Premier League · 2025Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 19:00 UTCFull timeSelhurst ParkFull-time recap

Crystal Palace

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West Ham

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Crystal Palace	West Ham
Shots	9 shots/match	9 shots/match
Shots on target	1 shots/match	4 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.68 xG/match▲	0.61 xG/match
Possession	54%	46%
Corners	4 corners/match	5 corners/match
Fouls	13 fouls/match	12 fouls/match
Yellow cards	2 cards/match	1 cards/match▲

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Crystal Palace's last-five shots average is below their season average. A second useful context is: West Ham's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

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

9.4 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	9.4 shots/match	11.5 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

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

West Ham show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

11.5 shots/match▲ShotsCrystal Palace · West Ham10.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Crystal Palace	West Ham	Baseline
Shots	11.5 shots/match	10.3 shots/match	12.6 shots/match
Shots against	11.3 shots/match	15 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Crystal Palace

0Draws

0West Ham

20 Sept 2025West Ham — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–2

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Crystal Palace favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · West Ham in 2 · 6 too close

1.09 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 32/33▲1.21 goals/match

1.13 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 32/331.73 goals/match

1.19 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/40.94 xG/match

0.95 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/41.19 xG/match

11.5 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 32/3310.3 shots/match

11.3 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 32/3315 shots/match

3.63 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 32/333.48 shots/match

4.19 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 32/335.18 shots/match

46.3%Possessionseason · 32/3342.3%

4.16 corners/matchCornersseason · 32/335.03 corners/match

4.78 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 32/336.33 corners/match

2.2 cards/matchCardsseason · 30/29▲1.86 cards/match

11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 32/3311 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

38%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 32/3318%

69%Scoring frequencyseason · 32/3367%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Crystal Palace32.5

West Ham7.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Crystal Palace27.5

West Ham21.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Crystal Palace69.2

West Ham9.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Crystal Palace62.5

West Ham47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Crystal Palace72.5

West Ham60

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Crystal Palace17.5

West Ham52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Crystal Palace37.5

West Ham41.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match

0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲0.6 goals/match

1.19 xG/match▲Expected goals3/40.94 xG/match

9.4 shots/matchShots5/59.2 shots/match

2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲3.2 shots/match

52.2%Possession5/539.8%

3.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match

2.33 cards/matchCards3/1—

13.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.3 goals/match

1.1 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.2 goals/match

1.19 xG/match▲Expected goals3/40.94 xG/match

11.6 shots/match▲Shots10/1010.1 shots/match

3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲3.6 shots/match

53.3%Possession10/1040.2%

4.7 corners/matchCorners10/104.6 corners/match

3.13 cards/matchCards8/62 cards/match

13 fouls/matchFouls10/1011 fouls/match

Window

Season

32 / 33 matches

1.09 goals/matchGoals scored32/33▲1.21 goals/match

1.13 goals/match▲Goals allowed32/331.73 goals/match

1.19 xG/match▲Expected goals3/40.94 xG/match

11.5 shots/match▲Shots32/3310.3 shots/match

3.63 shots/matchShots on target32/333.48 shots/match

46.3%Possession32/3342.3%

4.16 corners/matchCorners32/335.03 corners/match

2.2 cards/matchCards30/291.86 cards/match

11 fouls/matchFouls32/3311 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 17 matches

0.94 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲1.06 goals/match

1.12 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/171.71 goals/match

1.19 xG/matchExpected goals3/2—

13.1 shots/match▲Shots17/179.76 shots/match

3.76 shots/match▲Shots on target17/173.35 shots/match

47.8%Possession17/1742.8%

4.35 corners/matchCorners17/174.59 corners/match

2.07 cards/matchCards15/152 cards/match

10.8 fouls/matchFouls17/1710.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.25 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/110 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples32 / 33home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

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.

Analysis cutoff: Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

West Ham show a distinct attacking-volume record

Head-to-head

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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