Match Pack: Crystal Palace FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Crystal Palace FC will be coming into this match off a solid run of form at home, remaining unbeaten in their last five matches at Selhurst Park. They have shown a strong defensive resolve and will hope to utilize the home advantage to extend their run to five games without defeat in all competitions. However, their attack hasn’t been prolific recently, scoring only five goals in their last five outings, and they have failed to find the net in two of these games. Managerial decisions to possibly bring in more attacking options or a change in tactics could be pivotal to breaking down the Wolverhampton defense.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, on the other hand, has had a slightly better patch, gathering nine points from their recent five-game stretch despite their struggles to score, failing to hit the back of the net in their last two outings. Despite these attacking lapses, Wolves have managed to secure three wins in the same period, indicating a strong defense and ability to capitalize on sparse opportunities. Historically, they’ve had close contests with Crystal Palace, but their recent away performances have been lackluster with an average of 1.17 points per match on the road this season.

Considering the head-to-head statistics and both teams’ current form, this match could turn out to be a tight contest. While Crystal Palace will aim to exploit their unbeaten home streak, Wolverhampton’s recent form and slightly better points accumulation could counterbalance Palace’s home advantage. The previous encounters suggest a moderate scoring game, so goals could come at a premium. Given both teams’ current offensive records, a low-scoring draw or a narrow victory either way could be on the cards, with Crystal Palace slightly more favored due to their solid home defense.

Insights

• Crystal Palace are currently unbeaten in their last 5 home games and have built momentum with a 4-game unbeaten streak.
• Wolverhampton Wanderers have gathered 9 points in their last 5 games, averaging 1.8 points per game and winning 3 out of those 5 fixtures.
• Both teams have struggled in front of the goal recently, failing to score in 2 out of their last 5 games each.
• Crystal Palace has scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches, while Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored 8 in the same number of games.
• BTTS (Both Teams to Score) has landed in only 2 of Crystal Palace’s last 5 matches and only 1 of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ last 5.
• Historically, Crystal Palace holds a slight edge over Wolverhampton Wanderers with 10 wins out of 19 encounters, compared to Wolverhampton’s 7 wins.
• Wolverhampton has failed to score in their last 2 consecutive matches, indicating potential attacking issues.
• Home form sees Crystal Palace averaging 1.22 points per game, while Wolverhampton averages 1.17 points per game away this season.
• The last face-off between the two resulted in Wolverhampton defeating Crystal Palace 1-0.
• Previous matches between these teams have averaged 2.53 goals, with BTTS occurring 47% of the time.

Match Facts

• The most frequent scoreline between Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers is 0-2, occurring in 7 past games.
• In their last 22 home games against Wolverhampton, Crystal Palace claimed victory 11 times, with 5 draws and 6 losses, having a goal advantage of 38-30.
• Out of 45 overall encounters, Crystal Palace won 20 games, drew 9, and lost 16 against Wolverhampton, leading in goals 68-59.
• Wolverhampton’s last away win at Crystal Palace was in 2018.
• In the previous season, Crystal Palace won both matches against Wolverhampton (3-2 at home, 3-1 away).
• Crystal Palace scores 30% of their goals between the 46-60 minute mark, the highest proportion in the league.
• Wolverhampton Wanderers scores 24% of their goals from the 76th to the 90th minute.
• Crystal Palace is unbeaten in their last 5 games.
• Crystal Palace hasn’t lost any of their last 7 home matches.
• At home, Crystal Palace hasn’t been defeated by Wolverhampton in their last 6 matchups.
• Crystal Palace failed to score in 5 of their 18 home league games this season.
• Wolverhampton didn’t score in 4 of their 18 away league matches this season.
• Crystal Palace’s current home record stands at 5 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses.
• Jean Philippe Mateta is the leading scorer for Crystal Palace with 14 goals; Matheus Cunha has netted 15 times for Wolverhampton.
• Eberechi Eze leads Crystal Palace in assists with 8, while Rayan Ait Nouri has 7 assists for Wolverhampton.

• Will Hughes has received 11 yellow cards for Crystal Palace, more than any other player; Joao Gomes leads Wolverhampton with 8 yellows.
• Crystal Palace wins the 1st half in 33% of their games, while Wolverhampton does so in 31%.
• The two sides drew 2-2 in their last clash.
• When leading 1-0 at home, Crystal Palace wins 84% of their games.
• When Wolverhampton leads 0-1 away, they win 77% of their matches.
• Crystal Palace has an 8% win rate when trailing 0-1 at home.
• Wolverhampton has a 13% success rate when down 1-0 away.
• Wolverhampton Wanderers currently exhibit better form than Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
• Wolverhampton has gone two matches without scoring a goal.
• Crystal Palace lost only 1 of their last 5 games against Wolverhampton across all competitions.
• In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace won 3, Wolverhampton 1, and there was 1 draw.
• Crystal Palace won 3 of the last 5 Premier League games against Wolverhampton, losing just once.
• Wolverhampton triumphed just once in their last 5 Premier League bouts with Crystal Palace.
• Crystal Palace averages 2.2 goals per game against Wolverhampton, who score 1.6 goals against them on average.
• Meetings between these teams yield an average of 3.8 goals.
• The first half of their meetings averages 0.8 goals.
• At home, Crystal Palace scores an average of 1.48 goals, whereas Wolverhampton averages 1.5 goals away.