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Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Burnley
Kickoff Time: 2026-2-12 3:30 (HKT)
Source:REUTERS/Paul Childs
Crystal Palace won 1-0 against Brighton in their last away match, ending a barren run of 12 games without a victory across all competitions. This is also Crystal Palace’s first win in two months. Under the management of Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace employs a 3-4-2-1 formation, with quick transitions between offense and defense being their key to success. During attacks, the wing-backs on both sides quickly push forward, creating threatening counter-attacks. Additionally, the central midfielder, Adam Wharton, orchestrates the play, allowing the players in the wide and central attacking areas to make diagonal runs, frequently opening up space on the flanks and in the channels, thus creating more scoring opportunities. This tactical strategy proves particularly effective against weaker teams, as opponents often struggle to adapt to their fast-paced transitions.
Burnley lost 0-2 at home to West Ham in their last match and has now gone 16 league games without a win, showing little form. Moreover, Burnley’s defense is riddled with gaps; they have conceded 49 goals in the league so far, making them the team with the most goals conceded in the Premier League. Currently, Burnley sits second to last in the league table with a record of 3 wins, 6 draws, and 16 losses, accumulating 15 points and becoming one of the frontrunners for relegation. Furthermore, their attacking approach is quite limited, primarily relying on delivering crosses from the wings to create scoring opportunities for their tall forward, or trying to capitalize on second-ball situations to create threats, as well as relying on long-range passes or direct long balls to attack the opponent’s penalty area.
Both teams are not in ideal form, but Crystal Palace’s victory in the last match has seen a rebound in their morale. Additionally, Crystal Palace’s overall strength is clearly above that of Burnley. Given this, it would be wise to favor Crystal Palace, who has the home advantage, to secure consecutive victories.
Crystal Palace‘s Last 5 Games: WDLLL
26-02-08 Brighton 0-1 Crystal Palace
26-02-01 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace
26-01-25 Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea
26-01-17 Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace
26-01-10 Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
Burnley‘s Last 5 Games: LLDDW
26-02-07 Burnley 0-2 West Ham
26-02-03 Sunderland 3-0 Burnley
26-01-24 Burnley 2-2 Tottenham
26-01-17 Liverpool 1-1 Burnley
26-01-10 Burnley 5-1 Millwall
Head-To-Head Record
25-12-04 Burnley 0-1 Crystal Palace
24-02-24 Crystal Palace 3-0 Burnley
23-11-04 Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace
22-02-26 Crystal Palace 1-1 Burnley
21-11-20 Burnley 3-3 Crystal Palace
Prediction: Crystal Palace wins at home