Leeds vs Crystal Palace prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-19 20:00.
[p]Away day specialists Crystal Palace look to sign off their travelling campaign for 2025 on a high when they visit a lowly Leeds side.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Leeds’ respectable return to the Premier League sees them come into this round three points above the drop zone and with the momentum of a three-game unbeaten league run behind them (W1, D2). Taking points off Chelsea (W 3-1) and Liverpool (D 3-3) in their last two home games should inspire belief ahead of an Elland Road return, and collecting 12 of their seasonal 16-point haul there shows just how reliant Daniel Farke’s men are likely to be on their home form this term. An uptick on the scoring front has largely been behind their recent success, netting 3+ goals in their last two home games, but not since January 2002 have they done so in three successive top-flight home matches.[/p]
[p]Palace make the journey north on a downer, after a failure to beat KuPS in midweek consigned them to the knockout play-off round in the UEFA Conference League. Oliver Glasner heavily shuffled his pack for that game as he has to deal with the unusual circumstances of returning to Premier League action just 48 hours after Europe. Palace have struggled to balance their schedule all season without such a quick turnaround, winning none of their prior five Premier League games to follow a European outing (D1, L4). Redemption perhaps awaits on the road though, as no team have won more Premier League away points (34) or games (10) in 2025 than Palace pre-round. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Palace completed a H2H double the last time these sides were both in the Premier League, with their 5-1 away win affording them the chance to win successive top-flight away H2Hs for the first time ever. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Leeds have conceded nine of their 11 home league goals this season after half-time.[/p]
[p]Leeds haven’t trailed a home league game at half-time this season (HT: W3, D5).[/p]
[p]Palace have already beaten the other three sides currently in the bottom four away from home this season. [/p]
[p]Palace have scored first in six of their eight away league games this season. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]An Anton Stach goal may not be the blessing it may seem for Leeds as his last six scoring appearances saw the away side on the day score exactly three goals! Palace’s Marc Guéhi was on target on their last visit to Elland Road, the first of his six successive club strikes to arrive on the road. [/p]
[p]Influential trio Lukas Nmecha, Sean Longstaff and Daniel James are sidelined for Leeds. Palace have lost IsmaĂŻla Sarr to the Africa Cup of Nations.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With a quick turnaround from midweek action for Palace, we’re backing Leeds to win here and take full advantage.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]