Crystal Palace vs Leicester City: EPL Game Preview

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Crystal Palace looks to get back on track when they host a surging Leicester City team on Wednesday. Crystal Palace is coming off a 2-0 road loss against Aston Villa on Saturday while Leicester City played to a 2-2 home draw against Manchester United last Saturday. Crystal Palace is 13th in the Premier League standings with 18 points in 14 games while Leicester City is in second place with 28 points in 15 games. The game will be played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Crystal Palace: 3.70
• Leicester City: 2.10
• Draw: 3.55

Spread
• Crystal Palace: +0.5 (1.83)
• Leicester City: -0.5 (2.07)

Total
• Over 2.5 (1.87)
• Under 2.5 (2.01)

Key Points to Consider

Last 6:

Crystal Palace, coming off a 3-0 road loss against Aston Villa on Saturday, have 3 losses, 2 draws and 1 win in their last 6 games overall. Leicester City, coming off a 2-2 home draw against Manchester United last Saturday, have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 6 games overall.

Momentum: Leicester City has been on an upward trend — with 4 wins in their last 6 games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on July 4, 2020 and Leicester City won 3-0.

Projected Leaders

For Crystal Palace, Wilfried Zaha has a 32.36 percent chance to score. He averages 1.67 shots overall per sim, 0.7 shots on goal per and 0.39 goals per sim.

For Leicester City, Jamie Vardy has a 57.1 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.3 shots overall per sim, 1.35 shots on goal per and 0.83 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Leicester City Moneyline.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Leicester City in this one. Average score in simulations is Leicester City 1.74 to Crystal Palace 1.18.

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