Liverpool vs Crystal Palace prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-13 13:00.
[p]After a season full of optimism for Liverpool, a tough week has changed the mood around Anfield. Firstly, they saw their lone lead at the top of the Premier League table dissipate after a frustrating 2-2 draw with fierce rivals Manchester United before their hopes of glory in Europe took a massive blow in midweek with a first-leg 3-0 Europa League home defeat to Atalanta.[/p]
[p]That brought to an end the Reds’ 33-game unbeaten streak at home in all competitions (W28, D5), with the focus now shifting to continuing their 28-game run without a Premier League defeat on home turf (W22, D6). Jürgen Klopp’s men have maintained that record the hard way recently, going without a clean sheet in their last eight home league matches, and failure to keep out Crystal Palace here would register their longest run without a home league shutout this century. [/p]
[p]The visitors will be looking to take advantage of those chinks in Liverpool’s armour, but failing to win any of the last 13 H2Hs (D2, L11) will have the travelling fans weary of being too optimistic. That includes the reverse fixture where Palace drew first blood but ended up losing 2-1, and a similar story played out in their 4-2 defeat to one of Liverpool’s title-chasing rivals Manchester City last round.[/p]
[p]The Eagles have thus seen themselves lose a mammoth 23 points when scoring first this season, which has contributed to falling an uncomfortable five points above the relegation zone before the weekend. Prior to the City defeat, they also lost 1-0 to Bournemouth, and must now avoid losing three top-flight games on the trot for the first time since March last year.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has tormented Palace lately, with his goal and assist in the reverse fixture taking him to 13 goal contributions in his last ten H2Hs (G8, A5), but it was Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta who got the opener that day, a feat he’s repeated in his last three goalscoring outings. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Liverpool have failed to score more than a single goal by half-time in 16 of their last 17 Premier League matches.[/p]