Crystal Palace is witnessing a mixed season, but this continues to be tested this week when they face off against Southampton. The match is scheduled for Wednesday at Selhurst Park, with a kickoff at 10:30 pm.
Palace recorded a 3-1 win at home in the previous match over Everton. They had been unbeaten in eight of their past eleven games and had lost only two of their total three defeats during this stretch—both against Manchester United and Aston Villa.
Southampton lost 3-0 on the road the past game week against Arsenal. Additionally, they are on a five-game winless run, conceding two or more goals in four of these games.
In addition, Southampton has lost three straight road games, and they had also lost five of their previous seven games away from home. Moreover, they had conceded two or more goals in five of their preceding seven away games.
Considering these observations, we can expect a winning performance from Crystal Palace on Wednesday. And since either team has had trouble with their defense as of late – expect plenty of goals too.
Southampton has been conceding many goals all through the season, and it appears as if they will not find a solution anytime soon. It’s no wonder they are placed in the bottom-most tier of the table, despite their impressive attacking display.
Crystal Palace vs. Southampton Head to Head
Both sides have 26 games against each other, with hosts taking 9 wins while visitors with 14 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Crystal Palace 3-1 Everton
- Manchester United 1-0 Crystal Palace
- Leeds United 1-0 Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston Villa
- Burnley 3-3 Crystal Palace
Away
- Arsenal 3-0 Southampton
- Southampton 1-1 Brighton
- Southampton 2-2 Leicester City
- Liverpool 4-0 Southampton
- Norwich City 2-1 Southampton
Crystal Palace Team News
James McArthur watched Crystal Palace’s 3-1 win over Everton from the stands, so it is unlikely to feature here, but Joachim Andersen is in with a chance of making the squad.
Nathan Ferguson is ruled out for the Eagles, but Patrick Vieira may look to rest midfielder Will Hughes after being impressed on his first league start for Palace.
Southampton Team News
Southampton will welcome back Oriol Romeu and Mohammed Salisu from suspensions.
Ralph Hasenhuttl faces the possibility of coming up against Crystal Palace without strikers Che Adams, Adam Armstrong, and Armando Borja; the latter duo forced off either side halftime in Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Arsenal.
Prediction and Odds
Despite facing their fair share of problems, we expect Palace to put up another impressive win.
- Crystal Palace Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- Most Goals: 2H
