- Spurs position: Tottenham are 12th in the Premier League 2026/2027 table with nine points from eight games.
- Palace position: Crystal Palace are 16th with seven points from seven games.
- Recent runs: Tottenham have won two and drawn one of their last five games, while Palace have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five.
Spurs vs Eagles – not a simple home win
Tottenham Hotspur should be in better spirits than Crystal Palace for Saturday's game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but the visitors have a recent head-to-head record advantage that will keep this game in play.
Palace have won three of the last five meetings with Spurs and taken two of their last three visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, so home advantage is no guarantee of a Spurs win in this fixture.
Roberto De Zerbi has been at the helm of Tottenham since 31 March 2026 and he has developed a patient possession-first system that can draw the press before punching the opposition with a 4-2-3-1 formation that can turn the game on its head.
Palace's Pierre Sage, who has been in charge since 1 July 2026, will maintain his compact 3-4-2-1 shape, which employs the wing-backs to drive the ball forward in transition, and this should lead to some interesting clashes in the central areas and wide zones.
Palace perfect foil for De Zerbi’s Spurs
Prediction
Conor Gallagher is leading the Spurs attack with one Premier League 2026/2027 goal in three games, but he and his teammates are capable of causing problems for Palace in the second half, so I'm going with a tight Spurs win in the result markets.
Odds and form
The Tottenham win odds are slightly against the visitors, coming in at 1.64, and they are a bit short enough for me. The draw is 4.1 and Crystal Palace are 4.6, so the bookies have Spurs as the right team to side with here.
Palace come into this on the back of a 5-0 away defeat to Brighton in the Premier League 2026/2027 and a 2-2 away draw with Besiktas in the UEFA Europa League league phase, so Spurs' recent form (W2, D1, L2) is superior.
Plenty of goals expected at Tottenham
Palace have won once, drawn once and lost twice in four away games in the Premier League 2026/2027, so they have a solid away record for a team in their position. They are scoring 0.75 goals per away game and conceding 2.25 per away trip on average, which isn't terrible. Spurs have won once, drawn once and lost two in four home games and conceded six goals, although they have only conceded 1.50 goals per home match on average.
Both of these sides look a little better in the goal markets, though, so I'm taking Over 2.5 at 1.57 and Both Teams To Score – Yes at 1.6 as the best bets.
