Crystal Palace vs Leeds United predictions: Farke's men to stand firm in survival fight
Steve Davies
Crystal Palace drew 0-0 with AEK Larnaca in the Conference League on Thursday
Leeds beat Norwich 3-0 in the FA Cup last Sunday
Recommended bet: Draw
Crystal Palace can all but confirm Premier League survival if they beat Leeds, who would dearly love just a second away win of the season to ease their own concerns.
Palace have had less than three days to prepare for this showdown following Thursday's 0-0 draw with AEK Larnaca in the Conference League, whereas Leeds have not played since Sunday's 3-0 drubbing of Norwich in the FA Cup.
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Team news
Eddie Nketiah is still missing for Palace, who hope to have right wing-back Daniel Munoz (shoulder) available.
Jean-Philippe Mateta has recovered from a knee problem but may not start and Maxence Lacroix is available after a domestic ban.
Noah Okafor looks to still be an absentee for Leeds, though Dominic Calvert-Lewin is fit after sitting out last weekend's 3-0 FA Cup win over Norwich with a slight strain.
Joe Rodon could return after a tight hamstring saw him also miss the Norwich game.
The stats
Palace have lost only one of their last six and have kept three straight home clean sheets.
Leeds have drawn seven of their last nine away games and lost just one, a 4-3 reverse at Newcastle in which they were 3-2 up going into injury time.
Palace have scored 14 goals in 14 home league games; only Nottingham Forest (13) have bagged fewer goals at home.
Daniel Farke's Whites have found the net in 10 of their last 11 away games, including at Manchester City, Chelsea and Aston Villa.
Leeds' away games average just 7.9 corners per match, the lowest of any away team.
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Prediction
After losing six of their first seven away games back in the Premier League, Daniel Farke's Leeds have found away-days a lot more rewarding of late.
They still have just the one road win to their name – a 3-1 victory at Wolves in September – but they have lost only one of their last seven away matches, drawing the other six.
Those precious away points might not be putting clear daylight between themselves and the bottom three, but they are helping them inch towards safety.
And it may well be worth backing them to get another point from this trip.
Leeds head for London fresh after a week off, whereas Palace boss Oliver Glasner has got plenty of juggling to do.
They drew 0-0 with AEK Larnaca at Selhurst Park in the Conference League Round of 16 first leg and looked tired, managing just four shots on target despite having over 70% possession.
If Larnaca were disciplined, then it is fair to assume Leeds will be too.
The Yorkshiremen are struggling for goals of late – they have only scored once in their last three league matches – which makes this look like a low-scorer and a potential stalemate.
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