Premier League · 2024Sat, 21 Sept 2024, 16:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Crystal Palace

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Manchester United

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Crystal Palace	Manchester United
Shots	9 shots/match	15 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match	6 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.01 xG/match	1.7 xG/match▲
Possession	33%	67%●
Corners	4 corners/match	11 corners/match●
Fouls	7 fouls/match	12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
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.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Crystal Palace 1.01 xG · Manchester United 1.77 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

3Crystal Palace

1Draws

1Manchester United

6 May 2024Crystal Palace — Manchester United · Premier League4–0

30 Sept 2023Manchester United — Crystal Palace · Premier League0–1

4 Feb 2023Manchester United — Crystal Palace · Premier League2–1

18 Jan 2023Crystal Palace — Manchester United · Premier League1–1

22 May 2022Crystal Palace — Manchester United · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Crystal Palace favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Manchester United in 9 · 4 too close

0.8 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 5/5▲1 goals/match

1.4 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 5/5▲1 goals/match

1.32 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 5/5▲1.92 xG/match

1.66 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 5/5▲1.29 xG/match

13.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 5/513.6 shots/match

12.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 5/5▲10 shots/match

3.8 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 5/5▲5.6 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 5/5▲3.6 shots/match

49.8%Possessionseason · 5/5●56.6%

4.6 corners/matchCornersseason · 5/5●6.8 corners/match

4.8 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 5/5▲3.6 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 5/511.6 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

20%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 5/5▲60%

60%Scoring frequencyseason · 5/560%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Crystal Palace57.5

Manchester United67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Crystal Palace31.7

Manchester United54.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Crystal Palace48.3

Manchester United68.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Crystal Palace55

Manchester United32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Crystal Palace32.5

Manchester United37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Crystal Palace42.5

Manchester United87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Crystal Palace39.4

Manchester United64.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Crystal Palace5 matchesManchester United5 matches

0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲1 goals/match

1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1 goals/match

1.32 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.92 xG/match

13.2 shots/matchShots5/513.6 shots/match

3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲5.6 shots/match

49.8%Possession5/5●56.6%

4.6 corners/matchCorners5/5●6.8 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11 fouls/matchFouls5/511.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Crystal Palace3 matchesManchester United3 matches

0.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲1.33 goals/match

1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲0.67 goals/match

1.64 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲1.93 xG/match

14.3 shots/matchShots3/3▲15.3 shots/match

3.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲6.67 shots/match

52.7%Possession3/3●58.3%

4 corners/matchCorners3/3●7.33 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9 fouls/matchFouls3/313 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.21 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples5 / 5home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom 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

Match statistics

Shot map

Expected-goals timeline

What the record shows

Head-to-head

Team comparison

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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