Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace - Predictions, H2H, Lineups & Betting Tips

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Daniela Stoeva

Fact checker Janne Kouva

20 Oct 2026

Tottenham remain narrow home favourites, and Palace's two heavy recent defeats keep the home win as the most logical match-result lean.

Prediction

Tottenham remain the prediction at home to Crystal Palace, with the match-result price only fractionally shorter from 1.70 to 1.68. The supplied starting-XI feed contains named starters, but its team mapping is unresolved, so it does not warrant forcing player-specific lineup conclusions. Recent results favour Spurs more clearly than the original table snapshot did. The price is still worth unpacking.

The original Tottenham lean stands. Spurs are now 14th with nine points from eight matches, while Palace are 17th on seven, and the latest form is more encouraging for the hosts than the earlier read suggested. Tottenham have won two of their last five league games, including 2-0 away at Chelsea and 3-1 against Coventry, with draws against Manchester United and Everton. Palace, meanwhile, arrive after consecutive losses: 0-2 to Newcastle and 0-5 at Brighton. That does not make a home win automatic, but it strengthens the case for Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Lineup confirmation does not trigger a prediction change. Starter names are supplied, but every entry is marked as belonging to an unknown team, leaving no reliable basis to assign individual matchups or claim a decisive absence. The existing 2-1 score lean remains reasonable given Tottenham have conceded 10 league goals and Palace 19 across eight games. Palace have scored nine times themselves, so a contribution from the visitors remains plausible despite their two recent blanks.

The market has barely shifted on the main selection, with Tottenham moving from 1.70 to 1.68. That is stable pricing rather than meaningful late support, and it implies the market still sees them as clear, if not overwhelming, favourites. BTTS Yes has eased from 1.66 to 1.75, while over 2.5 goals has drifted from 1.64 to 1.71; both moves slightly temper the expectation of an open game. Even so, Palace's defensive record leaves Tottenham with the clearer route to the result.

Tottenham Hotspur to win

Key reasons

Tottenham are clear 1X2 favourites at a best available 1.70 despite sitting only two points behind Crystal Palace after seven matches.
Crystal Palace have scored in three of their last five league games, including three against Nottingham Forest and three at Fulham.
Both teams have defensive vulnerability in the league table, with Tottenham conceding 10 goals and Palace conceding 17 in seven games.

Risk factors

Tottenham are without a win across their last five league matches, scoring only three goals in that sequence.
Crystal Palace have already won twice in their last five, so their 5.25 away price carries upset potential.

Tottenham Hotspur

2 : 1

Crystal Palace

Tottenham Hotspur to win

Both teams to score: Yes

Over 2.5 Goals

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