Crystal Palace – Brentford

The hosts are better prepared for the battle of the London teams

In one of the least notable, but no less interesting for betting match of the next game day of the Premier League will meet neighbors in the standings. Crystal Palace is the team that has the worst playing form on a level with the division outsiders. Over the last eight rounds, the "glaziers" have picked up only three points out of a possible 24, which promptly deprived them of the status of the mid-table championship and fixed at a distance of one victory from the relegation zone. Their upcoming opponent is not much more successful. Brentford current championship spends much worse than the previous one, and since the end of October even stopped picking up points on the road. "Bees" at the end of the first round scored one point more than the upcoming opponent, which also puts them in the rank of the fighter for survival in the Premier League. Bookmakers have identified the hosts as the favourites for Saturday's meeting, offering odds of 2.34 on their victory. Crystal Palace have started the season quite well, picking up seven points out of a possible 12 in the first four rounds. However, in the following 15 rounds, the Glasses have picked up a total of 11 points, which indicates a strong deterioration in performance. In the context of the proposed bet, it is important that in the last ten rounds of the Premier League Crystal Palace only once left the field without scoring. It is worth recognising the fact that despite the eight-match winless streak, the "glassers" are fighting for points in literally every meeting. For example, Liverpool three weeks ago snatched a willful victory from Crystal Palace only thanks to a 90+1 minute goal. A week later, the London club took points away from Manchester City at the Etihad by scoring two goals, and on Wednesday they allowed Chelsea to beat them only because of an 89th-minute penalty. A win for the hosts is so overdue that Brentford risk being in the wrong place at the wrong time. "Brentford's black streak, which stretches back to mid-November, is the second to happen to the Bees in this Championship season. The first one lasted a month from the beginning of September and brought the London team a relegation from the English League Cup and two points in five rounds of the Premier League. After three wins in a row at the "Bees" began new troubles. In the last seven rounds of the championship Brentford lost six times, managing to get three points only in a meeting with Luton Town. "The Bees are not ready to pick up points on Saturday.