Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

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🕒 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Crystal Palace 11 · Arsenal 6
Referee Stats
30 matches · 3.47 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.47
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 30%
Draws 33%
Away wins 37%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-16).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (66%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 27
Avg: 1.53 / 1.42

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5
Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

16
Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.37
PPG
0.84
1.53
GF
1.05
1.42
GA
1.63
63%
O2.5
58%
58%
BTTS
63%
42%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank11th
Arsenal rank6th
Crystal Palace points44
Arsenal points63
Crystal Palace: #11 · 44 pts · GD -10
37 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Arsenal: #6 · 63 pts · GD +23
18 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crystal Palace last 5 home

W W W L L
Points9/15
Weighted index80
Goals13-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

W L L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index33
Goals5-9
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home74%
Crystal Palace clean sheet at home21%
Arsenal score away74%
Arsenal clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first42%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first50%
Arsenal score first37%
Arsenal win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 60% · Arsenal 30%
Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 20.1' · Arsenal 41.9'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.53 vs 1.53
Crystal Palace concede at home1.42 vs 1.15
Arsenal score away1.05 vs 1.15
Arsenal concede away1.63 vs 1.53
Crystal Palace score level with league average, while Arsenal score 8% below league average.
Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 24% above league average at home, and Arsenal are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Crystal Palace goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
16-30 4
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
61-75 2

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 6
16-30 5
46-60 5
0-15 4
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
9
Total Shots
16
16
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
10
10
Shots Outside Box
6
6
Ball Possession
34%
66%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
12
7
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
0
Total Passes
336
654
Passes Accurate
249
553
Passes %
74%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
25'
25' Goal · 0-1
S. Mustafi
Normal Goal
29'
29' C. Chambers
45'
45' W. Zaha
49'
49' Goal · 1-1
A. Townsend
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Zaha
53'
53' Y. Cabaye
1st substitution · For: J. McArthur
62'
62' Goal · 1-2
A. Sánchez
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lacazette
66'
66' Goal · 1-3
A. Sánchez
Normal Goal · Assist: Jack Wilshere
70'
70' R. Loftus-Cheek
2nd substitution · For: B. Sako
75'
75' A. Lacazette
1st substitution · For: F. Coquelin
80'
80' M. Kelly
3rd substitution · For: T. Fosu-Mensah
87'
87' G. Xhaka
2nd substitution · For: A. Maitland-Niles
89'
89' Goal · 2-3
J. Tomkins
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Townsend

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 3-2 on Thursday, 28 December 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 25' when S. Mustafi scored, making the score 0-1. C. Chambers received a yellow card for Arsenal at 29'. W. Zaha received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 45'.

Second half: Crystal Palace leveled the score at 49' when A. Townsend scored, with the assist credited to W. Zaha, making the score 1-1. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 53', with Y. Cabaye replacing J. McArthur. Arsenal took the lead at 62' when A. Sánchez scored, with the assist credited to A. Lacazette, making the score 1-2. Arsenal extended the lead at 66' when A. Sánchez scored, with the assist credited to Jack Wilshere, making the score 1-3. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 70', with R. Loftus-Cheek replacing B. Sako. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 75', with A. Lacazette replacing F. Coquelin. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 80', with M. Kelly replacing T. Fosu-Mensah. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 87', with G. Xhaka replacing A. Maitland-Niles. Crystal Palace reduced the deficit at 89' when J. Tomkins scored, with the assist credited to A. Townsend, making the score 2-3.

Crystal Palace used 3 substitutions while Arsenal used 2 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 1 yellow card, while Arsenal got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-16).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (66%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins3
Draws7
Away Wins14
Over 2.5 Goals17 (70.8%)
BTTS16 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Head-to-Head History by Season