Crystal Palace

14th · Premier League · 7 points · Matches played: 7

14 points behind Manchester City · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-4.4 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed +1.0 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 64.2-4.4
World Rank 43rd Global, by Elo
Premier League Rank 15th L90 Strength
Last BrightonA xG 0.8–2.0 0–5 Next BesiktasA 33%

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Our take

A solid mid-table side.

Crystal Palace rely on a mid-table attack, but their defence is among the league's weakest and costs them. Across the 7 league matches with forecasts, their points total is close to our pre-match expectations. D. Henderson is out, and The toughest of the next 5 matches is the trip to Tottenham.

Premier League · 7 games. Their underlying numbers look better than their results. They are scoring fewer goals than their chances suggest. They are conceding more goals than expected; goalkeeping or opponents' finishing may contribute, but these figures do not establish the cause.

They give up a lot of shots (18 a game). Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Relegation 18%Likely 14th · 44 projected points
  • Next 5: about 7 of 15 points Toughest at Tottenham · , 27% to win
  • 1 key player outD. Henderson · 17% of squad weight missing · Last match: 18 Oct
  • 7 pts vs 8.3 expected-1.3 vs pre-match expectations · 7 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Crystal Palace. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Premier LeagueView table →
Position
14th/ 20
Points
71.00 PPG
Played
7
League gap
14pts behind leader
28.6%Win %
Wins2
Draws1
Losses4

Expected metrics · 7 of 7 matches covered

Goals For
91.29 / game
xG 9.46 0.46 fewer goals than expected. vs 9 goals
Goals Against
172.43 / game
xGA 14.42 2.58 more conceded than expected. vs 17 conceded
Goal Difference
-8-1.14 / game
xGD -4.96 Goal difference is 3.04 lower than expected. vs -8 GD
Clean Sheets
114% of games

League standings

Premier League · 2026-2027

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Full Premier League table, Crystal Palace highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– Manchester City 91 7700 +12 21
2– Arsenal 94 7601 +6 18
3– Brighton 83 7511 +18 16
4▲ Chelsea 77 7412 +4 13
5▲ Liverpool 84 7331 +1 12
6▼ Brentford 75 7241 +5 10
7– Leeds 73 7241 +3 10
8▼ Everton 67 7241 +1 10
9▼ Hull City 37 7232 +1 9
10– Ipswich 49 7304 -4 9
11– Newcastle 71 7223 -4 8
12▲ Aston Villa 84 7223 -4 8
13– Manchester United 79 7142 +0 7
14▼ Crystal Palace 64 7214 -8 7
15▲ Bournemouth 77 7133 -4 6
16▲ Tottenham 62 7133 -4 6
17▼ Coventry 51 7205 -8 6
18▲ Fulham 65 7124 -3 5
19▼ Nottingham Forest 70 7124 -4 5
20▼ Sunderland 57 7115 -8 4

20 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.

League position over time

Position by matchweek

Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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Crystal Palace league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
124 Aug 20261601
231 Aug 20261802
36 Sep 20261333
414 Sep 20261634
520 Sep 20261545
612 Oct 20261276
719 Oct 20261477

Squad 39 players · this season, all competitions · 4 out

Absences reported for the last match: 18 Oct 2026

Top scorer
Yeremy Pino3 goals
Most assists
A. Wharton3 assists
Best rated
W. Benítez7.24 avg rating
Most minutes
A. Wharton797 min
Key to the model
T. MitchellStarter · weight 1.82
PlayerAgeAppsMinGARatingModel role
Goalkeepers
W. Benítez 33 6 (6) 540 0 0 7.24 rotation
D. Henderson injured 29 3 (3) 270 0 0 6.80 —
R. Matthews 32 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. Whitworth 22 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Defenders
Chris Richards 26 9 (9) 794 1 0 6.78 starter
T. Mitchell 27 9 (9) 781 2 0 6.65 starter
A. Disasi 28 5 (4) 376 0 0 6.62 rotation
H. Ahanor 18 4 (3) 251 0 0 6.55 rotation
T. Tomiyasu injured 27 4 (2) 191 0 0 6.38 rotation
Óscar Mingueza 27 4 (1) 119 0 0 6.32 rotation
C. Riad injured 23 1 (1) 72 0 0 6.50 —
D. Muñoz 30 1 (1) 55 0 0 5.90 —
B. Chilwell 29 2 (0) 29 1 0 7.05 depth
D. Benamar — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — depth
George King — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
B. Sosa 28 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Midfielders
A. Wharton 22 9 (9) 797 0 3 7.02 starter
Daichi Kamada 30 9 (8) 716 2 3 6.79 starter
J. Canvot 20 8 (7) 646 0 0 6.57 starter
Yeremy Pino 23 9 (8) 620 3 0 7.05 starter
Q. Timber 25 7 (7) 537 0 1 6.64 starter
J. Lerma 31 4 (1) 159 1 0 6.54 rotation
W. Hughes 31 3 (0) 38 0 0 6.10 rotation
D. Osorio 22 2 (0) 16 0 0 5.84 depth
J. Devenny 23 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
C. Doucouré 26 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Joel Drakes-Thomas — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
R. Esse 21 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
D. Ozoh 21 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
J. Rak-Sakyi 24 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Forwards
A. Khalaili 22 9 (7) 637 1 0 6.64 starter
J. Strand Larsen 26 9 (7) 580 2 0 6.72 starter
E. Nketiah 27 8 (3) 257 1 1 6.55 rotation
D. McNeil 26 6 (1) 162 0 1 6.59 rotation
I. Sarr 28 4 (1) 93 0 0 6.28 rotation
J. Mateta injured 29 2 (1) 92 0 0 6.08 rotation
E. Guessand 25 2 (0) 54 0 0 6.35 rotation
Z. Gozo 19 2 (0) 28 0 0 6.20 depth
Matheus França 22 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the trip to Besiktas: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Premier League · 20 clubs

L90 Strength15th of 20
64 Elo 1733 · World #43
Current Strength
64 With absences before 22 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack13th of 20
64 Scores 1.78 per match against an average top-five side
Defence18th of 20
54 Concedes 1.48 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Manchester City: attack 92, defence 82, L90 Strength 91 Arsenal: attack 86, defence 95, L90 Strength 94 Brighton: attack 87, defence 85, L90 Strength 83 Chelsea: attack 77, defence 74, L90 Strength 77 Liverpool: attack 85, defence 84, L90 Strength 84 Brentford: attack 73, defence 73, L90 Strength 75 Leeds: attack 69, defence 77, L90 Strength 73 Everton: attack 61, defence 66, L90 Strength 67 Hull City: attack 37, defence 50, L90 Strength 37 Ipswich: attack 59, defence 50, L90 Strength 49 Newcastle: attack 61, defence 61, L90 Strength 71 Aston Villa: attack 83, defence 78, L90 Strength 84 Manchester United: attack 72, defence 80, L90 Strength 79 Crystal Palace: attack 64, defence 54, L90 Strength 64 Bournemouth: attack 83, defence 82, L90 Strength 77 Tottenham: attack 56, defence 74, L90 Strength 62 Coventry: attack 47, defence 59, L90 Strength 51 Fulham: attack 66, defence 68, L90 Strength 65 Nottingham Forest: attack 68, defence 74, L90 Strength 70 Sunderland: attack 62, defence 59, L90 Strength 57
Every Premier League club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 9 listed

64
Form index · 8th of 20 in league
Points, last 5
7
Median top-5 club
5.3
Own forecasts
6.1 +0.9
Table14th L90 Strength15th Form8th

Table position in line with their strength.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • L18 OctA · Brighton0–50.6 xPts
  • L15 OctA · Lyon2–31.3 xPts
  • W11 OctH · Nottingham Forest3–11.4 xPts
  • D20 SepA · Leeds0–00.9 xPts
  • W17 SepH · Lech Poznan4–01.9 xPts
  • L12 SepH · Ipswich2–32.0 xPts
  • W5 SepA · Fulham3–21.2 xPts
  • L28 AugH · Manchester City1–41.0 xPts
  • L22 AugA · Everton0–21.2 xPts

Trends last 9, all competitions

Scored 6/9
Clean sheet 2/9
Conceded 2+ 6/9
Over 2.5 7/9
Both teams scored 5/9

Playing style vs Premier League average

CRYLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.29 1.43 9th
Goals conceded 2.43 1.45 20th
xG 1.35 1.49 15th
xG allowed 2.06 1.50 20th
Scored in 57% 72% 15th
Clean sheets 14% 28% 13th
CRYLeagueRank
Shots 10.14 13.71 19th
Shots on target 3.71 4.56 17th
On target share 37% 32% 4th
Box share 70% 64% 5th
Conversion 13% 10% 6th
CRYLeagueRank
Shots allowed 17.86 13.77 20th
On target allowed 6.14 4.55 20th
Blocks 5.29 4.33 3rd
Save rate 61% 66% 16th
CRYLeagueRank
Possession 43% 50% 17th
Passes 404 442 13th
Pass accuracy 81% 82% 14th
CRYLeagueRank
Fouls 10.00 11.49 4th
Fouls suffered 10.14 11.49 16th
Yellow cards 1.29 1.96 2nd
Red cards 0.14 0.06 13th
This league season, per match · 7 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
CRYLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.60 1.54 8th
Goals conceded 2.00 1.34 20th
xG 1.52 1.53 12th
xG allowed 1.86 1.44 20th
Scored in 70% 76% 10th
Clean sheets 30% 29% 5th
CRYLeagueRank
Shots 11.00 13.96 19th
Shots on target 3.90 4.69 16th
On target share 36% 33% 5th
Box share 71% 65% 3rd
Conversion 15% 11% 4th
CRYLeagueRank
Shots allowed 16.30 13.41 18th
On target allowed 5.40 4.43 18th
Blocks 4.70 4.19 7th
Save rate 63% 68% 16th
CRYLeagueRank
Possession 45% 50% 19th
Passes 416 442 11th
Pass accuracy 82% 83% 12th
CRYLeagueRank
Fouls 10.50 11.35 5th
Fouls suffered 9.70 11.46 18th
Yellow cards 1.50 1.96 3rd
Red cards 0.10 0.05 12th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 20 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.00pts per game1-0-2 · 2.0–2.7 goals · 3 games
Away1.00pts per game1-1-2 · 0.8–2.2 goals · 4 games

Goal timing this league season · 7 games

1 5 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
1 61-75
1 3 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Premier League · 7 games · rank of 20

Attack

GF 9 9th / 20
GF/G 1.29 9th / 20
xG/G 1.35 15th / 20
G − xG -0.06 8th / 20

Defence

GA 17 20th / 20
GA/G 2.43 20th / 20
xGA/G 2.06 20th / 20
xGA − GA -0.37 19th / 20

Overall

Pts 7 13th / 20
xPts 8.3 16th / 20
PPG 1.00 13th / 20
TR 6.70 18th / 20
GD -8 18th / 20
xGD -5.0 20th / 20
W 2 7th / 20
L 4 15th / 20

Scorelines

  • 0–2×1
  • 1–4×1
  • 3–2×1
  • 2–3×1
  • 0–0×1
  • 3–1×1

Goals per game both teams

14% 0
0% 1
14% 2
0% 3
14% 4
57% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
86%76%
Over 2.5
71%54%
Over 3.5
71%36%
Both scored
57%53%
Clean sheet
14%27%
Failed to score
43%27%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.