On Saturday at 15:00 pm, Crystal Palace and Fulham are playing an interesting London duel on Selhurst Park, where Roy Hodgson’s “eagles” are hard to score this season. Fulham comes from a home-grown victory and relies on a stronger defensive performance. Fulham could also play Havard Nordveit, lectured yesterday at Hoffenheim.
Crystal Palace is in a good moment and hopes to improve its own course after finishing 7 of the 11 games played this season without a goal scored! Palace is lucky to meet one of the weakest teams in away games. Fulham lost 9 of the previous 10 duels in the field and in 6 of the last 7 he capitulated after being led from the break.
In the tour, Crystal Palace showed its added experience and the “eagles” forced Craven Cottage 2-0, putting a point to a series of 6 games without a victory over the white-blacks. Meanwhile, Fulham has changed his manager, and Claudio Ranieri places great emphasis on a solid defensive performance of his students.
Crystal Palace will dominate the territory, but it does not have the necessary force to make life easier on Saturday. Zaha and Townsend will again be the most dangerous red-and-blue men, both of whom have four goals this season. In the last 4 Fulham championship matches each time scored at least three goals, but the huge stakes in the relegation area will urge the two rivals to caution.
Crystal Palace is on 15th place (24-33 golaveraj) and Fulham is ranked 19th (25-53 golaveraj) and is the only team without winning away this season (only two points accumulated). On the other hand, Crystal Palace only won two of its 11 home games and seems to feel more comfortable when playing on the counter. The hypostasis in which Roy Hodgson’s pupils will have to dominate Fulham could give birth at a slow, spectacular rate.
PROBABIL TEAMS AT CRYSTAL PALACE – FULHAM:
Crystal Palace: Guaita – Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt – McArthur, Kouyate, Milivojevic – Townsend, J. Ayew, Schlupp
Fulham: Sergio Rico – Cairney, Christie, Odoi, Le Marchand, Bryan – Cairney, Chambers, Nordveit, Babel – Mitrovic, Vietto
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.76
