Crystal Palace vs Wolves Prediction & Betting Tips (22 February)

Crystal Palace is currently 13th in the Premier League and is 8 points ahead of the first relegated team. Once better placed, the Eagles have seriously slowed down since mid-December. They recently ended a poor run of nine games without a win, 3 draws and 6 defeats by winning at Brighton 0-1. Unfortunately, the training immediately fell back on the last day. In front of its fans, Crystal Palace lost against relegated Burnley 2-3.

In a tough time this season, Wolverhampton occupies the last place in the Premier League with a significant outlay of 18 lengths on the first non-relegated team. The bottom side won against West Ham at the start of January 3-0 before going six games without a win, 3 draws and 3 defeats. After taking a point at Nottingham Forest 0-0, Wolves hosted leader Arsenal this coming week. Between these two results, they barely defeated Grimsby in the FA Cup 0-1. 

Form over the past two months paints a picture of two teams heading into the same game with very different emotional baggage. Palace, despite setbacks like the home loss to Burnley and a 1-3 defeat to Chelsea in January, have also shown resilience with results such as the 1-0 win at Brighton and a battling 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. Those performances suggest a side capable of managing tight, tactical encounters. Wolves, by contrast, have endured a sequence of draws and losses that has left them anchored in the relegation zone, and their away record offers little comfort as they prepare for another demanding afternoon in South London.

All of this recent evidence points toward a contest likely to be decided by fine margins rather than a goal glut. Palace’s ability to control spells of possession at home, combined with Wolves’ chronic scoring issues, hints at a cagey match in which one moment of quality or a set-piece could prove decisive. With the hosts generally more assured at Selhurst Park and Wolves struggling to find a cutting edge, a narrow home victory feels the most plausible outcome. Our correct score prediction for Crystal Palace vs Wolves is 1