Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace meet forces at Molineux Stadium, in a match for Matchday 37 of the Premier League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, played on 22‑09‑2019, the two teams tied (1‑1). The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 draw and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 games they played. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 6th and 11th in the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 11th ranked in home matches and the 8th in away matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers :
After 10 wins, 13 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 6th place, with 43 points won. In their last match, they tied with Brighton & Hove Albion at home by (0‑0), after in the previous match they had won by (2‑3) away, in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. This is a team little affected by the home factor, since it achieved similar results at home and away. The team comes to this match after a draw away against Olympiakos Piraeus by (1‑1). For the championship, the Wolverhampton Wanderers conquered 16 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑1 (6 in 15 games). In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that scores few times is first and only managed to open the scoring in 7 of their last 29 matches for the Premier League, of these 7 they came to the break in advantage in 5 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 6. In 29 games in this competition, he only got 4 comebacks in the 18 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers entered this game with a 1-1 draw, on the trip to the Burnley field, thus adding the second consecutive game without losing in this English championship: Raúl Jiménez scored the only goal of the match. It should be noted that wolves must win to continue fighting for places that offer access to European competitions. The home team generally plays in a traditional 3-4-3, where the three most advanced pieces are Adama Traoré, Diogo Jota and Raúl Jiménez: the last mentioned athlete is one of the best scorers of this team with 17 goals scored. For this game, the manager can count on all his players.
Crystal Palace :
After 10 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses, the visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 39 points won. In their last match, they defeated Watford at home by (1‑0), after in the previous match they had won away, in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (0‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, since it achieved similar results at home and away. In its last 10 away games for the championship, Crystal Palace has recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, so it has won 11 points in 30 possible. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (7 in 15 games). The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not had much defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only got 2 comebacks. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Crystal Palace enters this game with a 0-2 loss against Manchester United, thus adding the sixth consecutive loss in this Premier League. It should be noted that visitors stick to the schedule in this final leg of the championship. In this match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, coach Roy Hodgson should play in the regular 4-4-2 with Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha as offensive references for the visiting team: the first athlete mentioned is the team’s best scorer with 9 goals. For this game the coach can not count on Benteke, punished, as well as Cahill, Kelly, Schlupp and Tomkins, these injured.
