Fulham vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Fulham
0-1
Finished
HT 0-1
Crystal Palace
Craven Cottage, London·Simon Hooper 28/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.2 / 10
AI Best Pick
82%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.17
SignalSTRONGModel53%SurpriseHighGap-3.9%
Fulham Rest
4 days
Crystal Palace Rest
3 days

Fulham vs Crystal Palace: result, form and history

Crystal Palace beat Fulham 1-0 in the League Cup on 28 Oct 2026. That went against recent form: Fulham had won 3 of their previous five, compared with 1 for Crystal Palace.

Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.6 goals, with both teams scoring in 6 of them. Fulham tend to win more corners, 5.9 a game to 3.8 for Crystal Palace.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
47%1.73
X
25%3.98
2
28%4.45
Double Chance
1X
72%1.21
X2
53%2.10
Both Teams to Score
Yes
57%1.59
No
43%2.25
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.94 + 1.04 = 2.98
Over 1.5
81%1.17
Over 2.5
58%1.63
Over 3.5
38%2.50
Under 1.5
19%4.50
Under 2.5
42%2.29
Under 3.5
62%1.50
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

19'Sander BergeFoul
37'Eddie NketiahAssist: Oscar Mingueza
50'Jefferson LermaFoul
58'Cesar Palacios Perez INJosh King out
58'Hugo Larsson INTom Cairney out
58'Kenny Tete INTimothy Castagne out
61'Ben Chilwell INTyrick Mitchell out
61'Cheick Oumar Doucouré INAdam Wharton out
63'Evann GuessandFoul
71'Eddie Nketiah INDwight McNeil out
72'Alex Iwobi INGonzalo García out
77'Dario Osorio INYeremy Pino out
77'Evann Guessand INDaichi Kamada out
82'Oscar Bobb INKevin Santos Lopes de Macedo out

Lineups

Fulham
4-2-3-1Coach: Álvaro Arbeloa
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Coach: P. Sage
Avg rating6.61
Avg rating6.95
B. Lecomte6.523B. Lecomte
K. Tete5.82K. Tete
J. Andersen7.05J. Andersen
C. Bassey7.03C. Bassey
A. Robinson6.033A. Robinson
S. Berge7.216S. Berge
H. Larsson6.215H. Larsson
Oscar Bobb7.214O. Bobb
A. Iwobi6.917A. Iwobi
César Palacios6.88C. Palacios
Rodrigo Muniz6.29R. Muniz
D. Henderson7.61D. Henderson
J. Lerma6.78J. Lerma
C. Richards7.626C. Richards
H. Ahanor6.921H. Ahanor
Óscar Mingueza7.730Ó. Mingueza
W. Hughes6.619W. Hughes
C. Doucouré6.528C. Doucouré
B. Chilwell6.533B. Chilwell
D. Osorio6.624D. Osorio
E. Guessand6.429E. Guessand
E. Nketiah7.49E. Nketiah

Fulham Substitutes

24Joshua King58'for Cesar Palacios Perez6.3
20Manuel Ángel
6H. Reed
1B. Leno
4Jorge Cuenca
21T. Castagne58'for Kenny Tete6.6
10T. Cairney58'for Hugo Larsson7.1
7Gonzalo García72'for Alex Iwobi6.5
11Kevin82'for Oscar Bobb6.4

Crystal Palace Substitutes

5A. Disasi
12Z. Gozo
18D. Kamada77'for Evann Guessand7.0
25A. Khalaili
11D. McNeil71'for Eddie Nketiah6.8
3T. Mitchell61'for Ben Chilwell7.2
10Yeremy Pino77'for Dario Osorio7.1
20A. Wharton61'for Cheick Oumar Doucouré6.8
44W. Benítez

Match Stats

FulhamCrystal Palace
74%Ball Possession26%
9Corner Kicks0
1Yellow Cards2
14Total Shots4
4Shots on Goal3
4Shots off Goal1
11Shots Inside Box3
3Shots Outside Box1
6Blocked Shots0
11Fouls12
0Offsides2
2Goalkeeper Saves4
787Total Passes280
715Passes Accurate207
12Free Kicks11

Team Comparison

FulhamFulham
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
1787Elo Rating 1800
1.28Attack 1.43
2.16Defense 0.56
64%Hit Rate 17%
13.6Shots per Game 9.5
5.3Shots on Target 3.5
5.9Corners per Game 3.8
2.6Cards per Game 1.8

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.98 goals
📈BTTS Trend60% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming
⚠️Away Rotation Risk90%

Game State Tendencies

FulhamFulham
  • Tied at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.5 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

FulhamFulham1Wins · 10%
Draws440%
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace5Wins · 50%
2.6Avg Goals
60%Both teams scored6 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Premier League05/09/2026
FulhamCrystal Palace
23
Friendlies Clubs07/08/2026
FulhamCrystal Palace
12
Premier League01/01/2026
Crystal PalaceFulham
11
Premier League07/12/2025
FulhamCrystal Palace
12
FA Cup29/03/2025
FulhamCrystal Palace
03
Premier League22/02/2025
FulhamCrystal Palace
02
Premier League09/11/2024
Crystal PalaceFulham
02
Premier League27/04/2024
FulhamCrystal Palace
11
Premier League23/09/2023
Crystal PalaceFulham
00
Premier League20/05/2023
FulhamCrystal Palace
22

Referee Profile

Simon Hooper179 matches

3.70Cards per match
3.64Yellow cards per match
0.06Red cards per match
21.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Simon Hooper3.70
Other referees3.83

3.70 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.83).

Cards come from 178 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Round of 128
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Cambridge United0
Millwall1
Nottingham Forest0
Leeds2
Bradford04
Burnley02
On penalties
Chelsea2
Luton0
Fulham3
AFC Wimbledon0
Sunderland
Seeded
Crystal Palace
Seeded
Bournemouth
Seeded
Arsenal
Seeded
Liverpool
Seeded
Aston Villa
Seeded
Manchester United
Seeded
Brighton
Seeded
Manchester City
Seeded

About the Fulham vs Crystal Palace forecast

As a knockout tie in the League Cup, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About League Cup

More League Cup fixtures and forecasts are on the League Cup Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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