Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 1/30/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/28/2021

Game: Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton

Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021

Location: Selhurst Park in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Crystal Palace (+180) Wolverhampton (+160)

Wilfried Zaha and Crystal Palace (6-5-9, 14th in the EPL) play Wolverhampton (6-5-9, 13th in the EPL) at Selhurst Park on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace and Rui Patricio for Wolverhampton. The Wolverhampton Wanderers are at at +160 while the Eagles are at +180. The total is set at 2.

Crystal Palace took the field against West Ham United in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 3-2. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 82.7% received passes percentage by completing 450 out of their 544 passing targets in their last match. Crystal Palace tried 16 dribbles in this match and were successful in 13 of those attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Regarding shot accuracy, Crystal Palace walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% rate by hitting 3 shots on target of 6 total shots. Crystal Palace averages 1.10 g/90 (22 total goals) and have tallied 16 assists in all matches this season.

Wilfried Zaha is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Crystal Palace. Zaha has been in the starting lineup in 311 matches during his pro soccer career and he scores 0.19 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Cote d'Ivoire has earned 58 goals scored in 28,093 mins played. He has totaled 41 assists while earning 57 yellow card warnings during his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Andros Townsend, the forward hailing from England. He has helped on a goal 33 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 31 total goals. Townsend has 21,845 minutes during 250 starts and has been given a total of 21 yellow cards. He scores 0.13 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Crystal Palace will be Vicente Guaita. Guaita has seen the field for 25,775 minutes and is sitting with 876 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.26 (361 goals allowed) and his save percentage is .712. The goalkeeper from Spain has had 1,233 shots sent in his direction in 284 career starts. Guaita (102-78-107 record during his career) has earned 83 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.2% shutout rate.

When they last played, Wolverhampton went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against Chelsea. They finished the match by connecting on 185 out of their 256 passes they attempted earning a rate of 72.3%. Wolverhampton earned a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 out of the 12 dribbles they tried. Having accumulated 20 goals and 11 assists in all their contests, Wolverhampton is averaging 1.00 goal and 0.55 assists per 90 minutes.

Pedro Neto should be able to be counted on for Wolverhampton. He is averaging 0.27 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 28 matches during his soccer career. The forward from Portugal has played 2,666 professional minutes and has scored 8 goals. He has 5 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 6 times. You should also keep an eye on Romain Saiss, the defender representing France. He has accumulated 17 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 6 different times. Saiss has earned himself 76 yellow card warnings in 22,263 professional minutes (248 starts). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.07.

Rui Patricio will be residing in front of the goal for Wolverhampton. In his pro soccer career, Patricio has given up 394 goals and has accumulated 1,082 stops in 422 starting assignments. He has given up 0.94 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 228-103-90. He holds a save percentage of .744 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 38.2%. Patricio has totaled 161 clean sheets while seeing 1,462 shots attempted against him in 37,915 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wolverhampton (+160)

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