Quarter-final match of the English League Cup between Arsenal and Crystal Palace will take place on December 18 at the Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Andy Madley (England)
Matches – 8 (Premier League and English League Cup, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 34;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.3;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 25%.
Predicted lineups for Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace
Arsenal (4-3-3): Tommy Setford – William Saliba, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior – Jorginho, Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino – Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus.
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Matt Turner – Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix, Trevoh Chalobah – Daniel Munoz, Will Hughes, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell – Edward Nketiah, Eberechi Eze – Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Each team's starting lineup in their last match in this tournament is listed.
Arsenal
The Londoners have easily and confidently passed the two previous stages of the English League Cup, defeating their opponents with large scores. First, the club defeated Bolton at home (5:1), and then won away against Preston (3:0). Interestingly, the Gunners hold the record for the most lost finals in this tournament (6), with the last one being in 2018. Last season, Mikel Arteta's side was stopped at an earlier stage, losing away to West Ham (1:3).
- Arsenal's uncompromising home series in the English League Cup is 13 matches (9 wins and 4 losses).
- At least three goals were scored in 6 of the last 8 home games of the Londoners in this tournament.
- The Gunners did not lose in the first half in 7 of the last 8 matches at their stadium in this cup (4 wins and 3 draws).
Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner's team has played three matches in the current English League Cup campaign, winning all three in regular time. First, the Londoners thrashed Norwich at home (4:0), then won away with the same score of 2:1 against QPR and Aston Villa. It is worth noting that the club has reached the quarter-final stage of this tournament for the first time since the 2011/12 season. In the last English League Cup, Crystal Palace was stopped in the round of 32 by Manchester United (0:3).
- At least three goals were scored in the club's last five games in this cup.
- Crystal Palace has lost only once in regular time in the last seven matches in this tournament (5 wins and 1 draw).
- At least one team did not score in 8 of the last 11 away matches of the Londoners in the English League Cup.
Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace: Match Prediction
In the last two seasons, Mikel Arteta's team has had a dominant advantage over their city rivals, winning all four head-to-head meetings and conceding only one goal. Overall, the Gunners rarely lose to Crystal Palace – in the previous 24 encounters in the Premier League this century, they have suffered only three defeats (14 wins and 7 draws).
At their stadium, Arsenal has won 7 of the last 12 head-to-head meetings in the Premier League, losing only once with 4 draws. In this series of games, the Gunners have scored two or more goals 10 times. I assume that in the upcoming London derby, the hosts will once again showcase a high-scoring performance. It is worth noting that Arsenal is unbeaten at the Emirates in their last 11 home league matches, scoring at least two goals in nine of them.
My prediction – Arsenal individual total over 1.5