Updated 29 October 2026.
Tottenham Hotspur welcome Crystal Palace to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 31 October, with kick-off at 5.30pm UK. Spurs are 14th, Palace 17th, and the gap between them is two points. Spurs have just won at Chelsea, while Palace have conceded more goals than any other side in the division.
We make Spurs the likelier winners at 55%, though 1-1 is the likeliest single scoreline.
Spurs have nine points from eight games, with two wins, three draws and three defeats. The latest result was Chelsea 0-2 Spurs on 24 October, which followed a 3-1 home win over Coventry five days earlier. Before that came a 1-1 draw at Manchester United and a 2-3 home defeat to Villa. They are unbeaten in their last three league games.
Spurs have kept a clean sheet in 38% of their league games, the 4th highest in the division, and they concede 1.25 a game. They also have the most corners in the league at 6.5 a game, and the 2nd most fouls at 13.75.
Crystal Palace sit 17th on seven points after two wins, one draw and five defeats in the Premier League table. They have scored nine and let in 19, and their 2.38 goals conceded per game is the most in the league. They have won four of their last ten in all competitions, drawing two and losing four, and the latest league result was a 0-2 home defeat to Newcastle, which followed a 5-0 loss at Brighton.
On Wednesday Palace won 1-0 at Fulham in the Carabao Cup. They drew 2-2 at Beşiktaş in the Europa League on 22 October and lost 3-2 at Lyon on 15 October. In the league, 63% of Palace's matches have gone over 2.5 goals, the 3rd highest rate in the division.
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:
Kinský; Robertson, van Hecke, van de Ven, Gray; Tonali, Fernandes, Gallagher; Kudus, Marmoush, Tel
Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Benítez; Mitchell, Disasi, Canvot, Richards; Wharton, Kamada; Khalaili, Pino, McNeil; Mateta
Jan Paul van Hecke has committed a foul in all eight of Spurs' league games and has made at least one tackle in each of them as well, at 2 a game. A foul is 1.53 at bet365, and two or more is 3.50.
Archie Gray has made two or more tackles in five straight games, averaging 2.2 over that run, and that is 1.67 at bet365. He has also fouled in six in a row.
Sandro Tonali has had a shot in five consecutive games, averaging two a game, and is 1.20 at bet365 to have one here. Mohammed Kudus has managed two or more shots in four in a row and is 1.40 at bet365.
For Palace, Anan Khalaili has made a tackle in all eight league games, averaging 3.4, and has fouled in five straight. Chris Richards is 1.73 to commit a foul and 5.00 to have a shot on target.
We back Tottenham Hotspur at 1.53 with Ladbrokes. Our model gives Spurs a 55% chance of winning, with the draw at 24% and Palace at 21%.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur win | 1.53 (Ladbrokes) | 55% |
| Draw | 4.75 (bet365) | 24% |
| Crystal Palace win | 5.75 (Coral) | 21% |
| Both teams to score | 1.70 (bet365) | 56% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.57 (bet365) | 56% |
Our predicted score is Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Crystal Palace, the likeliest single scoreline at 11%, though we make Spurs the more likely winner overall. Our model projects 1.84 goals for Spurs and 1.08 for Palace, with a 34% chance that Spurs keep a clean sheet. A 2-1 home win is next on the list at 10%.
Our bet builder has four legs: Tonali and Pino each with a shot, Gray with two tackles and Disasi with a foul. Each has cleared his line in all of his last five games. Disasi has fouled at least once in each of them, averaging 1.8, and is 1.53 at bet365.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace in the 2026/27 Premier League kicks off at 5.30pm UK on Saturday 31 October 2026 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It is the ninth league game of the season for both clubs, who have each played 8.
We predict a 1-1 draw for Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace in the 2026/27 Premier League, the likeliest single scoreline at 11%, though we make Spurs the likelier winners at 55%, with the draw at 24% and a Palace win at 21%. We project 1.84 goals for Spurs and 1.08 for Palace.
Tottenham Hotspur are favourites against Crystal Palace in the 2026/27 Premier League, and we give them a 55% chance of winning, with the draw at 24% and a Palace win at 21%. Spurs are unbeaten in their last 3 league games, while Palace have lost 5 of their 8.
We give both teams to score a 56% chance in Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace in the 2026/27 Premier League. Palace have conceded 19 league goals, more than any other side, and both teams have scored in 50% of Palace's league games, against 38% of Spurs'.
Before Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace on 31 October 2026, Tottenham Hotspur are 14th in the 2026/27 Premier League on 9 points from 8 games and Crystal Palace are 17th on 7 points, three places lower and two points behind.
In Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace in the 2026/27 Premier League, Jan Paul van Hecke has committed a foul and made a tackle in all 8 of Spurs' league games, and Sandro Tonali has had a shot in 5 straight league games.
For the 5.30pm UK kick-off on 31 October 2026 in the 2026/27 Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur's possible starting lineup against Crystal Palace is Kinský; Robertson, van Hecke, van de Ven, Gray; Tonali, Fernandes, Gallagher; Kudus, Marmoush, Tel, and Crystal Palace's possible starting lineup is Benítez; Mitchell, Disasi, Canvot, Richards; Wharton, Kamada; Khalaili, Pino, McNeil; Mateta.