Premier League, Tuesday, 20.05.2025 at 21:00
The Crystal Palace players celebrated their first triumph in club history extensively. Last weekend, there was great jubilation when Oliver Glasner’s team won the FA Cup final against Manchester City 1-0.
Despite all the celebrations, however, the season is not over yet for the Eagles. On Tuesday, the South London club will play their next home game against Wolverhampton.
As my Crystal Palace Wolverhampton tip, I recommend odds of 1.90 for “Over 2.5 goals” in the game at Winamax.
The two teams last met in the first half of the season on matchday 10 at Molineux Stadium (2-2). Wolves coach Gary O’Neil was relieved of his duties just six matchdays later.
He was replaced by Vitor Pereira. The changes under the Portuguese coach are obvious. The 56-year-old quickly switched from a back four to his preferred 3-4-2-1 system. Before he took over, Wolves had collected only nine points from 16 games. Since then, they have added 32 points in 20 games.
Up front, Matheus Cunha (15 goals) and Jorgen Strand Larsen (13 goals) are causing havoc in the opposition’s defense. That should be the recipe for success again on the next matchday.
However, the visitors’ defense is particularly noteworthy. In the four previous encounters, the Wolves have conceded at least two goals to the Eagles.
If you want to bet on “Crystal Palace Over 1.5 Goals” again, Winamax is offering attractive odds of 2.35.
You can find further points of reference for this bet in the recent history of this fixture. Oliver Glasner’s team has won all of its last three home games against Wolverhampton (3-1, 3-2, 2-1).
The three aforementioned encounters at Selhurst Park saw a total of twelve goals and each ended with “Over 2.5 goals” in the game.
I’m hoping for at least three goals again for the Crystal Palace Wolverhampton tip. The home side’s short preparation time could also help.
After a well-deserved night of celebration following their FA Cup triumph, Oliver Glasner gave his team Sunday off. That meant the Eagles had only one training session on Monday to prepare for their upcoming home game.
Nevertheless, Glasner’s team wants to take advantage of this match and secure at least one point. This would take their points tally to 50 – the best haul in the club’s history in the English top flight.
The home side’s resources for this are well known. From a compact defense, the Eagles look to win the ball and find the quickest route into the opposition’s box.
If the Eagles’ ICE rolls across the field according to schedule, goals like Eberechi Eze’s in the FA Cup final against Manchester City (1-0) can happen.
Across the league, there are only three teams that chase the ball more quickly per second of possession than Oliver Glasner’s team (1.87 m/s).
This game plan usually works pretty well. Crystal Palace has scored 57.9 expected goals so far (8th) and conceded no more than 46.8 expected goals (8th).
Jean-Philippe Mateta has stood out as the home side’s best attacker this season. The tall striker is already on 14 Premier League goals with the season drawing to a close.
Together with Eberechi Eze (7 goals, 8 assists) and Ismaila Sarr (7 goals, 6 assists), Mateta forms the feared attacking trio of Glasner’s team.
Both teams have already achieved their season goals before the final reckoning. Crystal Palace won the FA Cup, qualifying for the Europa League for the first time in the club’s history.
The Wolves’ management are already grateful for securing their place in the league and hope that Vitor Pereira will continue to develop the team in the future.
In the Crystal Palace Wolverhampton tip, I am quite confident that both teams will show a certain looseness and create several goal-scoring opportunities. My recommendation:
Over 2.5 goals.
