Premier League · 2023

Crystal Palace 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Tottenham Hotspur won 1–2.

Shots
1310
Shots on target
31
Expected goals
0.611.12
Possession
24%76%

Full time

What the match recorded

Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 2–1. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Tottenham Hotspur): shots 13–10, shots on target 3–1, expected goals 0.61–1.12, possession 24%–76%. 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 below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.8 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 for0.4 goals/match0.8 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Tottenham Hotspur.

6.21 days ▲Rest daysCrystal Palace · Tottenham Hotspur4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCrystal PalaceTottenham HotspurBaseline
Rest days6.21 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

42.1%PossessionCrystal Palace · Tottenham Hotspur● 62.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCrystal PalaceTottenham HotspurBaseline
Possession42.1%62.4%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots10 shotsCrystal Palace 13 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 10 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots1 shotCrystal Palace 3 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.61 xG1.12 xGCrystal Palace 0.61 xG, Tottenham Hotspur 1.12 xG
  • Possession24%76%Crystal Palace 24%, Tottenham Hotspur 76%
  • Corners11 corners2 cornersCrystal Palace 11 corners, Tottenham Hotspur 2 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls11 foulsCrystal Palace 19 fouls, Tottenham Hotspur 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Crystal Palace
0Draws
3Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–0
Crystal Palace — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League0–4
Tottenham Hotspur — Crystal Palace · Premier League3–0
Crystal Palace — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League3–0

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 2 of 11 directional metrics · Tottenham Hotspur in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Crystal Palace10 matchesTottenham Hotspur10 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲ 2.2 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲ 0.9 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲ 1.78 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots10/10▲ 17.8 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲ 6.2 shots/match
42.1%Possession10/10● 62.4%
4.7 corners/matchCorners10/10● 5.8 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 10home / 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: Fri, 27 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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