Leeds vs Crystal Palace Prediction 20 September 2026
🔊 The fifth round of the top flight of English football is under way, and Leeds vs Crystal Palace is one of the matches rounding off Sunday's schedule. The hosts are unbeaten in the league so far this season and are looking to extend that run, with their home crowd expected to help. Crystal Palace have poor league numbers and will come looking for points that could prove important to their season later on.
Recent matches at Elland Road have produced plenty of goals.
📊 In recent seasons these two sides have been meeting each other regularly. The last two matches between them at Leeds saw plenty of goals: one ended in a 4-1 win for Leeds, while the other was almost a mirror image in scoreline, with Crystal Palace coming out on top 5-1.
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Leeds: an emotional rollercoaster for the fans
The Peacocks come into this match sitting fourth in the table. They are unbeaten in the league so far this season, drawing with Brentford and Brighton (1-1 in both matches) and beating Nottingham 1-0. Leeds also made an impression in the previous round, destroying Newcastle 4-1 at home and giving the Magpies no chance.
In the League Cup, the club got off to a winning start by beating Nottingham again, repeating their league result against the Reds with a 2-0 victory. But the following round is one Leeds players and supporters will want to forget entirely. They were drawn against Chelsea and were taken apart at Stamford Bridge, losing 6-3 in a match played in the style of old-school English football with a hockey scoreline.
Match Results: Leeds United
Crystal Palace: all of the club’s success has come in cup competitions
Crystal Palace have struggled to find their feet in the league, losing three of their first four Premier League matches. They managed to beat Fulham, who sit at the bottom of the table alongside Coventry, but lost all their other games without looking like winning any of them. The closest they came to a satisfactory result was against Ipswich, though a first-half red card cost them any chance of even a draw.
In cup competitions, however, they have made a perfect start. Palace began their League Cup campaign with a 3-0 thrashing of Middlesbrough to advance to the next round, and they got their Europa League league phase campaign off to a good start as well, giving Polish side Lech no chance in a 4-0 win to pick up their first points.
Match Results: Crystal Palace
Latest news
Leeds United
❌ Mateo Fernandez and Joe Rodon are unavailable due to injury. Both players continue to recover.
Crystal Palace
❌ Palace are without their first-choice goalkeeper: Dean Henderson has missed several matches with a leg injury and will not be available for the game against Leeds either. Top scorer Jean-Philippe Mateta also continues his recovery.
⚽ Goals Prediction
Leeds have been very high-scoring in their last two matches, suffering a heavy defeat to Chelsea in the League Cup (3-6) and then thrashing Newcastle (4-1). Their form suggests this is not a side that sits back, and against opponents who allow them to create chances, Leeds take full advantage. Crystal Palace have also been consistently involved in open, high-scoring games this season, with a goals-for-against ratio of 6:11 in four league rounds. We're backing Total Goals - Over 2.5 at odds of 1.73*.
🚩 Corners Prediction
The London club have made an extremely passive start to the season in attack. Across the first four Premier League rounds, the Eagles have taken just 9 corners - the worst figure in the league over that period. The pattern also extends well beyond the start of this season: Crystal Palace have taken fewer than 5.5 corners in 12 of their last 14 matches. Based on the low corner count from one of the sides, we think there are solid grounds to back Total Corners - Under 10.5 at 1.55*.
🟨 Yellow Cards Prediction
Daniel Farke's side play a very disciplined game at home. Statistically, the team control the tempo well and rarely resort to cynical fouls. Palace are currently in poor form and sit 16th in the table. Away from home they tend to be passive. On top of that, their opponents in Palace's last six away matches received no more than one yellow card per game. This suggests the Eagles do not often provoke opponents into tactical fouls. The prediction is Total Yellow Cards - Under 4.5 at 1.45*.
*Odds are approximate and may vary across different bookmakers.
⭐️ Editorial Prediction
Leeds have looked excellent at the start of the season, setting aside their League Cup exit. They are doing plenty of damage in the final third and are capable of scoring multiple goals against sides with defensive problems. Palace are one of those sides. The Eagles have conceded three times to Championship newcomers Ipswich and twice to an inconsistent Fulham. We therefore think Leeds will find their two goals at home. The main prediction is Leeds Team Total - Over 1.5. Predicted score: 3-1.
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Betting Tips: Leeds United - Crystal Palace
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