Crystal Palace vs West Ham United Prediction 9/20/2025 Today’s EPL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Crystal Palace vs West Ham Prediction for this English Premier League Week 5 matchup on Saturday, September 20th, at the London Stadium. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this English Premier League matchup.

West Ham Preview

West Ham has 3 points this season, with a 1-3-0 record, and are sitting on the 18th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 0-2-0 home record and a 1-1-0 away record. West Ham is coming off a 0-3 home defeat against Tottenham, where they had 36% possession of the ball and 7 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 77% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.60 compared to Tottenham’s 1.29.

West Ham is scoring 1.00 goals per game, which ranks 15th in the Premier League, while allowing 2.75 goals per game, which is 20th. Lucas Paquetá is West Ham’s top scorer with 2 goals, followed by Jarrod Bowen and Callum Wilson with 1 goal apiece. El Hadji Malick Diouf is West Ham’s top passer, with 2 assists.

Crystal Palace Preview

Crystal Palace has 6 points this season, with a 1-0-3 record, and are sitting on the 9th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 0-0-2 home record and a 1-0-1 away record. Crystal Palace is coming off a 2-1 home win against Millwall (after penalties), where they had 54% possession of the ball and 17 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 83% completed passes, and higher expected goals, with 1.87 compared to Millwall’s 1.46.

Crystal Palace is scoring 1.00 goals per game, which ranks 10th in the Premier League, while allowing 0.25 goals per game, which is 3rd. Ismaïla Sarr is Crystal Palace’s top scorer with 2 goals, followed by Marc Guehi and Jean-Philippe Mateta with 1 goal apiece. Daniel Muñoz and Maxence Lacroix are Crystal Palace’s top passers, with 1 assist each.

Why West Ham will win

·        Crystal Palace has lost each of its last three EPL Week 5 away matches.

Why Crystal Palace will win

·        Crystal Palace has won four of its last six EPL matches against West Ham.

·        Crystal Palace has won five of its last seven EPL away matches following a league draw.

·        Crystal Palace has won four of its last five EPL matches as a favorite against West Ham.

·        The away team has won six of West Ham’s last seven EPL matches.

·        The away team has won each of West Ham’s last three EPL matches.

·        West Ham has lost each of its last three EPL home matches.

·        West Ham has lost each of its last three EPL Saturday matches.

Total Points Facts

·        The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of West Ham’s last six EPL matches.

·        The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of West Ham’s last four EPL matches as a home underdog.

·        The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of Crystal Palace’s last four EPL day matches as a favorite.

·        The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in five of Crystal Palace’s last six EPL day matches as a favorite.

·        The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in four of Crystal Palace’s last five EPL matches.

Crystal Palace vs West Ham Prediction

In their two meetings last season, Crystal Palace won 2-0 on the road, while West Ham won 2-0 on the road. Crystal Palace is 5-2-1 in their last 8 meetings against West Ham, over 2.5 goals is 5-3 in their last 8 meetings, and Both teams to score – Yes is 6-2 in their last 8 meetings.

In this Crystal Palace vs West Ham Prediction, Crystal Palace is coming as -140 road favorites. Palace is rightfully favored, as West Ham has been terrible this season, but they had to play one extra mid-week game for the English Cup, so I don’t trust them as such big road favorites. I also don’t trust West Ham at all, as they have the worst defense in the Premier League, and I would rather focus on the total. Both teams are struggling offensively so far, scoring one goal per game each, and Palace has the third-best defense in the league, allowing 0.25 goals per game. Most of their recent meetings have gone under the total, and I like another low-scoring affair today. Take the under 2.5 goals in this one.