Palace, drawing one and losing the other.

Nine of the previous ten meetings between these clubs featured fewer than three goals. Five of Palace's last seven home league games have also featured fewer than three goals. Palace are unbeaten in three of their five home league games this season. We expect them to make the task of beating them challenging for a counter-attacking side like Spurs. The last three away games in the league that Spurs contested featured fewer than two goals. We suggest backing under 2.5 goals for this encounter.