Luton Town vs. Crystal Palace: EPL Game Preview

Luton Town hosts Crystal Palace in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Luton Town is coming off a 1-0 road loss against Manchester United on November 11 while Crystal Palace lost 3-2 against Everton at home on November 11.

Luton Town is in 18th place in the Premier League standings with six points in 12 games while Crystal Palace is in 13th place with 15 points in 12 games.

The player to watch in this game is Odsonne Edouard, who has five goals and zero assists in 11 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Odsonne Edouard a 32.86 percent chance to score against Luton Town. He has 30 SCA and 1 GCA in 11 Premier League games this season.
FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Luton Town 3.55
• Crystal Palace 2.15
• Draw: 3.30

Spread
• Luton Town 0, +0.5 (1.95)
• Crystal Palace 0, -0.5 (1.80)

Total
• Over 2, 2.5 (1.78)
• Under 2, 2.5 (1.95)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in English League Championship action on February 24, 2007 and Crystal Palace won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Luton Town, Carlton Morris has a 38.36 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.26 shots overall per sim, 0.95 shots on goal per and 0.49 goals per sim.

For Crystal Palace, Odsonne Edouard has a 32.86 percent chance to score. He averages 1.62 shots overall per sim, 0.92 shots on goal per and 0.4 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Crystal Palace 2.15

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Crystal Palace in this one. Average score in simulations is Crystal Palace 1.42 to Luton Town 1.41.