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Crystal Palace 1–0 Wolverhampton · Premier League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Crystal Palace won 1–0.

Shots
1412
Shots on target
37
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Crystal Palace beat Wolves 1–0. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Wolves): shots 14–12, shots on target 3–7, possession 61%–39%, corners 7–3. 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 Wolves.

10.8 days ▲Rest daysCrystal Palace · Wolves3.75 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCrystal PalaceWolvesBaseline
Rest days10.8 days3.75 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

Wolves show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Wolves's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.9 shots/match ▲ShotsCrystal Palace · Wolves9.25 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricCrystal PalaceWolvesBaseline
Shots11.9 shots/match9.25 shots/match12.5 shots/match
Shots against11.2 shots/match13.8 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

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

13.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.9 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
Shots13.8 shots/match11.9 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots12 shotsCrystal Palace 14 shots, Wolverhampton 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsCrystal Palace 3 shots, Wolverhampton 7 shots
  • Possession61%39%Crystal Palace 61%, Wolverhampton 39%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersCrystal Palace 7 corners, Wolverhampton 3 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls13 foulsCrystal Palace 19 fouls, Wolverhampton 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards3 cardsCrystal Palace 5 cards, Wolverhampton 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Crystal Palace
1Draws
0Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton — Crystal Palace · Premier League0–2
Crystal Palace — Wolverhampton · Premier League4–2
Wolverhampton — Crystal Palace · Premier League2–2
Wolverhampton — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–3
Crystal Palace — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–2

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 9 of 9 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Crystal Palace27 matchesWolverhampton28 matches
1.07 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/280.64 goals/match
1.19 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/281.82 goals/match
11.9 shots/match ▲Shots27/289.25 shots/match
3.81 shots/match ▲Shots on target27/283.29 shots/match
45.1% ●Possession27/2843.4%
4.3 corners/match ●Corners27/283.29 corners/match
2.19 cards/matchCards27/282.25 cards/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls27/2813.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples27 / 28home / 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, 22 Feb 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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