Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace prediction
After removing the market margin, the average of 6 UK bookmakers makes Spurs 62%, the draw 22% and Palace 17%.
The model's view
Spurs sit 9th in the Premier League. They've collected 12 points from 9 games. The table places Palace 18th with 7 points from 9 games, 5 points behind.
Spurs' last 6 produced 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 9 scored and 8 conceded. Palace's last 6 brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. They scored 6 and conceded 11.
This season, 38% of Spurs games featured both teams scoring and 38% had over 2.5 goals. For Palace, those figures are 50% and 62%. Spurs' expected goals are 1.02 a game, with 1.24 allowed. Palace's are 1.38, with 1.97 allowed.
Since August 2024, our results list 4 meetings. Of those, 1 ended with a Spurs win, 3 with a Palace win and 0 were level. Most recently, on Thursday 5 March 2026, the result was Tottenham 1-3 Crystal Palace.
Sávio, a regular starter this season, is expected to be absent for Spurs.
At 46%, a Spurs win is the model's likeliest result, ahead of the draw at 26% and Palace 28%. For Spurs, expected goals are 1.64. For Palace, they are 1.25. With their margin removed, UK bookmakers have it at 62%, so the market sees more chance than we do.
The predicted score is Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Crystal Palace. At 12.1%, 1-1 is the most likely exact score. Within the result we favor, 2-1 is the likeliest score.
Team stats for Spurs and Palace
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.80 | 0.80 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.60 | 1.60 |
| Both teams scored | 80% | 20% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 60% | 40% |
| Clean sheets | 20% | 40% |
| Corners won / conceded | 6.2 / 3.2 | 5.0 / 6.0 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| xG for / against | 1.20 / 0.81 | 1.46 / 1.90 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | 8 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.00 | 1.12 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.25 | 2.38 |
| Both teams scored | 38% | 50% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 38% | 62% |
| Clean sheets | 38% | 12% |
| Corners won / conceded | 6.5 / 4.4 | 3.6 / 5.5 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| xG for / against | 1.02 / 1.24 | 1.38 / 1.97 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.50 | 2.25 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 25% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 50% | 50% |
| Clean sheets | 25% | 25% |
| Corners won / conceded | 7.2 / 4.5 | 2.2 / 5.8 |
| Yellow cards a game | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| xG for / against | 1.04 / 0.96 | 1.44 / 1.89 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 0.50 | 1.50 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Both teams scored | 25% | 25% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 25% | 25% |
| Clean sheets | 25% | 50% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.0 / 5.5 | 5.5 / 5.0 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Fair prices and the best UK odds
| Match result | Spurs win | 46% | 6/5 | 8/15 bet365 | -29.8% |
| Draw | 26% | 3/1 | 7/2 bet365 | +15.6% | |
| Palace win | 28% | 5/2 | 5/1 Betfred | +70.6% | |
| Double chance | Spurs or draw | 72% | 2/5 | ||
| Palace or draw | 54% | 5/6 | |||
| Draw no bet | Spurs | 62% | 8/13 | ||
| Palace | 38% | 13/8 | |||
| Both teams to score | Yes | 58% | 8/11 | ||
| No | 42% | 11/8 | |||
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 79% | 1/4 | ||
| Over 2.5 | 55% | 4/5 | 4/7 bet365 | -13.5% | |
| Under 2.5 | 45% | 5/4 | 11/8 bet365 | +6.8% | |
| Over 3.5 | 33% | 2/1 | |||
| Result and BTTS | Spurs and yes | 23% | 10/3 | ||
| Draw and yes | 19% | 4/1 | |||
| Palace and yes | 15% | 11/2 | |||
| Result and goals | Spurs and over 2.5 | 30% | 9/4 | ||
| Palace and over 2.5 | 18% | 9/2 | |||
| Spurs and under 2.5 | 16% | 11/2 | |||
| Palace and under 2.5 | 11% | 17/2 | |||
| Half time / full time | Spurs / Spurs | 28% | 5/2 | ||
| Palace / Palace | 17% | 5/1 | |||
| Draw / Spurs | 16% | 11/2 | |||
| Draw / Draw | 14% | 6/1 | |||
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 54% | 5/6 | ||
| Over 10.5 | 43% | 11/8 | |||
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 51% | evens | ||
| Over 4.5 | 34% | 15/8 |
A fair price equals 1 divided by our chance. Bookmaker prices come from football-data.co.uk, which has match odds plus over/under 2.5 only. Where we have both numbers, edge shows it.
Goalscorer and card probabilities
| Gallagher MID | 1 | 1.4 | 42% | 11/8 | 60% | |
| Solanke FWD | 1 | 1.9 | 38% | 13/8 | 18% | |
| Kudus MID | 0 | 1.2 | 27% | 11/4 | 0% | |
| Van Hecke DEF | 2 | 1.6 | 20% | 4/1 | 20% | |
| Strand Larsen FWD | 1 | 1.4 | 25% | 3/1 | 0% | |
| Khalaili DEF | 1 | 1.2 | 15% | 11/2 | 23% | |
| Yeremy MID | 1 | 1.0 | 12% | 15/2 | 31% | |
| Kamada MID | 1 | 0.9 | 10% | 9/1 | 20% |
For each chance, we combine goals, xG, minutes and bookings for each player with the team's expected goals and the referee's card rate. The Fantasy Premier League feed supplies the player figures. We list only players who are at least 75% likely to play.
The starting elevens
Spurs 4-2-3-1
- Kinsky, Antonín.GK
- Gray, Archie.DEF
- Robertson, Andy.DEF
- Fernandes, Mateus.MID
- van Hecke, Jan PaulDEF
- van de Ven, MickyDEF
- Kudus, Mohammed.MID
- Tonali, Sandro.MID
- Solanke, Dominic.FWD
- Marmoush, Omar.MID
- Tel, Mathys.MID
Palace 3-4-2-1
- Henderson, Dean.GK
- Mingueza, Óscar.MID
- Mitchell, Tyrick.MID
- Canvot, Jaydee.DEF
- Disasi, Axel.DEF
- Richards, Chris.DEF
- Wharton, Adam.MID
- Kamada, Daichi.MID
- Jean-Philippe MatetaFWD
- McNeil, Dwight.FWD
- Pino, Yéremy.FWD
ESPN gave us the starting elevens, read Wednesday 4 November, 09:11.
Chances for correct scores
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 1 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 2 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
When the goals come
Spurs, 11 games and Palace, 11 games. Goals by minute this season come from ESPN match events.
Corners, plus cards
- The league figure is 9.9, with Spurs 6.2 and Palace 3.9; 10.1 corners are expected overall.
- Yellow cards expected: 3.8 (league 3.8, referee adjusted).
Latest form
Tottenham Hotspur
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct | at Chelsea | 2-0 | W |
| Mon 19 Oct | v Coventry | 3-1 | W |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Man United | 1-1 | D |
| Sat 19 Sep | v Aston Villa | 2-3 | L |
| Tue 15 Sep | at Liverpool | 1-3 | L |
| Sat 12 Sep | v Everton | 0-0 | D |
Here, Spurs scores come first.
Crystal Palace
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | at Fulham | 1-0 | W |
| Sun 25 Oct | v Newcastle | 0-2 | L |
| Sun 18 Oct | at Brighton | 0-5 | L |
| Sun 11 Oct | v Nott'm Forest | 3-1 | W |
| Sun 20 Sep | at Leeds | 0-0 | D |
| Sat 12 Sep | v Ipswich | 2-3 | L |
Here, Palace scores come first.
Head to head
| Thu 5 Mar 2026 | Premier League | Tottenham 1-3 Crystal Palace | 1-3 | 9 |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | Premier League | Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham | 0-1 | 5 |
| Sun 11 May 2025 | Premier League | Tottenham 0-2 Crystal Palace | 0-1 | 12 |
| Sun 27 Oct 2024 | Premier League | Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham | 1-0 | 16 |
Premier League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +0 | 13 | |
| 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 | |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 12 | |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 | |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 | |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 9 | |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 | |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 | |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 | |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 5 |
ESPN supplied the standings, as of Wednesday 4 November.