Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 12/26/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/20/2021

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Game: Tottenham vs Crystal Palace

Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (-164) Crystal Palace (+450)

Wilfried Zaha and Crystal Palace (4-8-5, 11th in the EPL) go to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet Tottenham (8-2-5, 7th in the EPL). The goalies expected to start will be Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace. The odds on this game have Tottenham coming in at -164 and the Eagles are at +450. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Tottenham faced off with Liverpool in their last game and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 2-2. Tottenham attempted 17 dribbles in this match and were successful in 7 of the attempts for a percentage of 41.2%. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 84.5% received passes percentage by converting 338 of the 400 pass attempts in their last outing.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Tottenham wrapped this game up at a 45.5% rate by landing 5 shots on target of 11 shots. Tottenham has an average of 1.07 goals per 90 minutes (16 total goals) and have earned 11 assists in all competitions this year.

Harry Kane is a player who can be a difference maker for Tottenham. He has totaled 34 assists while tallying 33 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Kane has started 274 contests in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.67 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from England has earned 182 goals scored in 24,505 mins played.

Another player who should impact this match is Son Heung-min, the forward representing Korea. Heung-min has earned 23,685 mins in 272 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 14 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 49 times during his career while scoring 118 goals. He sports an average of 0.45 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Tottenham will be Hugo Lloris. Lloris (270-133-125 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 186 shutouts, which leaves him with a 35.0% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from France has had 2,016 shots tried against him in 531 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.1 (554 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 73.5. Lloris has seen the pitch for a total of 47,455 minutes and has tallied 1,483 saves during his career.

When they last took the field, Crystal Palace earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 2-2 against Southampton. They wrapped up this contest by converting 365 of the 456 passing tries earning a rate of 80.0%. Crystal Palace ended the game with a 63.6% successful dribble rate by completing 14 out of the 22 dribbles they tried. Crystal Palace had 6 shots attempted out of 9 shots attempted earning them a 66.7% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 24 goals and 15 assists in all their contests, Crystal Palace sports an average of 1.41 goals and 0.88 assists per 90 minutes.

Wilfried Zaha should provide solid play for Crystal Palace. He scores 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 338 matches so far in his career. The forward who is from Cote d'Ivoire has totaled 30,540 minutes while scoring 65 goals. He has tallied 63 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 42 times. Make sure to watch out for Christian Benteke, the forward representing Belgium. He has totaled 129 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 36 different times. Benteke has been given 48 yellow cards in 26,792 mins played (290 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his soccer career is 0.43.

Vicente Guaita will be looking after the net for Crystal Palace. Guaita has recorded 92 clean sheets while seeing 1,378 shots against him in 28,745 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save % of 70.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 29.0%. He has conceded 1.29 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 111-88-121. During his professional soccer career, Guaita has conceded 411 goals and has 970 saves in 317 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+450)

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