Stoke vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 02/05/2018, 08:45  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 07/05/2018 at 03:33 in Premier League Predictions

It's starting to look very bleak for Stoke City down at the bottom of the Premier League. They have drawn their last three league games so at least the defeats have ended for a while but draws aren't going to get them out of the bottom three. They begin the weekend  three points from safety and thanks to that leaky defence they have an inferior goal difference. Even worse news is they only have two games left to play compared to three for most of their rivals. Stoke have Palace at home and then a real relegation battle on the final day of the season away at Swansea but if they don't win this match then they may well be down by the time they get to Wales. They haven't won a league game since January 20 with just one league victory in their last 18 games and it's hard to see them winning this match as the Championship beckons.

Crystal Palace beat Leicester City 5-0 last weekend which is the same number of goals Stoke have scored in their last nine league games. It was looking like relegation for Palace after that dreadful start they made but a league table for the past 25 league fixtures has them ninth in the table. The win last week took them to 11th in the actual table and six points above the bottom three so not totally safe yet. Their final two games are both against sides currently in the bottom three and with their improved form, even a top ten finish is possible especially if Zaha stays fit. They are unbeaten in their last four leagues and can win this match to further doom Stoke to relegation.