Crystal Palace vs Stoke City (Asian Handicap) prediction

Crystal palace vs Stoke. Palace has Wilfred Zaha out with muscle strain while Bolaise is out due to illness and may not make a start here likewise Captain Jideka. Place has nothing much to play for in the league and with the FA cup final coming up in a couple of weeks, I wouldn't be surprised if the players take it easy here to avoid getting injured. They are coming from back to back away losses in the league with their latest being a 1-0 loss to Newcastle although their chance from the spot to rescue something from the game was blown away by Cabaye. Stoke city has not been playing great either in recent weeks. After going through their usually little slump in form. They have responded quite positively with a 1-1 draw against relegation threatened sunderland. They took the lead on the 50th minute via Arnauovic and were pretty much cruising for all 3 points before Defoe converted from the spot to still give sunderland a lifeline. For this match, the visitors have Bojan as doubtful while Fullback Glen Johnson is back in training but might not start here. Had this game being played mid season, I would have gone for a draw or any other outright match result. However, Stoke should be more likely to get a win here as palace players would pretty much have an eye on the final. some of their key players are missing too so I think its just stoke's other chance to get a positive result before the end of the season. GL!