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Liverpool 3–1 Crystal Palace · Premier League

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 3–1.

Shots
914
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.912.32
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3–1. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Crystal Palace): shots 9–14, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.91–2.32, possession 53%–47%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

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

MetricLiverpoolCrystal PalaceBaseline
Possession59.6%46.3%50.2%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots14 shotsLiverpool 9 shots, Crystal Palace 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsLiverpool 3 shots, Crystal Palace 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.91 xG2.32 xGLiverpool 0.91 xG, Crystal Palace 2.32 xG
  • Possession53%47%Liverpool 53%, Crystal Palace 47%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersLiverpool 5 corners, Crystal Palace 8 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls10 foulsLiverpool 10 fouls, Crystal Palace 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsLiverpool 1 card, Crystal Palace 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Liverpool
1Draws
2Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace — Liverpool · Premier League2–1
Liverpool — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–1
Crystal Palace — Liverpool · Premier League0–1
Liverpool — Crystal Palace · Premier League0–1
Crystal Palace — Liverpool · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool34 matchesCrystal Palace33 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/match ●Corners34/334.27 corners/match
1.55 cards/matchCards29/302.2 cards/match
9.79 fouls/matchFouls34/3310.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
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

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLiverpoolCrystal Palace
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headLiverpool — Crystal Palace
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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