The football year has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, good and bad leading to mid-table positions so far. Clear the decks for Wolverhampton Wanderers - Crystal Palace!
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Premier League
- Crystal Palace have the most points from losing position (21) in Premier League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
All-inclusive Premier League results at home this season for Wolverhampton Wanderers are 7-2-7 (wins-draws-losses). Wolves has recorded two wins in a row here at Molineux Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers faced defeat in their previous match, away at Leicester City (1-2). The first setback in the shape of a loss after collecting points through three league rounds. Cunha, who usually features in attack, was the top performer for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 7.62 (out of 10). Cunha scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Wolverhampton Wanderers won a home game hosting Brentford (2-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wolves have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 4.
There will be little rest for Wolverhampton Wanderers after this match as they are travelling to Brighton & Hove Albion for a Premier League game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Wolverhampton Wanderers here at Molineux Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). 19 goals have been conceded.
Crystal Palace form and stats
Crystal Palace have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 4-4-8 (16 played). Palace love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Crystal Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is eager to challenge this, with his 249 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Crystal Palace's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Everton that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Johnstone got the top player rating of the team with 8.12/10. Johnstone topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Southampton at their stadium, the result 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Crystal Palace in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Crystal Palace, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting West Ham United in just four days.
Palace find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Crystal Palace have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent matches involving these sides have all ended as Crystal Palace victories. Another one?This was the final score when the squads met previously this season; Crystal Palace - Wolves 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Eze 7 goals |   D. Castelo Podence 6 goals |  W. Zaha 6 goals |
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
Crystal Palace missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Crystal Palace | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 27 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 44 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 40 |
| 94% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 69% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 66% |
| 41% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 9% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 16% |
| 6% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 9% |
| 41% | 19% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 28% | 50% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 38% | 38% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 11.8 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.2 | 11 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 23% | 22% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 28% | 27% |
| 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 13.1 | 13 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
- Crystal Palace have the most points from losing position (21) in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 43 | 75 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 50 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 59 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 56 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 51 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 50 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 49 |
| 9 | Fulham | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 45 |
| 10 | Brentford | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 44 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 40 | -28 | 33 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 31 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -21 | 29 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 35 | -13 | 28 |
| 18 | Everton | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 28 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 39 | -33 | 27 |
| 20 | Southampton | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 56 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -29 | 24 |
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