Premier League Gameweek 17 Sun, Dec 27 · 19:00 Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace 14th · 7 pts · 7 played
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Arsenal 2nd · 18 pts · 7 played
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Away travel0 kmRest days8.2 · 8.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Crystal Palace—%
Draw—%
Arsenal—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (London)

Forecast from 12 Dec

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Crystal Palace and Arsenal. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

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 the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

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

Streaks insights

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

Team strength

Crystal PalaceArsenal
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 94
64 AttackIn forecast 86
54 DefenceIn forecast 95
64 Form indexContext 92
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Crystal Palace

Attack—
Defense risk—

Arsenal

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Crystal PalaceArsenal
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.57
2.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.71
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.67
2.06 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.78
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
57% Scored inContext 86%
14% Clean sheetsContext 57%
10.14 ShotsContext 12.29
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.14
37% On target shareContext 34%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.71
70% Box shareContext 73%
13% ConversionContext 13%
3.00 OffsidesContext 4.00
17.86 Shots allowedContext 11.14
6.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
5.29 BlocksContext 3.00
3.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
61% Save rateContext 71%
43% PossessionIn forecast 61%
404 PassesContext 520
326 Accurate passesContext 453
81% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.70 Team ratingContext 7.06
10.00 FoulsContext 10.14
10.14 Fouls sufferedContext 15.86
1.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.29
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.60
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.56
1.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.85
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
70% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 60%
11.00 ShotsContext 13.50
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
36% On target shareContext 34%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 9.30
71% Box shareContext 71%
15% ConversionContext 12%
2.50 OffsidesContext 3.60
16.30 Shots allowedContext 10.80
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
4.70 BlocksContext 3.10
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
63% Save rateContext 75%
45% PossessionIn forecast 57%
416 PassesContext 508
341 Accurate passesContext 441
82% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.77 Team ratingContext 7.06
10.50 FoulsContext 11.20
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 14.30
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Crystal Palace
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km774 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 64 · 7 pts vs 5.3 for an average club · +0.9 vs expected
  • 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
Arsenal
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 92 · 12 pts vs 5.1 for an average club · +1.6 vs expected
  • W18 OctA · Nottingham Forest1–01.9 xPts
  • W13 OctH · Lille3–02.5 xPts
  • W10 OctH · Leeds2–12.2 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Brighton0–31.8 xPts
  • W12 SepA · Sunderland2–02.0 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Crystal Palace Arsenal
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.2Premier League 2026-2027, 19 Dec8.2Premier League 2026-2027, 19 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways774 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 50 / 1 / 5
Next matchdays after this one33

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Crystal Palace Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Brighton (A) 0–5, 18 Oct
44W. Benítez(G)
21H. Ahanor 26Chris Richards 6J. Canvot
3T. Mitchell 23Q. Timber 20A. Wharton 25A. Khalaili
10Yeremy Pino 18Daichi Kamada
22J. Strand Larsen
Arsenal Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Nottingham Forest (A) 1–0, 18 Oct
1David Raya(G)
33R. Calafiori 6Gabriel Magalhães 15E. Konsa 4B. White
39Bruno Guimarães 41D. Rice
10E. Eze 8M. Ødegaard 7B. Saka
29K. Havertz

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Crystal Palace Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Arsenal Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Crystal Palace · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.67
Arsenal · Away 2.25points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
3-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.75

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 3 this season

OpponentCrystal PalaceArsenal
Brighton L 0–5 A L 0–3 A
Nottingham Forest W 3–1 H W 1–0 A
Leeds D 0–0 A W 2–1 H
Points4 of 9 · 1.33 per game6 of 9 · 2.00 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 12 meetings

1 Crystal Palace wins2 draws7 Arsenal wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.40 Over 2.570% Both scored50% Clean sheets10% · 40%
  • 24 May 2026Crystal Palace1–2Arsenal
  • 26 Oct 2025Arsenal1–0Crystal Palace
  • 23 Apr 2025Arsenal2–2Crystal Palace
  • 21 Dec 2024Crystal Palace1–5Arsenal
  • 20 Jan 2024Arsenal5–0Crystal Palace
  • 21 Aug 2023Crystal Palace0–1Arsenal

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

Crystal PalaceArsenalForecast
Scored per game 1.291.57
Conceded per game 2.430.71
Match goals 3.712.29
Over 1.5 86%71%
Over 2.5 71%57%
Over 3.5 71%0%
Both teams scored 57%29%
Clean sheets 14%57%
Failed to score 43%14%
Games77
Crystal PalaceArsenalForecast
Scored per game 1.601.70
Conceded per game 2.200.60
Match goals 3.802.30
Over 1.5 90%70%
Over 2.5 80%60%
Over 3.5 70%0%
Both teams scored 60%30%
Clean sheets 20%60%
Failed to score 30%10%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

Crystal PalaceArsenalLeague
Corners
Corners won3.674.71
Corners conceded6.004.00
Match total9.678.719.49
Over 8.550% 3/643% 3/7
Over 9.533% 2/643% 3/7
Over 10.533% 2/629% 2/7
Cards
Cards1.431.29
Opponent cards1.573.29
Match total3.004.584.17
Over 3.543% 3/771% 5/7
Over 4.529% 2/757% 4/7
Crystal PalaceArsenalLeague
Corners
Corners won3.894.67
Corners conceded5.224.44
Match total9.119.119.49
Over 8.544% 4/944% 4/9
Over 9.533% 3/944% 4/9
Over 10.533% 3/933% 3/9
Cards
Cards1.601.60
Opponent cards2.002.80
Match total3.604.404.17
Over 3.550% 5/1060% 6/10
Over 4.530% 3/1050% 5/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Crystal Palace7 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
1 5 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
1 61-75
1 3 76-90
Arsenal6 games · scored 10 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 76-90
Crystal Palace10 games · scored 16 · conceded 20
2 6 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 4 31-45
5 4 46-60
1 61-75
3 4 76-90
Arsenal9 games · scored 15 · conceded 6
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
3 2 46-60
6 1 61-75
2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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