Southampton vs Crystal Palace Predictions

Southampton vs Crystal Palace predictions for this Premier League clash. Crystal Palace may face a dip after their FA Cup high, while Southampton’s urgency to escape relegation could level the playing field, suggesting a tightly contested draw at St Mary’s. Read on for all our free Premier League predictions and betting tips.

Premier League | Apr 2, 2025 at 7.45pm UK at St. Mary’s Stadium

Southampton vs Crystal Palace Predictions

Can Southampton Keep Palace at Bay Long Enough to Make Them Sweat?

• Southampton’s Soft Start Before Sinking: In multiple recent home matches, Saints have held on in the first half before conceding decisively after the interval.
• Palace Thrive Late Away from Home: The Eagles have kept seven straight away clean sheets, often taking full control in the second half after slow-burning starts.
• Saints Sliding Toward Infamy: They’ve lost 11 of their last 12 home games in all competitions, conceding two or more in eight of the last nine league matches.

Best Bet for Southampton vs Crystal Palace

St Mary’s will play host to two clubs heading in completely opposite directions on Wednesday evening, as rock-bottom Southampton prepare to lock horns with an in-form Crystal Palace side riding the wave of an FA Cup semi-final berth. While one side are chasing Wembley dreams and flirting with a late-season charge toward European football, the other are practically pencilling in coach travel to Rotherham for next season.

Southampton are now only competing with the ghosts of Derby County’s 2007/08 side to avoid going down as the worst Premier League team in history. With just nine points from 29 matches, and a painful run of five straight defeats heading into this clash, there’s a grim inevitability about their fate. But football has a cruel sense of humour, and the Saints will be desperate to claw together enough points to avoid the all-time lowest tally. Whether they can manage even that modest aim is up for debate.

On the other side of the pitch, Crystal Palace arrive full of belief and energy. After dispatching Fulham 3-0 in the FA Cup last weekend and stretching their winning streak to six in all competitions, the Eagles are looking sharper than they have all season. Eberechi Eze is flying, Jean-Phillipe Mateta is back leading the line after a horror ear injury, and their defensive record away from home is as tight as a locked vault. The question now is whether Palace will turn up focused, or stroll into this one already thinking about the M23 derby looming at the weekend.

Best Bet for Southampton vs Crystal Palace: Draw/Crystal Palace – Half Time/Full Time

Here at BettingTips4You.com, we don’t hand you a shopping list of random punts. One match, one tip—our sharpest angle for value and success. For this Premier League scrap, our Best Bet is Draw/Crystal Palace – Half Time/Full Time.

Why not go all in on the Palace win from the off? Well, context is everything. Southampton may be dire on paper, but playing at home in front of a restless crowd with pride on the line—these scenarios often bring out an awkward first half. Palace could easily control possession without finding the net early, especially if Glasner decides to rotate or ease off slightly after a demanding cup tie.

The Saints, for all their glaring flaws, have sometimes kept things level in the opening 45 before falling apart in the second. They did so against Wolves just before the international break. Their energy levels drop, their shape disintegrates, and suddenly, the floodgates creak open.

Palace, meanwhile, are masters of patience. They’ve built their away dominance not through reckless aggression, but through discipline. They’ve conceded zero goals in their last seven away outings across all competitions—a staggering record. And in five of those, they went in level at the break before taking charge later on.

“Southampton can still put up a fight—just not for 90 minutes. Palace’s measured approach often wears down fragile sides, and that’s what we’re banking on here.”
— BettingTips4You.com expert quote, Steve Harrington

Glasner may rest one or two key faces, but the likes of Sarr and Eze will still have the quality to break down Southampton’s brittle back line once the game opens up. A likely final scoreline? 2-0 to Palace, with the second goal arriving after a predictable Saints collapse post-hour mark.

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