Crystal Palace vs Luton Prediction & Match Preview

• Crystal Palace have four wins, two draws, and one loss in the last seven home outings against the Hatters.
• Luton head into this off the back of five straight defeats across competitions.
• The Hatters shipped three or more goals in five of the previous six outings in all competitions.

Crystal Palace host Luton in the 28th round of the Premier League on Saturday afternoon at Selhurst Park. The Eagles could not hold on to their lead seven days ago in North London, conceding three late goals in a 1-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. They now have a win, a draw, and a loss each in the previous three league outings.

The good news for Palace is the return of one of their key attacking assets. Eberechi Eze made it to the starting lineup last weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He scored a beautiful goal from a free-kick on the occasion. Eze, Jordan Ayew, Jean-Philippe Mateta, and company should have much more space in the final third here against Luton.

The visitors enter this off the back of five consecutive defeats across competitions. The latest came last Saturday courtesy of a last-gasp goal by Lucas Digne. Aston Villa collected three points from Kenilworth Road in an open game that could have gone the other way had the Hatters took advantage of some of their second-half opportunities.

Recent Meetings

• The home court advantage has played a big role in the history of this matchup. Each of the previous four H2H meetings between Palace and Luton ended in home wins.
• Crystal Palace have four wins, two draws, and only one loss in the previous seven home clashes against the Hatters.
• Four of the previous five head-to-head matches between these counterparts ended in an identical 2-1 scoreline.

Crystal Palace vs Luton Prediction

Luton desperately need points in the relegation battle. They are currently four points shy of the safe zone. However, there is not much to suggest a positive scenario for them on Saturday at Selhurst Park. Rob Edwards’ men lost five games on the spin across competitions. They do not have a great record in the history of away games against the Eagles either.

Lastly, Crystal Palace pulled off some strong performances in recent weeks. They dispatched ten-man Burnley 3-0 in the previous home match. We will take the home win pick at the 1.72 odds.

The value is great with the 3.10 odds offered for Eberechi Eze to score anytime for the hosts. Eze was on target last weekend against Spurs. He shares the top of his team’s goal-scoring charts with Odsonne Edouard and Michael Olise.

Eze takes penalties and he will generally have a lot of room against the leaky Luton defence. The Hatters shipped 13 goals in the previous three defeats. Luton conceded three or more goals in all but one of the previous six outings across competitions.

Steffen Schmidt- March 7, 2024

Crystal Palace vs Luton Betting Tips

Crystal Palace to win

OK

	1.82 Odds
	1.73 Odds

Eberechi Eze to score anytime

OK

3.10 Odds

Correct Score: Crystal Palace 2-1

OK

	9.00 Odds
	7.50 Odds