The FA Cup quarter-final match between Fulham and Crystal Palace will take place on March 29 at Craven Cottage in London. Fulham vs. Crystal Palace: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Fulham
The Londoners confidently navigated the first two stages of the tournament, defeating lower league sides Watford (4-1) and Wigan Athletic (2-1). However, in the previous round, they faced a tough away game against Manchester United, which they won only in a penalty shootout (1-1, extra time 0-0, penalties 4-3). Interestingly, the teams met two years ago in the FA Cup quarter-finals, but Fulham lost that encounter. Notably, this is only the second time in 14 years that Fulham has reached this stage of the tournament.
- The club has not lost in regular time in 8 of their last 10 FA Cup matches (6 wins and 2 draws).
- At least two goals have been scored in 10 of Fulham's last 11 matches in this tournament.
- The Londoners have not scored more than one goal in 7 of their last 10 home FA Cup games.
Predicted lineup for Fulham (4-2-3-1)
Bernd Leno – Kelvin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Antonee Robinson, Timothy Castagne – Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic – Andreas Pereira, Alex Iwobi, Adama Traore – Rodrigo Muniz.
Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner's side has been fortunate with the draw so far. Before this match, the club only faced lower league opposition. They won away at Doncaster (2-0) and defeated Stockport County (1-0) and Millwall (3-1) at home. The last time the team reached this stage of the FA Cup was in the 2021/22 season. Back then, they thrashed Everton (4-0) at home but fell to Chelsea (0-2) in the semi-finals.
- In their last 20 FA Cup matches, Crystal Palace has drawn only once (11 wins and 8 losses).
- At least one team failed to score in 6 of Crystal Palace's last 8 FA Cup games.
- A maximum of three goals have been scored in 26 of the club's last 28 matches in this tournament.
Predicted lineup for Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
Matt Turner – Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi – Daniel Munoz, Will Hughes, Eberechi Eze, Ben Chilwell – Ismaila Sarr, Jefferson Lerma – Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Midfielder Will Hughes will miss the match due to suspension.
Fulham vs. Crystal Palace: Match Prediction
Both teams are in good form and have deservedly reached this late stage of the FA Cup. In the Premier League, Fulham is fighting for a spot in the European competitions, with a decent chance of breaking into the top four. Crystal Palace is gradually climbing the league table and is not far from the European spots. It's difficult to favor one team, but in this derby, Fulham has struggled against their London rivals – in six previous Premier League meetings at Craven Cottage, Fulham has not won a single match (3 draws and 3 losses).
This encounter is unlikely to be high-scoring. A maximum of three goals have been scored in 9 of Fulham's last 10 home FA Cup games. Similarly, no more than two goals were scored in Crystal Palace's last 12 away matches in this tournament. Therefore, I suggest a combined bet for this derby – my prediction: "Double Chance X2 and Total under 3.5 goals"
