Premier League · 2025Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeAnfieldFull-time recap

Liverpool

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3–1Full-time recap

Crystal Palace

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Liverpool	Crystal Palace
Shots	9 shots/match	14 shots/match▲
Shots on target	3 shots/match	7 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.91 xG/match	2.32 xG/match▲
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	5 corners/match	8 corners/match
Fouls	10 fouls/match	10 fouls/match
Yellow cards	1 cards/match▲	3 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.6%▲PossessionLiverpool · Crystal Palace46.3%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Liverpool	Crystal Palace	Baseline
Possession	59.6%	46.3%	50.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Liverpool

0Draws

1Crystal Palace

27 Sept 2025Crystal Palace — Liverpool · Premier League2–1

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

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

1.68 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 34/331.09 goals/match

1.29 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 34/33▲1.18 goals/match

1.36 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 5/41.48 xG/match

1.53 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 5/40.94 xG/match

15.5 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 34/3311.6 shots/match

11.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 34/3311.2 shots/match

4.53 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 34/333.73 shots/match

3.91 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 34/334.15 shots/match

59.6%Possessionseason · 34/3346.3%

5.94 corners/matchCornersseason · 34/334.27 corners/match

4.59 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 34/334.79 corners/match

1.55 cards/match▲Cardsseason · 29/302.2 cards/match

9.79 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3310.9 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—

29%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 34/33▲36%

88%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 34/3370%

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.

Liverpool92.5

Crystal Palace32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Liverpool80.8

Crystal Palace29.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Liverpool71.7

Crystal Palace69.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Liverpool77.5

Crystal Palace57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Liverpool8.8

Crystal Palace72.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Liverpool80

Crystal Palace22.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Liverpool61.9

Crystal Palace41.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.8 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.2 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match

1.36 xG/matchExpected goals5/4▲1.48 xG/match

14 shots/match▲Shots5/510.6 shots/match

4.6 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.4 shots/match

55.8%Possession5/553.8%

5.6 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match

—Cards0/2—

10.4 fouls/matchFouls5/513.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.8 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.2 goals/match

1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.1 goals/match

1.36 xG/matchExpected goals5/4▲1.48 xG/match

15.5 shots/match▲Shots10/1011.7 shots/match

4.8 shots/match▲Shots on target10/103.3 shots/match

55.1%Possession10/1053.7%

6.7 corners/matchCorners10/105.1 corners/match

1.2 cards/matchCards5/72.86 cards/match

10.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

34 / 33 matches

1.68 goals/match▲Goals scored34/331.09 goals/match

1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed34/33▲1.18 goals/match

1.36 xG/matchExpected goals5/4▲1.48 xG/match

15.5 shots/match▲Shots34/3311.6 shots/match

4.53 shots/match▲Shots on target34/333.73 shots/match

59.6%Possession34/3346.3%

5.94 corners/matchCorners34/334.27 corners/match

1.55 cards/matchCards29/302.2 cards/match

9.79 fouls/matchFouls34/3310.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 16 matches

1.88 goals/match▲Goals scored17/161.25 goals/match

1.06 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/161.25 goals/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goals3/1—

17.4 shots/match▲Shots17/169.94 shots/match

5.12 shots/match▲Shots on target17/163.69 shots/match

59.2%Possession17/1644.6%

5.88 corners/matchCorners17/164.19 corners/match

1.29 cards/matchCards14/152.33 cards/match

9.53 fouls/matchFouls17/1611.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.79 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples34 / 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: Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

The teams have contrasting possession records

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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