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Fulham v Crystal Palace

Fulham
19:45Upcoming
Crystal Palace

League Cup · WED 28 OCT · Craven Cottage

The match pulse

BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

FulhamDrawCrystal Palace
Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 19:45
Before kick-off · Match result · Fulham 44%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Fulham are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Fulham 44%, draw 27%, Crystal Palace 29%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 52%.

The AI’s read on Fulham v Crystal PalaceBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 22 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off

Fulham win44%
Draw27%
Crystal Palace win29%

Kick-offWED 28 OCT · 19:45

RoundRound of 16

VenueCraven Cottage

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Fulham

Crystal Palace

4Days since last match6

Last match: 24 Oct · the English Premier League

Last match: 22 Oct · UEFA Europa League

2Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · fulham winFirst published 22 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off
44% The market48%
Us44%
Market48%

We make Fulham a 44% chance to win. The market has them at 48%. We are 4 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Fulham v Crystal Palace1.46 – 1.13
Form · League Cup this season · since 27 AugW2 D0 L0 · W1 D0 L0
The market · Fulham win48% · ours 44%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50% 22 OCT 00:0125 OCT 02:51
Our probability · Fulham win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 48% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Fulham win44%48%−4
Draw27%25%+2
Crystal Palace win29%26%+3
Over 2.5 goals48%57%−9
Both teams to score52%59%−7
Over 1.5 goals73%78%−5
Over 3.5 goals26%36%−10
Fulham or draw71%74%−3
Fulham clean sheet33%––
Crystal Palace clean sheet23%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.7%
0123450 8.2 8.0 4.8 1 10.5 12.7 6.9 2.6 2 8.0 8.9 5.0 3 3.9 4.4 2.5 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Fulham down, Crystal Palace across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.60
Over 2.55 of 10
Both scored5 of 10
Last meetingsFUL 2–3 CRY · CRY 1–1 FUL · FUL 1–2 CRY · FUL 0–3 CRY

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · League Cup this season · since 27 Aug

FULHAM

WW3–0 · 3–2

CRYSTAL PALACE

W3–0