Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Head to Head, Prediction & Match Analysis
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 17:30 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
1.61
Draw
4.44
Away Win
5.21
Match Report
Full Time
2 – 0
Match Events ?
Tottenham
Crystal Palace
13'
🟥 Jean-Philippe Mateta
Archie Gray 🟨
15'
Archie Gray (Mohammed Kudus) ⚽
25'
53'
🟨 Oscar Mingueza
Jan Paul van Hecke ⚽
73'
Match Statistics ?
79%
Ball Possession
21%
34
Total Shots
2
9
Shots on Goal
1
19
Corner Kicks
0
8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
1
Goalkeeper Saves
7
Starting Lineups
Tottenham (4-2-3-1)
A. Kinský
A. Gray
J. van Hecke
M. van de Ven
A. Robertson
S. Tonali
Mateus Fernandes
M. Kudus
Omar Marmoush
M. Tel
D. Solanke
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
D. Henderson
C. Richards
A. Disasi
J. Canvot
Óscar Mingueza
A. Wharton
D. Kamada
T. Mitchell
D. McNeil
Yeremy Pino
J. Mateta
Player Ratings ?
Tottenham
J. van HeckeD8.1
M. KudusM7.7
A. RobertsonD7.5
Crystal Palace
D. HendersonG7.2
J. CanvotD6.7
A. KhalailiD6.5
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
No clear statistical edge
The matchup is mixed. Tottenham edge recent form, attack and defence, Crystal Palace edge head-to-head, so the data does not point to one clear overall winner.
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Tottenham stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Tottenham slightly stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Tottenham stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Crystal Palace stronger
HomeAway
Match Analysis
Tottenham have recorded two wins from their last five home outings, whereas Crystal Palace have managed just a single victory in their corresponding away sample. Spurs have found the net in three of their last five home fixtures while keeping clean sheets twice during that same span. Both sides carry significant injury concerns, with Tottenham listing four out and three doubtful players alongside Crystal Palace's two out and three doubtful options. Tottenham rate stronger on form and defence, with a slight advantage in attack, while Crystal Palace rate stronger on head-to-head. Crystal Palace won the most recent meeting 3-1 on 5 March 2026, having won 3 of the last 5 encounters to Tottenham's 2, with 0 ending level; the fixture has averaged 2.4 goals per meeting. Over the 12-day comparison window, Tottenham's implied win probability has risen by 4.6 percentage points, while Crystal Palace's implied win probability has fallen by 2.8 percentage points. The overall statistical comparison shows no clear edge between the sides.
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Market direction
Notable shift towards Tottenham
Tottenham's odds have shortened, meaning the market now rates a Tottenham win as more likely than it did 12 days ago.
Movement strength: Notable
Match odds movement
Consensus market-implied chance, first comparable snapshot → latest
Tottenham win
Latest market chance 60.1%
Notable shortening
Market chance increased
57.4% → 60.1%
+2.7 pts
Draw
Latest market chance 22.0%
Slight drift
Market chance decreased
23.2% → 22.0%
−1.2 pts
Crystal Palace win
Latest market chance 17.9%
Notable drift
Market chance decreased
19.5% → 17.9%
−1.6 pts
Percentage-point change in market-implied chance. Positive = market moved towards the outcome.
Tottenham
Draw
Crystal Palace
6 common bookmakers compared at each snapshot · First comparable snapshot 12 days before kickoff
Odds shortening means the market is pricing an outcome as more likely than before; drifting means less likely. It does not tell us why the market moved or whether the new price represents value.
Team Comparison
TottenhamCrystal Palace
Season Profile
This season
14th
League Position
17th
8
Games Played
8
1.13
Points/Game
0.88
1.00
Goals/Game
1.12
1.25
Conceded/Game
2.38
15.5
Shots/Game
10.9
4.4
Shots on Target
3.8
Home vs Away Context
Tottenham at home (5 matches) vs Crystal Palace away (5 matches)
1.40
Points/Game
0.80
1.40
Goals/Game
0.60
1.20
Conceded/Game
2.20
40%
Win Rate
20%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Tottenham
Home form
W
L
D
L
W
2W 1D 2L in last 5 at home
1 of these match from last season.
1.2
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.2
Goals conceded
per match
per match
3/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
2/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Crystal Palace
Away form
D
L
W
D
L
1W 2D 2L in last 5 away
1 of these match from last season.
1.0
Goals scored
per match
per match
2.2
Goals conceded
per match
per match
2/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Tottenham Wins
2
Draws
0
Crystal Palace Wins
3
Avg Goals
2.4
Tottenham1 – 3Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace0 – 1Tottenham
Tottenham0 – 2Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace1 – 0Tottenham
Tottenham3 – 1Crystal Palace
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Tottenhamvs
Crystal Palace
Recent Scoring Profile
1.00
Goals scored / game
1.20
1.20
Goals conceded / game
2.30
4/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
7/10
4/10
Both Teams Scored
6/10
4/10
Failed to Score
4/10
Market Goal Expectation
2+2+ goals(Over 1.5)
3+3+ goals(Over 2.5)
4+4+ goals(Over 3.5)
BTTSBoth teams score
Market-implied probabilities after removing bookmaker margin. Consensus across up to 7 bookmakers.
3+ Goals (Over 2.5)
First comparable 57.9%→Latest 58.3%+0.4 pts
Steady — little change since the first comparable snapshot
Current market expectation sits between the two teams' recent rates.
Both Teams To Score
First comparable 56.8%→Latest 55.7%−1.1 pts
Slight move away from both teams scoring
Most of this movement happened in the most recent snapshot, not spread evenly.
Current market expectation sits between the two teams' recent rates.
2 of Tottenham's 10 matches and 2 of Crystal Palace's 10 matches are from last season.
Match Poll
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