Southampton at Crystal Palace 10/29/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

The Crystal Palace Eagles host the Southampton Saints for a Premier League match on Oct. 29. Palace won its last meeting with the Saints, 2-1, in April. The Eagles and Saints played to a 2-2 draw in December 2021. Southampton is 14-7-5 all-time against Crystal Palace in Premier League competitions.  

Palace lost to Everton, 3-0, in its previous Premier League match Oct. 22. Southampton earned a draw with Arsenal, 1-1, on Oct. 23. Arsenal led 1-0 at the half before Stuart Armstrong got the equalizer for the Saints in the 65th minute.

The Eagles (3-4-4) are 13th in the league table with 13 points, 12 goals scored and 16 goals allowed. Everton (3-4-5) is 12th with 13 points, 11 goals and 12 goals allowed. No. 14 Bournemouth is also 3-4-5 but has scored just 10 goals to the 25 allowed.

The Saints (3-3-6) are a point behind those three clubs in 16th place with 11 goals scored and 19 allowed. Aston Villa (3-3-6) is 15th with 11 goals and 16 allowed.

Wilfried Zaha is tied with two others for 10th in the league with five goals for Crystal Palace. Che Adams leads Southampton with three goals, tied with 17 others for 18th. Joe Aribo has two goals for the Saints, while Odsonne Édouard has two for the Eagles. Édouard and Michael Olise each have two assists for Crystal Palace. Southampton’s Romain Perraud also has two assists.

Vicente Guaita has two clean sheets in 11 games in goal for the Eagles this season, while Gavin Bazunu has one in 12 games for the Saints. Both goalkeepers have 32 saves.