Premier League · 2024

Aston Villa 2–2 Crystal Palace · Premier League

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace drew 2–2.

Shots
1713
Shots on target
56
Expected goals
3.111.26
Possession
70%30%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa and Crystal Palace drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Crystal Palace): shots 17–13, shots on target 5–6, expected goals 3.11–1.26, possession 70%–30%. 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.

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 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 for1 goal/match0.83 goals/match1.38 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots13 shotsAston Villa 17 shots, Crystal Palace 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots6 shotsAston Villa 5 shots, Crystal Palace 6 shots
  • Expected goals3.11 xG1.26 xGAston Villa 3.11 xG, Crystal Palace 1.26 xG
  • Possession70%30%Aston Villa 70%, Crystal Palace 30%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerAston Villa 10 corners, Crystal Palace 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls11 foulsAston Villa 10 fouls, Crystal Palace 11 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.

Jefferson Lerma · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 9′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIan Maatsen · Aston Villa · 49′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIan Maatsen · Aston Villa · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 17′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTyrick Mitchell · Crystal Palace · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJeffrey Schlupp · Crystal Palace · 80′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDaniel Muñoz · Crystal Palace · 80′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLeon Bailey · Aston Villa · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJustin Devenny · Crystal Palace · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Lacroix · Crystal Palace · 68′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDiego Carlos · Aston Villa · 50′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 75′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 13′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 28′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 51′ · 0.09 xG · on targetRoss Barkley · Aston Villa · 75′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 50′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRoss Barkley · Aston Villa · 77′ · 0.14 xG · goalIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 78′ · 0.14 xG · on targetMorgan Rogers · Aston Villa · 48′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedJustin Devenny · Crystal Palace · 45′ · 0.24 xG · goalJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 48′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 4′ · 0.48 xG · goalYouri Tielemans · Aston Villa · 45′ · 0.82 xG · on targetOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 36′ · 0.91 xG · goal
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  • on target
  • goal
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Aston Villa: 17 shots, 5 on target, 3.07 xG. Crystal Palace: 13 shots, 6 on target, 1.25 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Ollie Watkins · Aston Villa · 36′Ross Barkley · Aston Villa · 77′Ismaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 4′Justin Devenny · Crystal Palace · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Aston Villa 3.07 xG · Crystal Palace 1.25 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Aston Villa
1Draws
2Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace — Aston Villa · Premier League5–0
Aston Villa — Crystal Palace · Premier League3–1
Aston Villa — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–0
Crystal Palace — Aston Villa · Premier League3–1
Aston Villa — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Aston Villa favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 4

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Window

Season

Aston Villa12 matchesCrystal Palace12 matches
1.58 goals/match ▲Goals scored12/120.83 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed12/12▲ 1.42 goals/match
1.66 xG/match ▲Expected goals12/121.27 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots12/12▲ 14.3 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target12/12▲ 5 shots/match
52.3% ●Possession12/1244.5%
6 corners/match ●Corners12/124.67 corners/match
12.4 fouls/matchFouls12/1210.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples12 / 12home / 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, 23 Nov 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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