I often feel like Oda probably is doing just that. Like whenever the majority or a good chunk of the fanbase is hoping for something in the story, he checks japanese social media and has his english-speaking assistants check english social media and forums just to see what everyone is hoping for so he can do the exact opposite just so he can be "unpredictable".
Its not bad to be predictable Oda as long as you provide fun and continue to deliver on the stuff that made your story successful to begin with. Please stop with this 'subverting expectations' routine you learned from Netflix.