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Wolves vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting tips
Two clubs from the Premier League really want to get into the next round in the FA Cup. At Molineux, Wolverhampton welcomes the guest from London, Crystal Palace. In the league this would be a direct neighborhood duel, so an exciting game in the cup can be expected.
Before the game Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace show the odds of the best bookmakers that the host is at least a slight favorite in this game. However, the Wolves had to struggle with slight problems recently, the ease is currently a little lacking.
Progress would be important for both clubs due to financial considerations. On Friday evening from 19:45 p.m., both teams face each other and want to reach the next round.
Wolverhampton:
The Wolverhampton season has not gone badly so far, but the team is a bit away from the optimum. The consistency in the game is missing and the otherwise safe defense revealed gaps this season. A prime example of this was last weekend’s game against Brighton, which ended 3-3.
Before the game Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace, the odds still show that the Wolves are the easy favorites in this game. But, as is known, things are very difficult to predict in cup competitions because they are knockout games.
Conceding 24 goals from 17 league games is not a catastrophe for the Wolves, but too many in relation to the goals they scored. A look at the offensive statistics shows where the problem is. The Wolves have only scored 18 goals so far, which is also due to the serious injury to Raul Jimenez, who has been out for weeks.
Only one player from coach Nuno Espirito Santo’s team has more than three league goals under his belt. Above all, there is a lack of penetrative power. In addition, the last four games in the Premier League could not be won. They lost to Burnley and Manchester United, and there was a draw against Tottenham and Brighton.
It’s also interesting that in four of the Wolves’ last five games, both teams have met at least once. That’s why before the game Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace our forecast that both the hosts and the guests will score well in this game as well. Whether this will happen can be tracked with the live score function on a betting basis.
Coach Santo could change the team in some positions, rotation in the cup competitions is not uncommon. Only in the offensive is there not much opportunity to switch, because Podence, Jiménez and Dadashov are eliminated.
Crystal Palace :
The guests from London also hope to progress in the cup. Like Wolverhampton, Crystal Palace is only playing a solid season, not exhausting its own possibilities completely. Ordinary performances often alternate with catastrophic appearances. A look at the last few weeks confirms that.
Last Saturday, for example, Crystal Palace won 2-0 against Sheffield, before they had a very strong 1-1 against Leicester. Before that, however, they lost 3-0 to Aston Villa and were even defeated 7-0 to Liverpool. Before the game Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace show the odds that the guests definitely play the outsider role.
If you look at the Premier League table, you can see that the Wolves and Crystal Palace are tied. Due to the slightly worse goal difference, the Eagles are one place behind the hosts. A game at eye level is therefore quite realistic.
The problem with Crystal Palace is definitely the defensive. Although a 2-0 win against a harmless Sheffield succeeded at the weekend, coach Roy Hodgson’s team conceded at least one goal in 15 games in a row. 29 goals conceded mean the fourth worst value in the Premier League, which is expandable.
Because of these defensive problems, Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace our tip that both teams will score high. The Londoners often go offensive, they scored 22 goals in the league, which is the second best value in the lower half of the Premier League table.
In the offensive area, the Eagles are particularly hoping for Wilfried Zaha. With eight league goals he is the best shooter, otherwise no player has more than three goals in the account.
Wolves vs Crystal Palace head to head matches
30.10.20 PL Wolves Crystal Palace 2 : 0
20.07.20 PL Wolves Crystal Palace 2 : 0
22.09.19 PL Crystal Palace Wolves 1 : 1
02.01.19 PL Wolves Crystal Palace 0 : 2
06.10.18 PL Crystal Palace Wolves 0 : 1