Crystal Palace v Leicester Prediction: Plenty of action tipped up at Selhurst

Just appoint separates these two sides heading into Sunday’s fixture and it should be a tightly contested affair given the qualities of both sides. Vieira is still in the process of stamping his authority on the Palace side, changing the style of play significantly from last season. The Eagles performed well in a draw with high flying Brighton last weekend and they will be looking to replicate that performance here.

Leicester are coming off the back of a disappointing defeat to Legia Warsaw in Europe and Palace will hope to take advantage of some tired legs and secure the three points here. Brendan Rodger’s side haven’t recorded a victory in the league since they eased past Norwich at the end of August.

Neither squad is currently plagued by injuries, but Eze remains a miss for the homes side, while James Justin and Wesley Fofana are absent for the visitors.

Crystal Palace’s last ten matches in all competitions are averaging 2.8 goals as they look to spend more of the game on the front foot under new management.  The bet has landed in 4 out of 6 Premier League matches for Crystal Palace.

Leicester’s last ten matches in all competitions are averaging exactly 2.5 goals, this jumps up to 3.8 goals per game when looking at their last five matches where they’ve been priced similarly to win. This bet has landed in 4 of Leicester’s 6 Premier League matches this season and Palace will be confident of taking advantage of that defensive frailty.

Leicester opponents are averaging just over 15 shots per game this season, this is slightly inflated by the 25 they conceded to Man City, but Palace have shown the willingness to commit men to attacks in recent weeks.

Vieira’s side managed 13 shots in their trip to Anfield a couple of weeks back and they had a whopping 18 shots when they welcomed Spurs to Selhurst Park this season.

I’ve already touched upon how the approach to the game lends itself nicely to goals, but as far as a longshot goes this provides some value. Crystal Palace average just over 5 corners per game so far this season and their opponents are also averaging the same over that period. 

Leicester themselves average just over 5 corners per game this season, while their opponents are averaging over 6 corners per game.

The cards are the trickiest part of this bet, Anthony Taylor is hit or miss when it comes to cards and his last ten matches are averaging 3.7 cards. There are enough skilful players on the pitch to help us when it comes to the card count and Leicester matches are averaging 4 cards per game. The foxes last two matches have seen 6 cards.