Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Crystal Palace: EPL Game Preview

WOLVES V CRYSTAL PALACE

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Wolverhampton Wanderers clashes with Crystal Palace in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Wolverhampton Wanderers is coming off a 1-0 road loss against West Ham United on March 27 while Crystal Palace beat Burnley 1-0 at home on March 26. Wolverhampton Wanderers is in eighth place in the Premier League standings with 40 points in 26 games while Crystal Palace is in 11th place with 30 points in 27 games.

The player to watch in this game is Hwang Hee-chan, who has five goals and zero assists in 17 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Hee-chan a 17.76 percent chance to score against Crystal Palace. He has 16 SCA and 2 GCA in 17 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2.31
• Crystal Palace: 3.35
• Draw: 3.10

Spread
• Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0, -0,5 (1.99)
• Crystal Palace: 0, +0.5 (1.94)

Total
• Over 2 (1.86)
• Under 2 (2.04)

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming off a 1-0 road loss against West Ham United on March 27, have 3 losses, 2 wins and 0 draws in their last 5 Premier League games. Crystal Palace, coming off a 1-0 home win against Burnley on March 26, have 3 draws, 1 win and 1 loss in their last 5 Premier League games.

Momentum: Wolverhampton Wanderers has been on a downward trend — with 2 losses in their last 3 Premier League games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on November 6, 2021 and Crystal Palace won 2-0.

Projected Leaders

For Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hwang Hee-chan has a 17.76 percent chance to score. He averages 0.29 shots overall per sim, 0.25 shots on goal per and 0.19 goals per sim.

For Crystal Palace, Wilfried Zaha has a 19.8 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.87 shots overall per sim, 0.45 shots on goal per and 0.22 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

The Under.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.87 to Crystal Palace 0.64.

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