Arsenal vs Crystal Palace prediction: ENGLAND: EFL Cup betting tips on match 2025-12-22 20:00.
[p]Two sides who endured differing fortunes over the weekend meet on Tuesday night when Arsenal and Crystal Palace battle it out for a place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Arsenal ensured they’ll sit top of the Premier League on Christmas Day with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday night. Mikel Arteta’s men have now won three competitive games in succession and are still fighting on four fronts this term, but this competition hasn’t been one they’ve excelled in lately. Not since 2017/18 have the Gunners reached the final of the EFL Cup, although a run of nine successive home wins this season suggests they’re at least good value to replicate last season’s run to the semi-finals. A last-four clash with Chelsea awaits the victor of this tie, and everything points towards an Arsenal side who’ve won ten of their last 12 Tuesday-held fixtures (L2) setting up a date with the Blues.[/p]
[p]A hectic December in which Crystal Palace have already played six games looks to be taking its toll, as mass rotation game-on-game isn’t paying dividends for Oliver Glasner. The Eagles’ boss rotated his entire starting 11 for Saturday night’s humiliating 4-1 defeat away to Leeds, and with a raft of changes likely once more here, cohesion appears to be lacking for a Palace side who are winless in three games across all competitions (D1, L2). The FA Cup holders will have to quickly dust themselves down ahead of a short hop to the north of the capital where they’re bidding to reach a first EFL Cup semi-final since 2011/12, and a return of five wins from their last seven away games (L2) is at least a positive omen they can lean on for inspiration.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Arsenal are unbeaten in the last eight H2Hs (W7, D1), which includes a 3-2 Carabao Cup quarter-final home win last season![/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Arsenal have scored 2+ goals in eight of their last nine home games.[/p]
[p]Arsenal have scored after the 70th minute in five successive home matches. [/p]
[p]The away side on the day hasn’t failed to score in Palace’s last nine games. [/p]
[p]Four of Palace’s last five away games featured over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Arsenal’s Mikel Merino has scored a header on his last five scoring appearances for the club, with four of those headed strikes arriving after half-time. Christantus Uche could get the nod up top for Palace, especially as he’s opened the scoring inside 15 minutes in two of Palace’s last four games.  [/p]
[p]Arsenal’s injury issues continue to be focused in defence with Gabriel still sidelined, while Palace are without their first-choice right-hand side with Daniel Muñoz and Ismaïla Sarr both missing.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Palace struggling to find consistency amid squad rotation, backing an Arsenal win by a -1 handicap would make sense. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]