Crystal Palace and Newcastle face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at Selhurst Park Stadium. When these two teams faced off in February, it was Crystal Palace that won 2-1.
Crystal Palace currently sits in 8th place in the standings having picked up eight points. Crystal Palace has played to three straight draws, including the last game against Arsenal. Crystal Palace actually looked like they would win the last game, but they gave up a goal in the 95th minute, and that led to the draw. Crystal Palace has scored 10 goals this season while the defense is giving up 13 goals. Odsonne Édouard has been the top player for Crystal Palace this season scoring three goals. Six different players have scored at least one goal.
On the other side of this matchup is Newcastle who sits in 19th place in the standings having picked up three points. Newcastle has lost two games in a row, but in the previous two games, they played to draws. In the last game against Tottenham, they were competitive, even jumping out to a lead in the 2nd minute, but then the defense broke down,and that led to the 3-2 defeat. Newcastle has scored 10 goals this season while the defense has given up 19 goals.Callum Wilson has been the best player for Newcastle scoring three goals. Allan Saint-Maximin has also had a good season scoring two goals and three assists.
Crystal Palace has been involved in a couple of higher-scoring games as of late, and I expect there will be plenty of scoring in this one. Look for Crystal Palace to score two or three goals, and they will also give up two or three goals. Back the over.