Crystal Palace v Liverpool Predictions & Betting Odds – 29th October 2016

Reds to keep up the pressure in title race

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace © GEPA pictures

Crystal Palace v Liverpool Betting Preview – Premier League 29th October

Liverpool have been able to close the gap on Arsenal and Man City at the top of the table, with all three of them sitting on 20 points heading into the weekend. So the Reds will be looking to keep up their pace in the title race with a trip to Selhurst Park on Saturday evening. Liverpool have won their last two visits there, but they will face a Crystal Palace side who like to press and push forward. This could be an interesting end to end affair therefore and both teams have hit the back of the net in each of the last seven meetings between these two. Can Liverpool make further strides towards the top against Palace who are winless in three?

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Crystal Palace v Liverpool Betting Tips

Will the Eagles be able to stop their slump? They were on a fantastic run of five matches unbeaten in the Premier League, but Alan Pardew’s men have slipped to back to back defeats after getting beaten by West Ham and Leicester. So that will have knocked their confidence against and taking on an in-form Liverpool isn’t going to be easy. At Selhurst Park this season in the top flight, Crystal Palace have gone and put up a W1 D1 L2 record and they have only scored in two of those four. However, when it comes to facing Liverpool, they have good scoring form and Palace have scored in each of their last nine Premier League games against the Reds. You can take a price of 7/10 with online betting site Boylesports on both teams to score in this latest fixture between them. Palace have scored in all but one of their last seven league games, so there is a high chance of that happening.

Adding to the probability of goals is the fact that Crystal Palace haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 14 Premier League matches now. They do have goals in this of course, because they now have target man and former Liverpool striker Christian Benteke, who incidentally,scored four times in his previous five Premier league games against the Reds before signing with them. Benteke is a 21/20 option in the anytime goalscorer market for this one. Both Liverpool and Palace like to break and attack at pace and this could be wide open, so over 2.5 goals looks value at a price of 8/11 in the game. It has happened in each of the last four between these at Selhurst Park and actually both teams have scored in each of the last seven meetings between the two sides. Interestingly the last two clashes at Selhurst Park have delivered 2-1 win for Liverpool and a Liverpool 2-1 correct score is an 8/1 shot in the correct score market.

Liverpool are a side in form right now and they have gone with a W5 D1 record in their last six Premier League games. Three of their last four wins in the top flight have been by a 2-1 scoreline so there is that score appearing again. The Reds have only failed to score in one of their last six top flight game and they have scored a total of fifteen goal in those six matches. So they have plenty of attacking options throughout a powerful attacking corps, but Sadio Mane has scored in three of his four previous Premier League games against Palace and he is a 6/4 option in the anytime goalscorer market. Daniel Sturridge netted a brace against Spurs in midweek in the EFL Cup to return to form and he is 20/21 to net.

Liverpool had a run of three straight defeats against Palace in the league snapped with a 2-1 win over them back in March. Who netted the 90th minute winner for the Reds in that one? Yes, Benteke. Liverpool are on a run of ten away matches without a clean sheet in the league, so again, you are looking at goals. Liverpool have gone W3 D1 L1 so far away from Anfield this season in the top flight, winning their last two and both of those wins were by a 2-1 scoreline, so there is that score again. Liverpool can look a bit shaky at the back, there’s no question about that, as they have earned just the one clean sheet this season. But they have the scoring power to cover up defensive flubs. Liverpool start the weekend on 20 points, level at the top with Man City and Arsenal.

Crystal Palace v Liverpool Betting Odds

Crystal Palace 4/1, Draw 14/5, Liverpool 4/6

Crystal Palace v Liverpool Predictions

This could be a wide open, exciting game to round of Saturday’s Premier League action with. Neither are great at claiming clean sheets so definitely look for both teams to score in the fixture. Liverpool are mounting a title challenge and are the better of the two sides, so it’s worth leaning towards them getting the three points. With the recurrence of the 2-1 scoreline in the stats, look for Liverpool to win by that score.

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