Free EPL Pick Crystal Palace vs. Newcastle United
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Weekly EPL Handicapping
Newcastle Utd vs. Crystal Palace
Date: Wednesday, April 20
Time: 07:45 PM
Venue: St. James’ Park
EPL Moneyline Odds: Crystal Palace 221 / Draw 238/ Newcastle Utd 113
EPL Spread Betting Odds: Crystal Palace 0.5 / Newcastle -0.5
EPL Betting Total: 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Crystal Palace are the 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 7 matches, they have covered this margin 3 times. As for the Newcastle United, they enter the match as -0.5 goal favorites. Through 32 matches, they have won by this margin 9 times.
Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace travel to take on the Newcastle United, with an above .500 record, at 2-1-4. Crystal Palace will be looking to add another win to their resume, as they are coming off a 1-0 victory over Seattle. So far, the Crystal Palace has turned in 2 performances with one goal or less. On defense, they picked up their 2nd shutout of the year.
So far, the Crystal Palace has been an above-average scoring team, at 1.39 goals per 90 minutes (9th). On defense, Crystal Palace is 8th in the MLS, giving up 1.23 goals per 90 minutes.
On offense, Crystal Palace is led by the strong play of Leonardo Campana and Gonzalo Higuaín, who have each found the net 4 times. So far, their combined goals account for 85% of the team’s overall scoring. To start the year, Crystal Palace has turned to Clément Diop as their primary goalie. In his 3 starts, he has a save percentage of 41.7%, the 8th best in the MLS. This has come with opponents taking 116 shots on target.
Newcastle United
Heading into the Newcastle United 33rd game of the season, the Newcastle is below .500 at 9-10-13. Newcastle comes into the game following a 2-1 win over Leicester City. For the season, the Newcastle United have finished 9 matches having scored at least two goals. On defense, Newcastle has played 9 games in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
So far, Newcastle United is the 14th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.06 goals per 90 minutes of action. In terms of defense, Newcastle is near the MLS average, giving up 1.66 goals per 90 minutes (17th).
Heading into the match, Callum Wilson leads the Newcastle with 6 goals through 15 matches. Behind him is Allan Saint-Maximin, who has also found the net 5 times. In terms of goalie play, Newcastle Utd has gotten good performances from Martin Dúbravka. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 132 shots on target, in which Dúbravka has turned home at a rate of 64.5%. This percentage is good for 2nd in the MLS.
Free Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Utd EPL Prediction:
So far, both the Newcastle United and Crystal Palace are generating scoring opportunites at a below-average rate. On the season Newcastle ranks 18th in attacking area possessions, with Crystal Palace sitting 14th. Even though both teams are struggling to generate offensive opportunites, the Crystal Palace have done a good job at limiting their opponent’s chances in the attacking zone. Given that they have given up the 12th fewest attacking possessions, they have the advantage over Newcastle who ranks 18th.
When looking at each team’s passing stats, both units are above groups, with Newcastle ranked 5th in completion percentage compared to Crystal Palace at 11th. In addition, both teams have worked well near their opponent’s goal, having a high number of completed passing attempts in positions to score.
Look for this to be a high-scoring matchup, surpassing the over-under line of 2.5 goals.
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