Premier League Gameweek 15 Sat, Dec 12 · 15:00 Selhurst Park, London
Crystal Palace 14th · 7 pts · 7 played
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Manchester United 13th · 7 pts · 7 played
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Away travel262 kmRest days1.9 · 3.8Matches / 14d4 · 4
Real contextStrength only
Crystal Palace—%
Draw—%
Manchester United—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (London)

Forecast from 27 Nov

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Crystal Palace and Manchester United. 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

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

Crystal PalaceManchester United
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 77
64 AttackIn forecast 72
54 DefenceIn forecast 80
64 Form indexContext 38
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—

Manchester United

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Crystal PalaceManchester United
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.43
2.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.63
2.06 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.20
57% Scored inContext 71%
14% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.14 ShotsContext 19.57
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
37% On target shareContext 26%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
70% Box shareContext 55%
13% ConversionContext 7%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.50
17.86 Shots allowedContext 11.00
6.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.43
5.29 BlocksContext 2.86
3.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
61% Save rateContext 68%
43% PossessionIn forecast 55%
404 PassesContext 521
326 Accurate passesContext 450
81% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.84
10.00 FoulsContext 9.57
10.14 Fouls sufferedContext 11.43
1.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.71
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.56
1.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.00 ShotsContext 17.60
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
36% On target shareContext 31%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 10.50
71% Box shareContext 60%
15% ConversionContext 10%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.29
16.30 Shots allowedContext 11.00
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.70 BlocksContext 3.20
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
63% Save rateContext 69%
45% PossessionIn forecast 53%
416 PassesContext 507
341 Accurate passesContext 439
82% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.50 FoulsContext 10.00
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest1.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d4High congestion
Travel0 km3,497 km in 14d
Schedule load60%Critical
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
Manchester United
Rest3.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d4High congestion
Travel262 km342 km in 14d
Schedule load35%Moderate
Form 38 · 3 pts vs 4.4 for an average club · -4.2 vs expected
  • D18 OctA · Leeds1–11.2 xPts
  • L13 OctA · Atletico Madrid0–21.1 xPts
  • D10 OctH · Tottenham1–12.1 xPts
  • D20 SepA · Fulham1–11.6 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Manchester City0–11.3 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 Manchester United
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextCritical · 60Moderate · 35
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastYesYes
Rest dayssince last match1.9UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 - League phase, 10 Dec3.8UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 8 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km262 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways3,497 km342 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days2 / 4 / 62 / 4 / 6
Next matchdays after this one77

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
Manchester United Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Leeds (A) 1–1, 18 Oct
1S. Lammens(G)
2Diogo Dalot 6L. Martínez 5J. Maguire 15L. Yoro
20C. Baleba 17Andrey Santos
8Bruno Fernandes 18Y. Tielemans 16A. Diallo
19B. Mbeumo

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
Manchester United 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
Manchester United · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
0-3-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50

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 5 this season

OpponentCrystal PalaceManchester United
Leeds D 0–0 A D 1–1 A
Ipswich L 2–3 H W 5–2 H
Fulham W 3–2 A D 1–1 A
Manchester City L 1–4 H L 0–1 H
Everton L 0–2 A D 2–2 A
Points4 of 15 · 0.80 per game6 of 15 · 1.20 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

4 Crystal Palace wins2 draws4 Manchester United wins
Goals per game1.20 – 0.80 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets50% · 20%
  • 1 Mar 2026Manchester United2–1Crystal Palace
  • 30 Nov 2025Crystal Palace1–2Manchester United
  • 2 Feb 2025Manchester United0–2Crystal Palace
  • 21 Sep 2024Crystal Palace0–0Manchester United
  • 6 May 2024Crystal Palace4–0Manchester United
  • 30 Sep 2023Manchester United0–1Crystal Palace

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 PalaceManchester UnitedForecast
Scored per game 1.291.43
Conceded per game 2.431.43
Match goals 3.712.86
Over 1.5 86%86%
Over 2.5 71%29%
Over 3.5 71%29%
Both teams scored 57%71%
Clean sheets 14%0%
Failed to score 43%29%
Games77
Crystal PalaceManchester UnitedForecast
Scored per game 1.601.70
Conceded per game 2.201.20
Match goals 3.802.90
Over 1.5 90%90%
Over 2.5 80%40%
Over 3.5 70%30%
Both teams scored 60%50%
Clean sheets 20%20%
Failed to score 30%30%
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 PalaceManchester UnitedLeague
Corners
Corners won3.676.14
Corners conceded6.003.57
Match total9.679.719.49
Over 8.550% 3/643% 3/7
Over 9.533% 2/643% 3/7
Over 10.533% 2/643% 3/7
Cards
Cards1.431.71
Opponent cards1.572.86
Match total3.004.574.17
Over 3.543% 3/771% 5/7
Over 4.529% 2/729% 2/7
Crystal PalaceManchester UnitedLeague
Corners
Corners won3.895.89
Corners conceded5.223.22
Match total9.119.119.49
Over 8.544% 4/944% 4/9
Over 9.533% 3/933% 3/9
Over 10.533% 3/933% 3/9
Cards
Cards1.601.60
Opponent cards2.002.30
Match total3.603.904.17
Over 3.550% 5/1060% 6/10
Over 4.530% 3/1020% 2/10

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
Manchester United7 games · scored 10 · conceded 10
0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 4 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
Manchester United10 games · scored 17 · conceded 12
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
6 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
3 5 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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