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Fulham 1–2 Crystal Palace · Premier League

Fulham

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1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Crystal Palace won 1–2.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
45
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Crystal Palace beat Fulham 2–1. Recorded in this match (Fulham – Crystal Palace): shots 12–11, shots on target 4–5, possession 63%–37%, corners 6–4. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Crystal Palace.

4.88 days ▲Rest daysFulham · Crystal Palace3.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFulhamCrystal PalaceBaseline
Rest days4.88 days3.88 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Fulham's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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 for1.6 goals/match1.33 goals/match1.4 goals/match

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

Fulham have a visible home split

moderate

Fulham's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.5 shots/match11.7 shots/match12 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsFulham 12 shots, Crystal Palace 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots5 shotsFulham 4 shots, Crystal Palace 5 shots
  • Possession63%37%Fulham 63%, Crystal Palace 37%
  • Corners6 corners4 cornersFulham 6 corners, Crystal Palace 4 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls8 foulsFulham 5 fouls, Crystal Palace 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards0 cardsFulham 0 cards, Crystal Palace 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fulham
3Draws
1Crystal Palace
Fulham — Crystal Palace · Premier League0–2
Crystal Palace — Fulham · Premier League0–2
Fulham — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–1
Crystal Palace — Fulham · Premier League0–0
Fulham — 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: Fulham favored in 2 of 9 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fulham15 matchesCrystal Palace15 matches
1.33 goals/matchGoals scored15/151.33 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed15/15▲ 0.8 goals/match
11.7 shots/matchShots15/1511.5 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target15/15▲ 4.27 shots/match
51.1% ●Possession15/1542.3%
5.2 corners/match ●Corners15/153.8 corners/match
1.73 cards/matchCards15/151.67 cards/match
12 fouls/matchFouls15/1510.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples15 / 15home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 7 Dec 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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