Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Tips
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Take a look at predictions, team news and betting tips for the EFL Cup match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace on Wednesday 18th December (7:30pm GMT).
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Predictions
- Full Time Result: Arsenal Win
- Correct Score: 3-1
- Both Teams To Score: Yes
- Over 2.5 Goals: Yes
- First Goalscorer: Bukayo Saka
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Tips
- Arsenal -1.25 Asian Handicap: 1/1 @ bet365
- Maxence Lacroix Over 0.5 Fouls, Bukayo Saka Over 0.5 Shots on Target & Eberechi Eze Over 1.5 Shots: 11/5 @ bet365
Tip 1
When Arsenal win, they tend to blow away their opposition – at least that’s been the case this season.
Mikel Arteta has moulded a ruthless side in the vein of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, evidenced by 12/14 of their victories coming by a margin of two or more goals.
That includes all five league home wins, three out of four W’s in the UCL and both EFL Cup victories so far.
Although Arteta and Glasner are yet to face off, Palace are shipping goals like nobody’s business despite an upturn in fortune and so we believe that a rejigged AFC attacking line can still get this bet over the line.
Tip 2
Palace defender Lacroix has committed 14 total fouls in the league, giving away a free-kick in 10/13 PL fixtures since joining the Eagles.
Bukayo Saka has had the most shots (46) and most shots on target (18) of any player from either team.
Eberechi Eze is only three shots shy of Saka’s count, having hit 2+ in 11/13 league outings this term.
Arsenal Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
The Gunners sandwiched an impressive 3-0 Champions League win over Monaco between two successive league draws, first to Fulham and most recently against Everton at the Emirates on Saturday.
Declan Rice requested a substitution in his side’s last outing due to a niggle, meaning he will probably be rested midweek. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are still sidelined with knee injuries, while goalkeeper Neto is cup-tied.
Arsenal Predicted XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney; Nwaneri, Jorginho, Merino; Saka, Jesus, Sterling.
Crystal Palace Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up
The Eagles have had a dramatic turn in form over the last five matches, earning themselves nine points, including a most recent 3-1 win over Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday.
Absentees Joel Ward and Adam Wharton, who weren’t in the squad for last weekend’s win, have not yet been ruled out of this quarter-final unlike Chadi Riad and Matheus Franca, both of whom are injured.
Crystal Palace Predicted XI: Turner; Guehi, Chalobah, Lacroix; Clyne, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Nketiah.
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Head-To-Head Record
Last Five Results:
- 20/01/24: Arsenal 5-0 Crystal Palace – Premier League
- 21/08/23: Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal – Premier League
- 19/03/23: Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace – Premier League
- 05/08/22: Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal – Premier League
- 04/04/22: Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal – Premier League
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