Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Crystal Palace FC

Fri 30 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 45' Patrick van Aanholt

Y 62' Wilfried Zaha

R 86' Luka Milivojevic

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Brooks
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Lee Betts
Referee Martin Atkinson

5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-07-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-09-22 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-01-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC 2018-10-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Crystal Palace FC	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	Newcastle United FC	H	1–1	D
19 Oct	Leeds United FC	A	1–0	W
04 Oct	Fulham FC	H	1–0	W
27 Sep	West Ham United FC	A	0–4	L
21 Sep	Manchester City FC	H	1–3	L

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
24 Oct	Fulham FC	A	2–1	W
18 Oct	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–1	D
03 Oct	Chelsea FC	A	0–4	L
26 Sep	Everton FC	H	1–2	L
19 Sep	Manchester United FC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC get us underway at Molineux Stadium.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' It’s high time Nuno Espírito Santo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
18' GOAL! Rayan Ait Nouri fires home to make it 1-0!
23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
27' Goal! Daniel Podence scores his 20 goal in 95 matches.
32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' A moment of madness from Patrick van Aanholt on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
50' Pedro Neto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nelson Semedo made 516 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' The referee calls foul for Wilfried Zaha. He receives a Yellow card.
65' Eberechi Eze has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeffrey Schlupp on 65 minute.
70' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
72' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Andros Townsend exits the field as Jordan Ayew enters on 72.
76' Adama Traore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Podence at the 76 minute mark.
81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
84' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Michy Batshuayi is replaced by Christian Benteke.
86' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Luka Milivojevic gets a Red card.
90' Fabio Silva is replacing Raul Jimenez for the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2-0 Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Nathaniel Clyne
31
Vicente Guaita
4
Luka Milivojevic C
8
Cheikhou Kouyate
6
Scott Dann
15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↓ Eberechi Eze 65'
3
Patrick van Aanholt
44
Jairo Riedewald
10
Andros Townsend ↓ Jordan Ayew 72'
11
Wilfried Zaha
23
Michy Batshuayi ↓ Christian Benteke 84'

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Eberechi Eze	5
Wilfried Zaha	4
Daniel Podence	2
Matheus Cunha	2
Adama Traore	2
Jorgen Strand Larsen	2
Jean-Philippe Mateta	2
Eddie Nketiah	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2020-10-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-10-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2020-10-19 Leeds United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2020-10-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Fulham FC W 2020-09-27 West Ham United FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-10-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-10-24 Fulham FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-10-18 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-10-03 Chelsea FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-09-26 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Everton FC L 2020-09-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC50% Draw28% Crystal Palace FC22%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

50%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Crystal Palace FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC32% Draw50% Crystal Palace FC18%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.3%

0 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.