Fulham vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 20/10/2020, 10:11  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 20/10/2020 at 10:44 in Premier League Predictions

Fulham managed to stop a run of losses in their last Premier League game, and going to Match Day 6, they’ll hope to make it better with a win over visiting Crystal Palace. The two sides are separated by six points in the league standings, with Fulham bottom of the pile on one point while Palace have managed seven points so far and are placed 14th. It is still a struggle for Fulham, who just got promoted; the pace in the Premier League seems too fast for them and they have been billed relegation candidates. It is still too early though, and they can change matters, starting with their weekend game. Fulham have no win so far in the Premier League, their only wins this season have come in the Carabao Cup and these were against second tier sides, Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday. They have played eight matches and lost five and at the same time hold the unwanted stat of being the team that has jointly conceded the most goals so far in the league. The London side has only scored more than Sheffield United in the league - four goals - in five matches and have the joint worst goal difference in the division. Last season, on their way to promotion, Fulham established a great home run, winning seven of their last 10 Championship matches but they have so far struggled to replicate this in the top flight. They have lost their opening two home matches, each 3-0 to Arsenal and Aston Villa. While they have been conceding heavily, they have not shown the needed sharpness in attack, and as a result have failed to hit the net in three of their opening five league games.

In 2018/19, when Fulham was relegated, they lost to Crystal Palace in both legs. This is the form Palace needs right now, after a torrid run in their past three matches but they are set to miss key forward Jordan Ayew, who has tested positive for Covid-19. In their most recent game, they should have bagged three points against Brighton after Wilfried Zaha’s goal in the 19th minute. However, it ended on a wrong footing after Alexis MacAllister equalized in the 90th minute. While they dropped points, Palace will look at the result as an improvement after two straight defeats earlier – 4-0 away to Chelsea and 2-1 at home to Everton. Palace opened the season with two straight wins and one of them came at Old Trafford so they will look at this as a game they can handle well, with Fulham yet to establish themselves well at home. They have failed to score in just one Premier League this season game, and in two of the total six matches they have played this season. Still, Palace are not very expressive attackers; in the six matches they have played, they have managed to score more than a goal in one only. They are also not good performers away from home. Save for their win over Manchester United away, Palace have lost the rest in the last six away league outings.