WEEKLY BETTING GUIDE
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WATFORD V CRYSTAL PALACE
WATFORD TO WIN
13 / 10
Palace have played Watford twice before on Boxing Day in their history, winning 2-0 in 1949 but losing by the same scoreline in 1952.
Crystal Palace have won only six league games in 2016 – this is their joint-lowest tally of league wins in a single calendar year( in the Football League system), level with 1962 and 1973.
The Eagles have the lowest points per game average of any Premier League or Football League side in 2016( 0.72). games in a PL season were Derby in 2007-08( 0 goals).
LEICESTER CITY V EVERTON
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
7 / 10
The Foxes haven’ t won a Premier League Boxing Day
( D1 L5).
Everton are unbeaten in their last four Premier League away games on Boxing Day, scoring exactly one goal in each match( W2 D2 L0).
The Foxes have conceded a goal in each of their last 10 Premier League games – only bottom of the league side Hull are on a longer run without a clean sheet in the competition( 15 games without one).
SOUTHAMPTON V TOTTENHAM
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE: NO
EVS
Southampton’ s 17 Premier League games this season have seen just 33 goals scored; fewer than any other side.
Only Chelsea( 43) have allowed their opponents fewer shots on target than Southampton( 45) in the Premier League this season.