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Premier League · 2023

Crystal Palace 5–2 West Ham United · Premier League

5–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Crystal Palace won 5–2.

Shots
184
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
2.361.27
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Crystal Palace beat West Ham United 5–2. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – West Ham United): shots 18–4, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 2.36–1.27, possession 61%–39%. 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

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.27 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 for1.8 goals/match1.27 goals/match1.5 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots4 shotsCrystal Palace 18 shots, West Ham United 4 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotCrystal Palace 7 shots, West Ham United 1 shot
  • Expected goals2.36 xG1.27 xGCrystal Palace 2.36 xG, West Ham United 1.27 xG
  • Possession61%39%Crystal Palace 61%, West Ham United 39%
  • Corners4 corners0 cornersCrystal Palace 4 corners, West Ham United 0 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls9 foulsCrystal Palace 9 fouls, West Ham United 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Crystal Palace
2Draws
1West Ham United
West Ham United — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–1
Crystal Palace — West Ham United · Premier League4–3
West Ham United — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–2
Crystal Palace — West Ham United · Premier League2–3
West Ham United — Crystal Palace · Premier League2–2

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 · West Ham United in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Crystal Palace33 matchesWest Ham United34 matches
1.27 goals/matchGoals scored33/34▲ 1.59 goals/match
1.7 goals/match ▲Goals allowed33/341.85 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals33/34▲ 1.4 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots33/3411.7 shots/match
4.12 shots/matchShots on target33/343.94 shots/match
41.5% ●Possession33/3441.3%
4.58 corners/match ●Corners33/344.32 corners/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls33/3410.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples33 / 34home / 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: Sun, 21 Apr 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsCrystal PalaceWest Ham United
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2023/24
Head-to-headCrystal Palace — West Ham United
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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