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 10 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

9 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 13.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

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

10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/4

46-60

2/7

61-75

1/1

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crystal Palace FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
18' The Algeria Rayan Ait Nouri breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 1-0!
23' Jordan Ayew needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 32 Yellow cards this season.
27' Against the run of play, Daniel Podence has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Michy Batshuayi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Patrick van Aanholt on 45.
50' Nathaniel Clyne has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
62' That is a Yellow card for Crystal Palace FC. Wilfried Zaha will be fuming at that decision.
65' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jeffrey Schlupp by Eberechi Eze on 65 minute.
70' Leander Dendoncker, a Belgium midfielder, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
72' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Ayew. He replaces Andros Townsend on 72 minute.
76' Adama Traore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Podence at the 76 minute mark.
81' Jairo Riedewald is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
84' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Michy Batshuayi trudges off to be replaced by Christian Benteke on 84 minutes.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Luka Milivojevic is booked for Crystal Palace FC — Red card on 86.
90' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 90 minute. Raul Jimenez leaves to be changed by Fabio Silva.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to claim maximum points.

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
Odsonne Edouard	2
Daniel Podence	2
Matheus Cunha	2
Adama Traore	2
Jorgen Strand Larsen	2
Jean-Philippe Mateta	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.