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Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 3/5/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/1/2022

Joao Moutinho Wolverhampton Wanderers

Game: Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Molineux Stadium in West Midlands, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Wolverhampton (+116) Crystal Palace (+220)

Raul Jimenez and Wolverhampton (12-4-10, 8th in the EPL) play Crystal Palace (6-12-9, 11th in the EPL) at Molineux Stadium on Saturday. The goalies protecting the net are Jose Sa for Wolverhampton and Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace. The line on this game has Wolverhampton priced at +116 and the Eagles are at +220. The O/U is set at 2.25.

Wolverhampton took the field against West Ham United in their most recent game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0. Wolverhampton tried 19 dribbles in this match and completed 5 of the tries for a percentage of 26.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 89.3% received passes rate by completing 553 out of their 619 targeted passes last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Wolverhampton walked away from the pitch at a 7.1% rate by putting 1 shot on target out of 14 shots. Wolverhampton averages 0.88 goals per 90 min (23 total goals) and are sitting with 13 assists in all contests for the year.

Raul Jimenez is a player who can be a difference maker for Wolverhampton. Jimenez has been a starter in 195 contests so far in his career and tallies 0.43 G/90. The forward who is from Mexico has earned 87 goals in 18,031 professional minutes. He has 34 assists while tallying 28 yellow cards during his career.

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Another guy who could decide the outcome is Joao Moutinho, the midfielder representing Portugal. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 82 times thus far in his career while scoring 39 goals. Moutinho has been on the pitch for 44,095 mins in 497 starting assignments and has earned himself 78 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.08 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Wolverhampton will be Jose Sa. Sa (92-22-20 mark in his career) has totaled 65 shutouts, which leaves him with a 48.1% shutout rate. The keeper born in Portugal has had 200 shots sent his way in 135 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.7 (52 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 76.0. Sa has defended the goal for a total of 12,105 minutes and has 153 stops in his career.

For their last game, Crystal Palace finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Burnley. Crystal Palace finished with a 71.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 of the 14 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by converting 415 out of their 517 passing tries for a percentage of 80.3%. Crystal Palace converted 4 shots attempted out of 11 shots attempted giving them a 36.4% clip in their last game. With a total of 37 goals and 25 assists in all their contests, Crystal Palace averages 1.37 goals and 0.93 assists per 90.

Wilfried Zaha will need to provide a lift for Crystal Palace. He has an average of 0.20 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 344 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward from Cote d'Ivoire has been on the field for 31,026 mins and he has scored 68 goals. He has tallied 65 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 42 times. Make sure to watch out for Conor Gallagher, the midfielder representing England. Gallagher has been given 28 yellow cards in 8,433 mins (95 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.17. He has earned 16 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 13 times.

Vicente Guaita will be looking after the goal for Crystal Palace. In his career, Guaita has given up 418 goals and has 982 saves in 323 starts. He has allowed 1.29 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 112-90-124. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.7 and his clean sheet rate sits at 29.1%. Guaita has accumulated 94 clean sheets while he has seen 1,395 shots against him in 29,240 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+220)

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