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Crystal Palace v Arsenal : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 17:30 BST, Selhurst Park, London

Oliver Glasner welcomes Mikel Arteta to the Selhurst Park on Saturday evening, as their Crystal Palace and Arsenal sides do battle in the English Premier League. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, statistics for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. The best odds are provided too.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. C Palace and Arsenal have delivered a host of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday evening, and the bookies have it priced at 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 52% chance of Arsenal coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
C Palace
23%
5.50
21%
5.75
18%
Draw
26%
4.10
5%
4.20
3%
Arsenal
52%
1.57
9%
1.57
6%
Arsenal 1-0
13%
7.50
7%
6.50
8%
Draw 1-1
12%
8.50
6%
7.50
Arsenal 2-0
10%
8.00
14%
7.00
8%
Arsenal 2-1
9%
9.00
5%
7.50
Draw 0-0
9%
12.00
9%
10.00
C Palace 1-0
8%
17.0012.00
8%
C Palace 2-1
6%
19.00
17%
15.00
12%
Arsenal 3-0
5%
13.00
18%
10.00
11%
Arsenal 3-1
5%
15.0011.00
Draw 2-2
4%
19.00
17%
15.00
C Palace 2-0
4%
34.00
17%
23.00
12%
Arsenal 3-2
2%
29.00
15%
19.00
Arsenal 4-0
2%
23.00
10%
17.00
13%
Arsenal 4-1
2%
29.00
12%
19.00
12%
C Palace 3-1
2%
41.00
20%
34.00
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
1.80
6%
1.80
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
2.00
5%
1.95
Home 1st Goal
41%
3.25
13%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
1.40
5%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
12.00
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
47%
1.91
5%
1.91
2%
BTTS - No
53%
1.91
9%
1.83
5%
BTTS - Home Win
10%
10.00
23%
10.00
17%
BTTS - Draw
17%
5.50
8%
5.25
9%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
3.503.30
2%
Home/draw
48%
2.30
12%
2.38
8%
Away/draw
77%
1.14
4%
1.14
3%
Home/away
74%
1.22
2%
1.22
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1.25
3%
1.25
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
4.00
7%
3.60
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
3.202.90
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1.361.36
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
5.50
8%
5.25
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1.14
2%
1.13
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
13.0010.00
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.041.04
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1.051.04
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
11.0010.00
Home DNB
41%
4.00
20%
4.20
16%
Away DNB
70%
1.22
4%
1.20
4%
C Palace win to nil
13%
10.00
9%
-
Arsenal win to nil
31%
2.62
16%
-
C Palace / C Palace
9%
10.00
23%
9.00
18%
C Palace / Arsenal
4%
23.0021.00
11%
C Palace / Draw
5%
19.0015.00
12%
Draw / C Palace
7%
12.00
8%
11.00
15%
Draw / Arsenal
19%
4.50
4%
4.20
8%
Draw / Draw
14%
6.505.75
4%
Arsenal / C Palace
2%
41.0041.00
11%
Arsenal / Arsenal
35%
2.50
9%
2.30
5%
Arsenal / Draw
5%
17.0015.00
12%
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

C Palace have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 6 and won 1. C Palace have conceded 18 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

C Palace have played 8 games at home, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Arsenal lay in 3rd place on 29 points in the Premier League league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Arsenal have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Arsenal have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
C Palace
Arsenal
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool1411211835 
l
 
0-1A
May 25
d
 
2-2F
May 10
2
Chelsea159421731 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
d
 
1-1F
3
Arsenal Away158521429 
Dec 21
Apr 26
-
-
4
Man City15834627 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 12
Feb 2
d
 
2-2A
5
Nottm Forest15744125 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Feb 25
6
A Villa15744025 
Feb 25
d
 
2-2F
Jan 18
w
 
0-2F
7
Brighton15663324 
Apr 5
Dec 15
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
8
Bournemouth15735324 
Apr 19
Dec 26
May 3
l
 
2-0A
9
Brentford15726323 
Jan 26
l
 
2-1A
Apr 12
Jan 1
10
Fulham15654223 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 22
Apr 1
d
 
1-1A
11
Spurs156271220 
w
 
1-0F
May 10
Jan 15
w
 
0-1F
12
Newcastle15555-220 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
May 18
l
 
1-0A
13
Man Utd15546119 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 2
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
14
West Ham15537-818 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 18
Feb 22
w
 
2-5F
15
Everton14356-714 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
Dec 14
Apr 5
16
Leicester15357-914 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 15
w
 
4-2F
Feb 15
17
C Palace Home15276-613 
-
-
Apr 26
Dec 21
18
Ipswich15168-139 
Mar 8
w
 
0-1F
Dec 27
Apr 19
19
Wolves152310-159 
May 18
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
Jan 25
20
Southampton151212-205 
Dec 29
Apr 2
w
 
3-1A
May 25
Win / draw / win form
C Palace 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
C Palace2 - 2Man City
C Palace1 - 1Newcastle
C Palace0 - 2Fulham
C Palace1 - 0Spurs
C Palace0 - 1Liverpool
C Palace0 - 0Man Utd
C Palace2 - 2Leicester
C Palace0 - 2West Ham
C Palace5 - 0A Villa
C Palace4 - 0Man Utd
C Palace2 - 0Newcastle
C Palace5 - 2West Ham
C Palace2 - 4Man City
C Palace1 - 1Luton
C Palace3 - 0Burnley
C Palace1 - 3Chelsea
C Palace3 - 2Sheff Utd
C Palace3 - 1Brentford
C Palace1 - 1Brighton
C Palace1 - 2Liverpool
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HC Palace2 - 2Man City
AC Palace1 - 0Ipswich
HC Palace1 - 1Newcastle
AC Palace2 - 2A Villa
HC Palace0 - 2Fulham
AC Palace2 - 2Wolves
HC Palace1 - 0Spurs
AC Palace0 - 1Nottm Forest
HC Palace0 - 1Liverpool
AC Palace1 - 2Everton
HC Palace0 - 0Man Utd
HC Palace2 - 2Leicester
AC Palace1 - 1Chelsea
HC Palace0 - 2West Ham
AC Palace1 - 2Brentford
HC Palace5 - 0A Villa
AC Palace3 - 1Wolves
HC Palace4 - 0Man Utd
AC Palace1 - 1Fulham
HC Palace2 - 0Newcastle
Arsenal 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Fulham1 - 1Arsenal
West Ham2 - 5Arsenal
Chelsea1 - 1Arsenal
Newcastle1 - 0Arsenal
Bournemouth2 - 0Arsenal
Man City2 - 2Arsenal
Spurs0 - 1Arsenal
A Villa0 - 2Arsenal
Man Utd0 - 1Arsenal
Spurs2 - 3Arsenal
Wolves0 - 2Arsenal
Brighton0 - 3Arsenal
Man City0 - 0Arsenal
Sheff Utd0 - 6Arsenal
Burnley0 - 5Arsenal
West Ham0 - 6Arsenal
Nottm Forest1 - 2Arsenal
Fulham2 - 1Arsenal
Liverpool1 - 1Arsenal
A Villa1 - 0Arsenal
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AArsenal1 - 1Fulham
HArsenal2 - 0Man Utd
AArsenal5 - 2West Ham
HArsenal3 - 0Nottm Forest
AArsenal1 - 1Chelsea
AArsenal0 - 1Newcastle
HArsenal2 - 2Liverpool
AArsenal0 - 2Bournemouth
HArsenal3 - 1Southampton
HArsenal4 - 2Leicester
AArsenal2 - 2Man City
AArsenal1 - 0Spurs
HArsenal1 - 1Brighton
AArsenal2 - 0A Villa
HArsenal2 - 0Wolves
HArsenal2 - 1Everton
AArsenal1 - 0Man Utd
HArsenal3 - 0Bournemouth
AArsenal3 - 2Spurs
HArsenal5 - 0Chelsea
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Arsenal have beaten C Palace in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at C Palace since 1992
C Palace
Arsenal
Goals: Scored
16
24
Games: Scored
10 / 15
12 / 15
Clean sheets
3 / 15
5 / 15
CRY
2
D
4
ARS
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT C Palace
0 - 1Arsenal
0 - 2Arsenal
C Palace3 - 0
1 - 3Arsenal
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 3Arsenal
C Palace3 - 0
1 - 2Arsenal
1 - 2Arsenal
0 - 2Arsenal
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Arsenal
1 - 2Arsenal
League games at Arsenal since 1993
Arsenal
C Palace
Goals: Scored
36
14
Games: Scored
14 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
1 / 15
CRY
2
D
4
ARS
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Arsenal
Arsenal5 - 0
Arsenal4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 3C Palace
Arsenal4 - 1
Arsenal2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Arsenal2 - 1
Arsenal2 - 0
Arsenal5 - 1
Arsenal1 - 0
1 - 2C Palace
Arsenal3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Arsenal have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive English Premier League games. Their PG of 1.5 against Crystal Palace on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

C Palace 17th Arsenal 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of C Palace scoring 1 goal or less
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Arsenal will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+27
C Palace have scored 27% more goals at home than predicted
+22
Arsenal have scored 22% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2024/2025 season
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C Palace
PG (predicted goals)
Arsenal
0.9
1.5
Attack rating
CRY
ARS
41%
better
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Games scored10
13
Failed to score5
2
Scored first6
10
Goals scored14
29
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.9
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal11
5
Conversion rate for9
18
Avg. XG for1.4
1.9
KickOff rating
+41%
Defence rating
CRY
ARS
22%
better
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Games conceded12
10
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first8
5
Goals conceded20
15
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1
KickOff rating
+22%

C Palace v Arsenal Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

C Palace Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15426
D HendersonJ MatetaW HughesW Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Henderson GLK15
1
-
D Muñoz DEF1521
4
-
T Mitchell DEF151
2
-
M Guéhi DEF1521
2
-
I Sarr FWD1511
2
-
J Mateta FWD1541
2
-
W Hughes MID132
6
-
M Lacroix DEF1211
3
-
E Eze MID1212
-
J Lerma MID11
4
-
J Schlupp MID10
-
D Kamada MID10
2
1
E Nketiah FWD10
2
-
T Chalobah DEF91
1
-
A Wharton MID8
-
C Doucouré MID7
1
-
N Clyne DEF6
-
C Richards DEF6
1
-
C Riad DEF1
-
Arsenal Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
155105
D RayaK HavertzB SakaD Rice
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Raya GLK15
2
-
L Trossard FWD1531
1
1
W Saliba DEF142
2
1
K Havertz MID1452
2
-
T Partey MID1421
2
-
B Saka FWD14510
3
-
J Timber DEF1311
3
-
G Magalhães DEF133
1
-
D Rice MID132
4
1
G Martinelli FWD1332
1
-
G Jesus  FWD12
4
-
B White DEF91
2
-
J Kiwior DEF8
-
R Calafiori DEF81
1
-
M Ødegaard MID812
1
-
M Merino MID81
1
-
Jorginho MID7
3
-
O Zinchenko DEF6
1
-
R Sterling FWD61
-
T Tomiyasu DEF1
-