Crystal Palace - West Ham United predictions

With the odds slightly in the hosts’ favour, they have a decent shot at walking away with 3 points. Still, West Ham United can pull off both a win or a draw, so the hosts can’t afford to let their guard down.

The visitors are conscious of the challenge before them. To come out on top against Crystal Palace on their home field would be a noteworthy accomplishment, and it is never an easy task.

The Eagles are coming on the back of a surprise upturn in the previous round. The betting odds seemed stacked against them at kick-off, being the away team whose victory was priced at 14.50. They took the lead in the first half, however, and secured a stunning 0:1 victory against Liverpool .

The away team are coming on the back of a harsh 0:2 defeat to Fulham. Despite a home-field advantage and relatively comparable betting odds, The Hammers were far behind their opponents throughout the bout, largely disappointing their home supporters.

Whenever met on their home pitch, the hosts tend to perform at a high level. They scored more than 5 times in their latest 3 home games alone, marking this match as interesting for BTTS and Over 5 Goals markets.

The Hammers are performing rather sub-par whenever they play away. For instance, they have more than 5 conceded goals spread over their most recent 3 away games.

We see several draws on record between these two teams in the past season alone. The Eagles may be the favourites, but it’s becoming very clear that they can’t easily beat The Hammers.

The Hammers will have an even more difficult time of this match than what was expected. They will be missing at least a few players due to injury - Jarrod Bowen, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Kalvin Phillips will all be unable to perform.

And Under 2.5 Goals is the perfect wager for this fixture. A quick glance at these teams’ statistics will tell you all you need to know about their concession rates, which is why it’s a fairly safe bet, generally priced at around 2.08.