We have a West Ham United v Crystal Palace prediction for you, plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of their London Derby on Saturday.
West Ham United will be hoping to bounce back from their defeat to Tottenham and double their league tally for the season.
Crystal Palace have been their solid yet unspectacular selves this season and were taken to penalties midweek by Millwall.
Betting Odds
West Ham United v Crystal Palace Betting Odds – Premier League 2025/26
Team | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
West Ham United | 19/10 | 34.5% |
Crystal Palace | 11/8 | 42.1% |
Draw | 9/4 | 30.8% |
West Ham United are priced at 19/10 for this game. Crystal Palace can be gotten at 11/8, and the draw is priced at 9/4.
West Ham v Crystal Palace Result - PL 25/26
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Handicap Betting
West Ham United: +1 - 4/7
Crystal Palace -1 – 15/4
Handicap Draw +1 @ 3/1
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How To Watch
How To Watch West Ham United v Crystal Palace
This match kicks off at 15:00 in the London Stadium
Form Guide
West Ham United Form Guide
The Hammers come into this game on the back of a disappointing derby defeat to Tottenham 0-3 last Saturday. However, it could’ve been so different. Having gone into half-time 0-0, a 47th-minute Sarr goal and a controversial sending off of Souček in the 54th minute meant it was always going to be difficult to get back into the game.
While West Ham are currently sat in 18th, the underlying metrics of their performances suggest that they should climb the table in the coming weeks, given their Expected Points Position would have them 3 places higher in 15th, which would be only one position below their performance last season. Hence, the signs are there that Potter's new look side can come back from this poor rut.
Graham Potter has been tactically flexible throughout this season, generally alternating between a 3-4-1-2 to open the season and more recently a 4-2-3-1. With Souček, the major absentee through suspension, it’s likely we will see a pairing of Paqueta playing deeper with Ward-Prowse.
West Ham United’s Last Five Results
West Ham United 0-3 Tottenham | September 13th | Loss
Nottingham Forest 0-3 West Ham United | August 31st | Win
Wolves 3-2 West Ham United | August 26th | Loss
West Ham United 1-5 Chelsea | August 22nd | Loss
Sunderland 3-0 West Ham United | August 16th | Loss
4 Losses and 1 Win
Crystal Palace’s Form Guide
The Eagles have had a solid, albeit unspectacular, return to the field following the International Break. They returned to action, hosting Sunderland at Selhurst Park, and despite dominating, were held to a 0-0 draw. Midweek in the EFL Cup, they were then brought back to 1-1 against Millwall before prevailing on penalties.
Crystal Palace’s 6-point tally from their opening 4 fixtures has them sitting nicely in 9th position. Better still for the club, their underlying performance has them on 7.22 points and in an Expected Points Position of 5th. Those early signs suggest last year's FA Cup winners could better their 12th-place finish from last year.
While midweek was used as an opportunity to “refresh the pack”, 5 changes from their draw against Sunderland meant that there was still a significant amount of first-teamers in action from the start, including Munoz, Kamada, and Mateta, who played the full game in both. It’ll be interesting to see if tired legs become a factor at the weekend, even if it is early in the season.
Crystal Palace’s Last Five Results
Crystal Palace 1-1 Millwall | September 16th | Draw
Crystal Palace 0-0 Sunderland | September 13th | Draw
Aston Villa 0-3 Crystal Palace | August 31st | Win
Fredrikstad 0-0 Crystal Palace | August 28th | Draw
Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest | August 24th | Loss
4 Draws and 1 Win
Predicted Line Ups
West Ham United v Crystal Palace Predicted Lineups
West Ham United Predicted Starting XI(4-2-3-1)
GK: Hermansen
RB: Walker-Peters, CB: Mavropanos, CB: Kilman, LB: Diouf
CM: Ward-Prowse, CM: Paqueta
RW: Bowen, AM: Fernandes, LW: Summerville
CF: Wilson
Crystal Palace Predicted Starting XI (3-4-2-1)
GK: Henderson
RCB: Richards, CB: Lacroix, LCB: Guehi
RM: Munoz, CM: Hughes, CM: Lerma, LM: Mitchell
AM: Pino, AM: Kamada
CF: Mateta
Head-To-Head
West Ham United v Crystal Palace Head-To-Head Results & Stats
All-Time Head-To-Head Record
Crystal Palace wins: 20
West Ham United wins: 26
Draws: 24
Head-To-Head Last Five Results
West Ham United 0-2 Crystal Palace | Premier League | January 18th, 2025
Crystal Palace 0-2 West Ham United | Premier League | August 24th, 2024
Crystal Palace 5-2 West Ham United | Premier League | April 21st, 2024
West Ham United 1-1 Crystal Palace | Premier League | December 3rd, 2022
Crystal Palace 4-3 West Ham United | Premier League | April 29th, 2023
Key Players To Watch
Key Players To Watch
Jarrod Bowen - West Ham United
Club Captain Jarrod Bowen has been nothing short of exceptional since signing for The Hammers in January 2020. This season, he has 1 Goal and 1 assist across his 5 games in all competitions and will be looking to bounce back from a recent quiet showing against Spurs.
Jean Philipe Mateta - Crystal Palace
Frenchman Mateta initially arrived on loan in January of the 19/20 season, and since then has gone from strength to strength, leading the line with distinction and contributing to their FA Cup success. This season, it’s been a slower start with 3 goals in 8 games. He has scored 4 in his 5 games against West Ham though..
Prediction & Best Bet
West Ham United v Crystal Palace Prediction & Best Bet
Prediction: West Ham United 2-1 Crystal Palace
It was a story of two halves last time out for the Hammers, but they will be reeling to go at the weekend and bounce back with some positivity.
Crystal Palace are consistently a challenge, but it remains to be seen whether their midweek game takes a bit out of their legs and energy levels.
I’m expecting a close game, but with midweek off and home advantage, I’m backing West Ham United to do the business and win.
Anytime Goalscorer Jarrod Bowen @ 5/2
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