Premier League · 2024

Crystal Palace 1–2 Everton · Premier League

1–2Historical match

Everton

LWWWD

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Everton won 1–2.

Shots
1711
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
1.720.96
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Everton beat Crystal Palace 2–1. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Everton): shots 17–11, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 1.72–0.96, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Everton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Everton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.08 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match1.08 goals/match1.52 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Everton.

13.2 days ▲Rest daysCrystal Palace · Everton2.92 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCrystal PalaceEvertonBaseline
Rest days13.2 days2.92 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots11 shotsCrystal Palace 17 shots, Everton 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsCrystal Palace 6 shots, Everton 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.72 xG0.96 xGCrystal Palace 1.72 xG, Everton 0.96 xG
  • Possession58%42%Crystal Palace 58%, Everton 42%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersCrystal Palace 6 corners, Everton 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls12 foulsCrystal Palace 9 fouls, Everton 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Will Hughes · Crystal Palace · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Alcaraz · Everton · 58′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJustin Devenny · Crystal Palace · 7′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCarlos Alcaraz · Everton · 32′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCarlos Alcaraz · Everton · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Lacroix · Crystal Palace · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Alcaraz · Everton · 56′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 86′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 54′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIdrissa Gana Gueye · Everton · 66′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBen Chilwell · Crystal Palace · 71′ · 0.05 xG · on targetBeto · Everton · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAshley Young · Everton · 80′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEddie Nketiah · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 53′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Muñoz · Crystal Palace · 64′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMarc Guéhi · Crystal Palace · 19′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMaxence Lacroix · Crystal Palace · 82′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJesper Lindstrøm · Everton · 54′ · 0.11 xG · on targetChris Richards · Crystal Palace · 46′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Alcaraz · Everton · 80′ · 0.14 xG · goalIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 41′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedBeto · Everton · 42′ · 0.18 xG · goalJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 6′ · 0.21 xG · on targetBeto · Everton · 57′ · 0.27 xG · on targetJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 47′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Crystal Palace: 17 shots, 6 on target, 1.68 xG. Everton: 11 shots, 6 on target, 0.97 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Jean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 47′Beto · Everton · 42′Carlos Alcaraz · Everton · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Crystal Palace 1.68 xG · Everton 0.97 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Crystal Palace
2Draws
3Everton
Everton — Crystal Palace · Premier League2–1
Everton — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–1
Crystal Palace — Everton · Premier League2–3
Crystal Palace — Everton · Premier League0–0
Everton — Crystal Palace · Premier League3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Crystal Palace favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Everton in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Crystal Palace25 matchesEverton25 matches
1.16 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.08 goals/match
1.28 goals/matchGoals allowed25/251.24 goals/match
1.41 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/251.07 xG/match
13.8 shots/match ▲Shots25/2511 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/253.56 shots/match
44% ●Possession25/2540%
4.72 corners/match ●Corners25/253.92 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls25/2511.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Feb 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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