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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting tips
At Chelsea they have only just recovered from the crazy duel with Ajax (4-4) or the team of Frank Lampard can start again. Four days after the unreal duel with Ajax, Chelsea is playing again at Stamford Bridge, this time the well-performing Crystal Palace is a guest.
Chelsea:
Well, that was the game last Tuesday evening between Chelsea and Ajax in the Champions League. It could not have escaped anyone’s attention that Chelsea faced a 1-4 deficit after the second half, but a two red card from Ajax and a penalty managed to fight back to a 4-4 tie. Of course everyone at Ajax was surprised at the way things were done at Stamford Bridge, but of course Lampard and his players were obviously fooled by that. The Blues managed to fight back from an impossible position from a 1-4 deficit and perhaps – certainly considering that the equalizer already fell in the 74th minute – had to do more to grab three points.
Chelsea is still in the lead in group H of the Champions League for the time being and with this material The Blues must also be able to hibernate in the billiard ball. Chelsea is not in the lead in the Premier League. Chelsea is in fourth place and a top 4 ranking is also the goal for Lampard, who knew before the season that he would not compete with this youthful team with Manchester City and Liverpool for the title. Nevertheless, after years, Lampard lets this Chelsea play frivolous football again and for the time being that also benefits the results.
Crystal Palace:
Crystal Palace is in the left-hand row of the Premier League, to be precise in ninth place. The Eagles will be satisfied with that, but have been having a hard time in the Premier League lately. That’s because Roy Hodgson’s team currently has a difficult schedule. In recent weeks, Palace took on Manchester City (0-2 loss), Arsenal (2-2 tie) and Leicester City (0-2 loss). On Saturday afternoon the away match at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea will follow and in the first match after the upcoming international break, league-leader Liverpool will visit Crystal Palace.
It is not surprising that Palace has taken less points lately. The Eagles can occasionally stunt the top clubs from the Premier League. That is only very difficult if you play against a club from the current top 5 in five consecutive games. So this weekend the game at Chelsea is waiting and Crystal Palace does not have very good memories of the games at Stamford Bridge: The Eagles won only two of the seventeen games at the Chelsea stadium.
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace head to head matches
30.12.18 PL Crystal Palace Chelsea 0 : 1
04.11.18 PL Chelsea Crystal Palace 3 : 1
10.03.18 PL Chelsea Crystal Palace 2 : 1
14.10.17 PL Crystal Palace Chelsea 2 : 1
01.04.17 PL Chelsea Crystal Palace 1 : 2