Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Prediction 12.02.2024

• Competition: Premier League
• Date: 12.02.2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Selhurst Park (London)

Crystal Palace hot and cold performances continue from round to round. One of the worse matches from their side was seen in the previous round when they lost 4-1 on the road against Brighton. At this moment, the advantage over Everton is 5 points, which still seems like a solid surplus, but Crystal Palace will have to confirm their survival in the safe zone until the end of the season. On the other hand, the club from London has been quite good at home in the last month, they haven't lost in the last 4 matches.

Chelsea is about the same level of results as last season. With a convincing defeat against Wolves 2-4 at Stanford Bridge, they fell to 11th place in the Premier League. All chances for placement in European competitions through the championship have been sunk, but the good thing is that they managed to reach the 1/8 finals of the FA Cup by winning against Aston Villa in Birmingham. Chelsea is a team that has potential, but it should only come to expression in the coming years

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

In the last match at home against Sheffield, Crystal Palace scored 3 goals, before that against Brentford also 3. Now they will meet with a team whose defense is much worse. Chelsea conceded 21 goals in 11 away games played this season, which is almost 2 goals per match on average. In 3 of the last 4 direct duels at this stadium, both teams scored at least one goal. We don't expect top defense in this match either and BTTS seems like a smart wager