Premier League: Fulham vs Crystal Palace – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 3 match between Fulham and Crystal Palace and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Fulham will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Crystal Palace for a round 3 match in the Premier League.

Fulham are on zero points after the two opening rounds of the Premier League and will be hopeful of round three bringing some much-needed joy.

Team form: Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Fulham Form

Fulham are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Chelsea by a 2-3 score, before winning 3-0 against AFC Wimbledon. They were back on the losing side in a 1-0 defeat against Sunderland. Fulham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-0 win against Rayo Vallecano. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Everton, before suffering another loss in a 1-4 match against Manchester City. Crystal Palace managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 14 time and letting in six.

Betting facts for Fulham and Crystal Palace

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Fulham and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Tom Cairney will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Crystal Palace hope Jean-Philippe Mateta can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Betting markets: Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Full-time result

Fulham won five of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing five times. Crystal Palace won two of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and seven defeats as well. Crystal Palace conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches. Crystal Palace have not lost to Fulham in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Fulham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Crystal Palace scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Crystal Palace managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Fulham were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Fulham and Crystal Palace.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Fulham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Crystal Palace, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game. Crystal Palace conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.