Bournemouth will be looking to maintain their recent good form as they travel to Selhurst Park for a Premier League clash against Crystal Palace.
Palace have reached the magical 40-point threshold, which means they are no longer in relegation trouble. They are now up to 12th on the standings, although with eight points separating them from 10th placed Fulham and three matches left to play, a top half finish appears to be unlikely.
The Eagles have generally been in good form since manager Roy Hodgson returned, although they were beaten 1-0 by Tottenham Hotspur in their previous fixture. They had a few chances to score but struggled to find the cutting edge in attack.
Crystal Palace will be seeking a return to winning ways at Selhurst Park, which has seen just one defeat in the last eight Premier League matches. They have won two of the last three in that run and claimed a 4-3 victory over West Ham in their most recent home fixture.
Bournemouth have also been in good form lately and travel to Selhurst Park with four wins in their last six matches. They are now up to 14th on the table, nine points clear of the relegation zone and have most likely secured their Premier League status for another season.
The Cherries are coming off a 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea in their previous Premier League fixture. They were second best to the Blues for much of the encounter with Matias Vina’s for half effort proving to be a mere consolation.
Despite the defeat to Chelsea, Bournemouth will head into Saturday’s clash in confident mood having won their last three away matches. They beat Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur in that run and claimed a 1-0 victory over Southampton in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Crystal Palace have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 22/25 by Unibet. A victory for Bournemouth is valued at 10/3 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 27/10 by William Hill.
Recent head to head
Crystal Palace have claimed four wins in the last five matches against Bournemouth. The Eagles picked up a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in December with Jordan Ayew and Eberechi Eze getting the goals.
Players to watch
Wilfried Zaha’s return from injury had been a major boost for Crystal Palace and he will be the one to watch on Saturday. The forward was on target in Palace’s previous fixture at Selhurst Park and is priced at 15/8 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Dominic Solanke has been pivotal in Bournemouth’s recent good form and could be worth keeping an eye on. The striker has six goals this season and is priced at 4/1 by William Hill to find the net on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Crystal Palace produced a seven-goal thriller in their previous home fixture and could be set for another high-scoring contest on Saturday. Over 3.5 goals is priced at 12/5 by bet365, over 2.5 goals is valued at 11/12 by 10bet while Unibet is offering odds of 5/5 on both teams to score.
There have been more goals after the break in four of Bournemouth’s last five away matches and Saturday’s clash can be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth will be played on May 13, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
