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

This match

Match statistics

MetricBrentfordCrystal Palace
Shots9 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.59 xG/match1.17 xG/match
Possession46%54%
Corners4 corners/match7 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match15 fouls/match

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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: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Brentford
4Draws
1Crystal Palace
Crystal PalaceBrentford · Premier League31
BrentfordCrystal Palace · Premier League11
BrentfordCrystal Palace · Premier League11
Crystal PalaceBrentford · Premier League11
BrentfordCrystal Palace · Premier League00

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Brentford1 matches
  • Crystal Palace1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Brentford

Competition
Premier League
Season
2023/24
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
19 May 2024
  • Goals scored1.47 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.71 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.57 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.49 xG/match
  • Shots12.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.53 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.92 shots/match
  • Possession45%
  • Corners4.84 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.74 corners/match
  • Fouls10.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency18%
  • Scoring frequency79%

Crystal Palace

Competition
Premier League
Season
2023/24
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
19 May 2024
  • Goals scored1.5 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.53 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.29 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.39 xG/match
  • Shots12 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.1 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.45 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.13 shots/match
  • Possession42.1%
  • Corners4.68 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.18 corners/match
  • Fouls12 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency26%
  • Scoring frequency82%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · Unavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Aug 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4