Premier League · 2023

Crystal Palace 1–1 Luton Town · Premier League

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Crystal Palace and Luton Town drew 1–1.

Shots
218
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
2.730.84
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Crystal Palace and Luton Town drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Luton Town): shots 21–8, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 2.73–0.84, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Luton Town's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Luton Town's last-five shots average is above their season average.

15.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots15.2 shots/match12.1 shots/match13.4 shots/match

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

Luton Town have a visible away split

moderate

Luton Town's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10 shots/match12.1 shots/match13.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots8 shotsCrystal Palace 21 shots, Luton Town 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsCrystal Palace 4 shots, Luton Town 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.73 xG0.84 xGCrystal Palace 2.73 xG, Luton Town 0.84 xG
  • Possession50%50%Crystal Palace 50%, Luton Town 50%
  • Corners8 corners6 cornersCrystal Palace 8 corners, Luton Town 6 corners
  • Fouls20 fouls11 foulsCrystal Palace 20 fouls, Luton Town 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 · 29′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJefferson Lerma · Crystal Palace · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Crystal Palace · 40′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGabriel Osho · Luton Town · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNaouirou Ahamada · Crystal Palace · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOdsonne Édouard · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoss Barkley · Luton Town · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJordan Clark · Luton Town · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDaiki Hashioka · Luton Town · 70′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoachim Andersen · Crystal Palace · 28′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 32′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 59′ · 0.08 xG · on targetCauley Woodrow · Luton Town · 90′ · 0.08 xG · goalCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNaouirou Ahamada · Crystal Palace · 74′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 30′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 11′ · 0.16 xG · goalJordan Ayew · Crystal Palace · 64′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 67′ · 0.16 xG · on targetTyrick Mitchell · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJoel Ward · Crystal Palace · 17′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedEberechi Eze · Crystal Palace · 54′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedChiedozie Ogbene · Luton Town · 60′ · 0.34 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Muñoz · Crystal Palace · 46′ · 0.38 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 43′ · 0.41 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 74′ · 0.42 xG · on target
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Crystal Palace: 21 shots, 4 on target, 2.77 xG. Luton Town: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.85 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Jean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 11′Cauley Woodrow · Luton Town · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Crystal Palace 2.77 xG · Luton Town 0.85 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Crystal Palace favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Luton Town in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Crystal Palace28 matchesLuton Town27 matches
1.18 goals/matchGoals scored28/27▲ 1.41 goals/match
1.71 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/272.04 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals28/271.24 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots28/2712.1 shots/match
4.11 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/273.59 shots/match
41.5% ●Possession28/2741.4%
4.86 corners/matchCorners28/27● 5.7 corners/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls28/2711.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 27home / 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, 9 Mar 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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