Supercomputer Predicts Whether Tottenham Can Get Their First Win of 2026 vs. Crystal Palace

Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Crystal Palace to N17 on Thursday night for a mid-week Premier League London derby that carries far more weight than the fixture list originally suggested. With the calendar now reading 2026, the Lilywhites remain without a league victory since the turn of the year, a sequence that has left Igor Tudor’s side hovering above the relegation places and intensified scrutiny around Hotspur Way.

Tudor, appointed amid hopes of an instant revival, has so far been unable to translate his ideas into results. Defensive errors and structural flaws have survived the managerial change, producing back-to-back defeats against Arsenal and Fulham. The Croatian tactician offered a frank assessment after the latest setback, conceding he has “a lot of problems” to remedy and labelling the scale of the rebuild at Tottenham “amazing”.

Opposite Tudor in the technical area will be Oliver Glasner, the Palace boss who has steered his side into mid-table security and would relish deepening Tottenham’s woes. Yet Opta’s supercomputer still views the hosts as marginal favourites to end their drought. According to the analytics model, Spurs are projected to claim three points despite their recent struggles under the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium lights.

The stakes extend beyond local bragging rights. With Nottingham Forest visiting champions Manchester City and West Ham United travelling to Fulham, relegation rivals face daunting fixtures of their own. A Tottenham victory would not only halt a winless streak stretching into its third month but could also open vital breathing room above the bottom three.

For Tudor, Thursday represents both opportunity and imperative: a chance to validate his appointment and to relieve mounting pressure before the season’s defining stretch arrives.