Premier League Gameweek 9 Sat, Oct 31 · 17:30 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
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Our take

Tottenham are slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Tottenham. Tottenham have 7 days of rest, Crystal Palace 6.1 and have to travel 0 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel0 kmRest days7 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 3
Tottenham50%
Draw23%
Crystal Palace27%
Expected goals 1.93 – 1.39
Tottenham42%
Draw27%
Crystal Palace31%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.23
Tottenham50%
Draw23%
Crystal Palace27%
Expected goals 1.93 – 1.39
Tottenham42%
Draw24%
Crystal Palace34%
Expected goals 1.73 – 1.55
Tottenham48%
Draw24%
Crystal Palace28%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.31
Over 2.5 64% Both score 65% Likeliest score 1–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 7 hours ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Tottenham and Crystal Palace. 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 insights

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

Attack insights

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

Defence insights

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

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

TottenhamCrystal Palace
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 64
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 64
56 AttackIn forecast 64
74 DefenceIn forecast 54
58 Form indexContext 64
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

Tottenham

Attack+19%
Defense risk−9%

Crystal Palace

Attack+5%
Defense risk−11%

Both teams face a more favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

TottenhamCrystal Palace
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.29
1.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.43
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.35
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.06
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
43% Scored inContext 57%
29% Clean sheetsContext 14%
14.14 ShotsContext 10.14
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.71
27% On target shareContext 37%
8.57 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
60% Box shareContext 70%
6% ConversionContext 13%
2.86 OffsidesContext 3.00
14.14 Shots allowedContext 17.86
3.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.14
4.00 BlocksContext 5.29
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.71
63% Save rateContext 61%
61% PossessionIn forecast 43%
535 PassesContext 404
470 Accurate passesContext 326
88% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.70
13.86 FoulsContext 10.00
13.71 Fouls sufferedContext 10.14
1.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.29
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.16 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.86
-0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
60% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.40 ShotsContext 11.00
3.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
24% On target shareContext 36%
9.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
67% Box shareContext 71%
6% ConversionContext 15%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.50
12.90 Shots allowedContext 16.30
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
3.40 BlocksContext 4.70
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
64% Save rateContext 63%
59% PossessionIn forecast 45%
510 PassesContext 416
443 Accurate passesContext 341
87% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.77
14.20 FoulsContext 10.50
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 9.70
1.80 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

Tottenham
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 58 · 6 pts vs 5.1 for an average club · -0.0 vs expected
  • W19 OctH · Coventry3–11.8 xPts
  • D10 OctA · Manchester United1–10.7 xPts
  • L19 SepH · Aston Villa2–31.3 xPts
  • D12 SepH · Everton0–01.4 xPts
  • D5 SepA · Nottingham Forest0–00.9 xPts
Crystal Palace
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km5,140 km in 14d
Schedule load25%Moderate
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

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
Tottenham Crystal Palace
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 25
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Premier League 2026-2027, 24 Oct6.1Premier League 2026-2027, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km5,140 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 3 / 5
Next matchdays after this one6.85

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

Tottenham Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Coventry (H) 3–1, 19 Oct
31A. Kinský(G)
3A. Robertson 37M. van de Ven 4T. Adarabioyo 6J. van Hecke
16S. Tonali 14A. Gray
22O. Marmoush 10J. Maddison 20M. Kudus
19D. Solanke
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

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
Tottenham No reported absences
Crystal Palace No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • Tottenham+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Crystal Palace+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Tottenham · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.50
Crystal Palace · Away 1.00points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
0.75
Conceded
2.25

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 2 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 12 meetings

6 Tottenham wins0 draws4 Crystal Palace wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.10 Over 2.560% Both scored30% Clean sheets40% · 30%
  • 5 Mar 2026Tottenham1–3Crystal Palace
  • 28 Dec 2025Crystal Palace0–1Tottenham
  • 11 May 2025Tottenham0–2Crystal Palace
  • 27 Oct 2024Crystal Palace1–0Tottenham
  • 2 Mar 2024Tottenham3–1Crystal Palace
  • 27 Oct 2023Crystal Palace1–2Tottenham

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.

Goal timing

Tottenham7 games · scored 6 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
16-30
2 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 61-75
4 1 76-90
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
Tottenham10 games · scored 9 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 6 61-75
4 1 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

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

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