Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Prediction: the Lndon Team to Outplay the Comfortable Opponent

Prediction for the friendly fixture between Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton, which will take place on August 1st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Crystal Palace is heading into the new season with high hopes. The Eagles have spent the last few years in the middle of the pack in the EPL, and sometimes, they even had to fight for survival. But after Oliver Glasner was appointed head coach, they finished the last championship strong. In the previous seven rounds, they won six matches and drew one, which is a great result. They even beat Liverpool and Man United in that stretch—1:0 and 4:0, respectively. Over the summer, Crystal Palace sold Michael Olise to Bayern Munich. They also brought in defender Chadi Riad and midfielder Daichi Kamada.

Wolverhampton's situation is completely different. After returning to the Premier League at the end of the last decade, Wolves had a couple of great seasons, but things started going downhill. At the end of the previous two championships, they were ranked 13th and 14th. The coaching staff, led by Gary O'Neill, is still working hard despite the setbacks. Over the summer, the team didn't make any significant lineup changes. They sold Max Kilman, and the newcomers are worth noting only as far as Rodrigo Gomes and Pedro Lima. The Wolves played two friendlies during the preseason, beating Como 1:0 and West Ham 3:1.

Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton are on par in the standings after the last EPL draw, but they were in different places at the end of the championship. The Londoners were on fire, nailing 19 out of 21 points in the last seven rounds. The Blacks and Oranges situation is much more disappointing. They only won once in the previous ten games, with a couple of draws and seven losses. On top of that, the Eagles have won six of the last seven friendlies, according to the head-to-head stats. 

Crystal Palace has not only been beating Wolverhampton regularly but also playing some great attacking football. In the last six H2H meetings, Crystal Palace has scored 12 goals (2.00 on average), and in five out of six cases, they have reached the two-goal mark. The rivals have shot 14 goals (3.50 on average) in their last four friendlies, so we can expect a high-scoring game.