Premier League · 2025Sun, 3 May 2026, 13:00 UTCFull timeVitality StadiumFull-time recap

Bournemouth

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Crystal Palace

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Bournemouth	Crystal Palace
Shots	16 shots/match▲	7 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	1 shots/match
Expected goals	2.29 xG/match▲	0.78 xG/match
Possession	49%	51%
Corners	7 corners/match	1 corners/match
Fouls	10 fouls/match	11 fouls/match
Yellow cards	0 cards/match▲	2 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Crystal Palace's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. 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 goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 goals/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
Goals for	0.6 goals/match	1.06 goals/match	1.36 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Bournemouth

1Draws

0Crystal Palace

18 Oct 2025Crystal Palace — Bournemouth · Premier League3–3

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bournemouth favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 5 · 4 too close

1.57 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 35/341.06 goals/match

1.49 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 35/34▲1.24 goals/match

2.07 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 6/51.34 xG/match

1.41 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/5▲1.21 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 35/3411.4 shots/match

12.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 35/34▲11.4 shots/match

4.74 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 35/343.65 shots/match

4.29 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 35/344.18 shots/match

50.5%Possessionseason · 35/3446.4%

5.71 corners/matchCornersseason · 35/344.18 corners/match

5.06 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 35/344.85 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCardsseason · 30/30▲2.2 cards/match

11.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 35/3410.9 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 · 35/34▲35%

80%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 35/3468%

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.

Bournemouth52.5

Crystal Palace32.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bournemouth79.2

Crystal Palace28.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Bournemouth31.7

Crystal Palace66.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Bournemouth87.5

Crystal Palace52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bournemouth82.5

Crystal Palace75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bournemouth72.5

Crystal Palace17.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Bournemouth78.8

Crystal Palace39.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2.2 goals/match▲Goals scored5/50.6 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.4 goals/match

1.9 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.34 xG/match

13.6 shots/match▲Shots5/510.2 shots/match

4.6 shots/match▲Shots on target5/52.8 shots/match

51.8%Possession5/552%

5.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match

—Cards1/1—

11.4 fouls/matchFouls5/512.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.4 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.1 goals/match

0.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.3 goals/match

2.07 xG/match▲Expected goals6/51.34 xG/match

14.5 shots/match▲Shots10/1011 shots/match

4.2 shots/match▲Shots on target10/103.1 shots/match

53.6%Possession10/1052.1%

5.5 corners/matchCorners10/104.5 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCards5/62.83 cards/match

11.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

35 / 34 matches

1.57 goals/match▲Goals scored35/341.06 goals/match

1.49 goals/matchGoals allowed35/34▲1.24 goals/match

2.07 xG/match▲Expected goals6/51.34 xG/match

13.9 shots/match▲Shots35/3411.4 shots/match

4.74 shots/match▲Shots on target35/343.65 shots/match

50.5%Possession35/3446.4%

5.71 corners/matchCorners35/344.18 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCards30/302.2 cards/match

11.8 fouls/matchFouls35/3410.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 17 matches

1.56 goals/match▲Goals scored18/171.18 goals/match

1.06 goals/match▲Goals allowed18/171.35 goals/match

1.77 xG/matchExpected goals3/2—

14.7 shots/match▲Shots18/179.76 shots/match

4.67 shots/match▲Shots on target18/173.53 shots/match

52.9%Possession18/1745%

5.94 corners/matchCorners18/174 corners/match

2.13 cards/matchCards16/152.33 cards/match

11.3 fouls/matchFouls18/1711.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

10.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.96 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples35 / 34home / 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: Sun, 3 May 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

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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