Match at a glance Crystal Palace and Manchester United drew 0–0.
Shots 9 – 15
Shots on target 4 – 6
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.7
Possession 33% – 67% Story Stats Shot map xG H2H Comparison Evidence More football Full time
What the match recorded Crystal Palace and Manchester United drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Manchester United): shots 9–15, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1.01–1.7, possession 33%–67%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics Crystal Palace Manchester United
Shots 9 shots 15 shots Crystal Palace 9 shots, Manchester United 15 shots Shots on target 4 shots 6 shots Crystal Palace 4 shots, Manchester United 6 shots Expected goals 1.01 xG 1.7 xG Crystal Palace 1.01 xG, Manchester United 1.7 xG Possession 33% 67% Crystal Palace 33%, Manchester United 67% Corners 4 corners 11 corners Crystal Palace 4 corners, Manchester United 11 corners Fouls 7 fouls 12 fouls Crystal Palace 7 fouls, Manchester United 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.
Share Manchester United ← attacking attacking → Crystal Palace
Eddie Nketiah · Crystal Palace · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blocked Amad Diallo · Manchester United · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blocked Maxence Lacroix · Crystal Palace · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blocked Amad Diallo · Manchester United · 63′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Alejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 63′ · 0.03 xG · on target Jefferson Lerma · Crystal Palace · 65′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Will Hughes · Crystal Palace · 79′ · 0.03 xG · on target Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 35′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Kobbie Mainoo · Manchester United · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 51′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Matthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 68′ · 0.06 xG · on target Matthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 3′ · 0.07 xG · on target Ismaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blocked Joshua Zirkzee · Manchester United · 33′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blocked Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 52′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blocked Alejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 10′ · 0.13 xG · on target Eddie Nketiah · Crystal Palace · 65′ · 0.13 xG · on target Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 44′ · 0.15 xG · on target Bruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 27′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blocked Lisandro Martínez · Manchester United · 14′ · 0.20 xG · on target Ismaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 65′ · 0.23 xG · on target Alejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 27′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blocked Eberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 72′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blocked Matthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 13′ · 0.42 xG · on target size = xG Crystal Palace: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.01 xG. Manchester United: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.77 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
Share Crystal Palace 1.01 xG Manchester United 1.77 xG
0 1 2 0′ HT 90′ The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Crystal Palace 1.01 xG · Manchester United 1.77 xG.
History
Head-to-head Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
3 Crystal Palace
1 Draws
1 Manchester United
6 May 2024 Crystal Palace — Manchester United · Premier League 4–0
30 Sept 2023 Manchester United — Crystal Palace · Premier League 0–1
4 Feb 2023 Manchester United — Crystal Palace · Premier League 2–1
18 Jan 2023 Crystal Palace — Manchester United · Premier League 1–1
22 May 2022 Crystal Palace — Manchester United · Premier League 1–0
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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Manchester United in 9 · 2 too close
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive)
Season Last 10 Last 5 Home–Away Style profile Rest and recent workload
Crystal Palace 5 matches Manchester United 5 matches
0.8 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.4 goals/match Goals allowed5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.32 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 1.92 xG/match
13.2 shots/match Shots5/5 13.6 shots/match
3.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 5.6 shots/match
49.8% Possession5/5 ● 56.6%
4.6 corners/match Corners5/5 ● 6.8 corners/match
11 fouls/match Fouls5/5 11.6 fouls/match
Crystal Palace 5 matches Manchester United 5 matches
0.8 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.4 goals/match Goals allowed5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.32 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 1.92 xG/match
13.2 shots/match Shots5/5 13.6 shots/match
3.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 5.6 shots/match
49.8% Possession5/5 ● 56.6%
4.6 corners/match Corners5/5 ● 6.8 corners/match
11 fouls/match Fouls5/5 11.6 fouls/match
Crystal Palace 5 matches Manchester United 5 matches
0.8 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.4 goals/match Goals allowed5/5 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.32 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 1.92 xG/match
13.2 shots/match Shots5/5 13.6 shots/match
3.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 5.6 shots/match
49.8% Possession5/5 ● 56.6%
4.6 corners/match Corners5/5 ● 6.8 corners/match
11 fouls/match Fouls5/5 11.6 fouls/match
Crystal Palace 3 matches Manchester United 3 matches
0.67 goals/match Goals scored3/3 ▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.33 goals/match Goals allowed3/3 ▲ 0.67 goals/match
1.64 xG/match Expected goals3/3 ▲ 1.93 xG/match
14.3 shots/match Shots3/3 ▲ 15.3 shots/match
3.33 shots/match Shots on target3/3 ▲ 6.67 shots/match
52.7% Possession3/3 ● 58.3%
4 corners/match Corners3/3 ● 7.33 corners/match
9 fouls/match Fouls3/3 13 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match 7.1 days Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/1 7.21 days
Crystal Palace / Manchester United
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade B · Useful evidence Useful evidence — limited
Season samples 5 / 5 home / away teams
Recent samples 5 / 5 last-five windows
Freshness Less than one day from nearest prior match
Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 21 Sept 2024, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in Premier League 
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