PREMIER LEAGUE THURSDAY: The Striker previews TOTTENHAM v CRYSTAL PALACE with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
TOTTENHAM V CRYSTAL PALACE
8pm We finish the midweek round of Premier League fixtures on Betdaq Betting Exchange with a very interesting fixture on Thursday night! Spurs host Crystal Palace with the question this week being asked; are Spurs in the relegation battle? Another loss after the weekend saw them sitting just four points ahead of West Ham in the relegation zone. The situation is desperate, and it has seemingly got worse with the change in manager too – they haven’t won a single domestic match in 2026. Surely it couldn’t happen to a club like Spurs?
The under-lining numbers have told the story about Spurs all season. Sacking Ange Postecoglou was a terrible decision. Their average xG created of 1.30 has been hanging around the bottom six attacking figures all season. Their average xG conceded of 1.47 is bang average too – they are not relegation figures though – basically the lower end of mid-table, but the squad looks like they’ve lost all their confidence at the moment. Spurs have conceded at least two goals in eight consecutive Premier League matches. Even by the standards of a club that has been a byword for defensive chaos for several years now, that is a remarkable stat – as the saying goes; you don’t win many games conceding two goals!
Spurs have won just twice in their last 19 league matches. Not exactly the type of stat you want to see when considering backing a favourite, and Spurs do come into this game as the favourites. Spurs are trading 2.5 with Crystal Palace 3.15 and the draw is 3.5 at the time of writing. The interesting thing about this fixture, especially from a betting point of view, is that Palace have been bang average this season too. Their average xG created of 1.33 isn’t far off Spurs – right beside each other in the xG table actually – Oliver Glasner appears to be on increasingly thin ice at Selhurst Park, and seems to be fighting with the board over transfer business. However, their xG conceded of 1.38 is at least a more respectable mid-table figure defensively, and they are clearly the better-functioning side right now.
A huge talking point going into this game will be the financial time bomb ticking underneath all of this for Spurs given what we learned after the weekend. According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, Levy ensured that virtually every player contract signed during his tenure contains a relegation clause that would automatically cut wages by 50 per cent if Spurs drop to the Championship. They would still face a £250 million reduction in annual revenue though – and they aren’t filling the stadium in the championship either. It will be very interesting to see the atmosphere in the stadium here too – how will the fans react; they have been booing the side for most of the season.
It’s quite easy to pick holes in both sides here, so I’m happy to stay away from the match odds market. It’s easy to see why it’s a reasonably open betting heat too. Spurs record at home this season has been exceptionally poor, and as I said above, they have been sloppy at the back. I can see plenty of action at both ends of the pitch here, and Over 2.5 goals looks the value call at 1.86. All eyes will be on the energy in the stadium if Palace take an early lead, and how toxic it might turn.
The Striker Says:
Two points win Over 2.5 goals at 1.86 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
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