Following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, Tottenham will be looking to keep their Champions League hopes alive when they take on Crystal Palace in yet another London derby.
Spurs have been showing signs of improvement, with Gareth Bale finally earning a place in the starting XI.
Since midfielder Lo Celso should be the only absentee in Jose Mourinho’s team, home win should be considered.
The Eagles, on the other hand, head into the match with a severely-weakened squad.
Even though Roy Hodgson’s troops managed to hold Man Utd to a goalless draw in midweek, we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Spurs’ party at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
In their last home game in the English top flight Jose Mourinho’s men rolled over Burnley 4-0, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on Spurs.
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Head-to-head (h2h)
Teams Tottenham Crystal Palace played so far 20 matches.
Tottenham won 12 direct matches. Crystal Palace won 4 matches. 4 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 1.85 goals per Match.
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Prediction
Tottenham in actual season average scored 2.23 goals per match. In 20 (86.96%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 11 (47.83%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Crystal Palace average scored 1.09 goals per match in season 2021. In 11 (68.75%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 8 (50.00%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
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Palace face an uncertain period given that half of their squad, plus manager Roy Hodgson, will be out of contract in the summer, but between now and then it will be a case of attempting to finish as high as possible in the league.
After drawing to Fulham last weekend, Palace are now winless in their last five Premier League London derbies, though four of these have ended level, including the reverse meeting with Spurs in December.
Tottenham's 1-0 victory against Fulham on Thursday, secured through a Tosin Adarabioyo own goal in the first half, saw them return to winning ways in London derbies after losing 2-1 to West Ham United in their previous-such outing.
Evening accounting for the draw when the sides last faced off, the Lilywhites boast an impressive record against Palace, going 11 Premier League games without defeat in this fixture - their best ongoing run against any side in the division.