West Ham vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 14/12/2020, 09:08  by James | Modified on 14/12/2020 at 10:08 in Premier League Predictions

Crystal Palace make the short trip to the London Stadium for a Premier League showdown with West Ham on Wednesday night. West Ham are flying high in the table after 12 games, their 20-point haul putting them sixth in the table. Palace are not too far behind the Hammers; they sit 11th in the table with 17 points. West Ham are coming off the back of an impressive 2-1 win at Leeds United on Friday night. Angelo Ogbonna scored the winner from a set-piece, the Hammers scoring 12 goals from set-pieces this season. Only a handful of teams have a better record from set-pieces in the Premier League, and one of them is Crystal Palace, who lead the table with 19 goals. Palace scored from a free-kick routine in their 1-1 draw with Spurs on Sunday, Hugo Lloris spilling the ball at the feet of Jeffrey Schlupp. Palace are now unbeaten in two matches. Of their six away fixtures in the Premier League, they have won six and lost six. They have failed to score in each game that they've lost and scored at least two goals in each game that they've won. 

West Ham are unbeaten in four of their last five home games in the Premier League, winning three times. Three of their last five home games featured at least three strikes. This fixture tends to deliver goals, with the previous six seeing both teams finding the back of the net. Given the proficiency of each side from set-pieces, we see that pattern continuing. Back both teams to score.