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Leeds United 4–1 Crystal Palace · Premier League

4–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Leeds United won 4–1.

Shots
209
Shots on target
83
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Leeds beat Crystal Palace 4–1. Recorded in this match (Leeds – Crystal Palace): shots 20–9, shots on target 8–3, possession 53%–47%, corners 9–5. 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.

Leeds's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.41 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 for2.6 goals/match1.41 goals/match1.42 goals/match

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

Leeds have a visible home split

moderate

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

15.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.8 shots/match13.1 shots/match11.9 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots9 shotsLeeds United 20 shots, Crystal Palace 9 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots3 shotsLeeds United 8 shots, Crystal Palace 3 shots
  • Possession53%47%Leeds United 53%, Crystal Palace 47%
  • Corners9 corners5 cornersLeeds United 9 corners, Crystal Palace 5 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls10 foulsLeeds United 5 fouls, Crystal Palace 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsLeeds United 1 card, Crystal Palace 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Leeds United
1Draws
2Crystal Palace
Leeds United — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–5
Crystal Palace — Leeds United · Premier League2–1
Crystal Palace — Leeds United · Premier League0–0
Leeds United — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Leeds United favored in 3 of 9 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 3 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leeds United17 matchesCrystal Palace17 matches
1.41 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/171.24 goals/match
1.82 goals/matchGoals allowed17/17▲ 1.12 goals/match
13.1 shots/match ▲Shots17/1711.6 shots/match
4.06 shots/matchShots on target17/174.18 shots/match
46.3% ●Possession17/1742.4%
4.24 corners/match ●Corners17/173.76 corners/match
1.59 cards/matchCards17/171.76 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls17/1710.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples17 / 17home / 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, 21 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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