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Fulham vs Crystal Palace Prediction: London adversaries tough to separate
Follow our football betting tips as Fulham host Crystal Palace in Sunday’s late kick-off
Fulham vs Crystal Palace tips
Fulham welcome London rivals Crystal Palace to Craven Cottage on Sunday with the home side marginal favourites on betting sites to claim their sixth win of the season (4:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event).
Marco Silva’s side played out one of the Premier League’s craziest games of the season on Tuesday when they were beaten 5-4 by Manchester City.
They were 5-1 down after Sander Berge’s own goal on 54 minutes, only for Alex Iwobi and a superb brace from Samuel Chukwueze to set up a grandstand finish.
That defeat was their seventh league defeat of the season, but they have won three of their last five to move six points clear of the bottom three.
Sunday’s opponents sit 10 places above Fulham but are just six points better off in fifth place. Palace have also won three of their last five, including on Wednesday when they won 1-0 at Burnley.
Fulham vs Crystal Palace preview: Frustration for familiar foes
These two met three times last season, with the away side coming out on top on each occasion, a run that included two victories for Palace at Craven Cottage.
The Eagles won 2-0 in the league and then 3-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals with Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Eddie Nketiah all on target as Palace went on to lift the trophy in May.
The two previous meetings at the Cottage ended in a draw, and football betting sites are offering football odds of 47/20 on the match ending all square this weekend.
Palace have kept seven clean sheets so far this season, which is second only to the league leaders Arsenal, so Fulham’s forwards might have a tougher game than they had against City on Tuesday.
Neither team can be described as prolific this season, though, with Fulham scoring 19 and Palace currently on one less after 14 games.
If Fulham can show the form they displayed in the second half against City, it could be a tough afternoon for Guehi and co.
Fulham vs Crystal Palace prediction 1: Draw - 47/20 BetMGM
Mateta to lead from the front
Jean-Philippe Mateta will no doubt be the biggest threat for Palace again, and he is currently the fourth-highest scorer in the league with seven goals from 14 appearances so far.
So with an average of a goal every other game, and the fact that he didn’t score on Wednesday, he’s due one on Sunday.
He’s a best price of 8/5 on betting apps to score any time, but with 39 shots, putting him second only to City striker Erling Haaland, there are some more great odds on him to be strongly involved.
Fulham vs Crystal Palace prediction 2: Mateta to have 2.5 shots - 5/4 Betway
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