Fulham vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 10/24/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/22/2020

Game: Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020

Location: Craven Cottage in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Fulham (+210) Crystal Palace (+130)

Ivan Cavaleiro and Fulham (0-1-4, 20th in EPL) play Crystal Palace (2-1-2, 14th in EPL) at Craven Cottage on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Alphonse Areola for Fulham and Jack Butland for Crystal Palace. The moneyline on this contest has Fulham priced at +210 and the Eagles are at +130. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Fulham as a team have scored 4 goals this season, which is 18th in the league. They have launched 58 shots with 17 of them being on target, which means they have a 29.3% SOT percentage. Fulham maintains possession for 54.4% of games while they have success at dribbling 66.3% of the time (4th in EPL). They have caught 2,317 passes on 2,627 tries this year, which has earned them a receiving percentage of 88.2%.

Ivan Cavaleiro is a guy who can be a difference maker for Fulham. He has 29 assists while accumulating 21 yellow cards in his career. Cavaleiro has started 133 games during his soccer career and has 0.21 G/90. The forward from Portugal has 27 goals scored in 11,612 minutes played. One more guy who could decide who wins is Aleksandar Mitrovic, the forward from Serbia. Mitrovic has totaled 19,400 mins during 212 starts and has earned himself a total of 46 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 29 times thus far in his career while scoring 114 goals. He has an average of 0.53 G/90 so far in his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Fulham is Alphonse Areola. Areola (101-44-37 record in his career) has accounted for 78 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 42.9% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from France has seen 609 shots attempted against him in 182 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.95 (174 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .731. Areola has played for a total of 16,400 mins and is sitting with 445 saves in his career.

Crystal Palace has totaled 1,346 pass targets for the year (20th in the league) to go along with 1,045 successful received passes. They hold a receiving percentage of 77.6% while they control possession of the ball 31.8% of the time. The Eagles have dribbled successfully 65.3% of the time this season while accumulating 6 goals. They have connected on 25.8% of their shots on target out of 31 shots.

Andros Townsend should be able to be counted on for Crystal Palace. He is averaging 0.13 G/90 and has been a starter in 239 outings thus far in his career. The forward hailing from England has been on the field for 20,950 professional minutes while scoring 31 goals. He has tallied 21 yellow cards thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 32 times. Be sure to watch out for Wilfried Zaha, the forward from Côte d'Ivoire. He has scored 53 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 39 times. Zaha has been handed a total of 55 yellow card warnings in 27,023 professional minutes played (299 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.18.

Jack Butland will reside in front of the net for the Eagles. Butland has accumulated 75 shutouts while he has seen 1,159 shots attempted against him in 23,535 career mins. He has earned a save % of .698 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 28.7%. He has allowed 1.39 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 83-81-98. Thus far in his career, Butland has conceded 363 goals while he has 811 saves in 261 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fulham (+210)

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