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Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace · Premier League

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Bournemouth won 3–0.

Shots
167
Shots on target
51
Expected goals
2.290.78
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bournemouth beat Crystal Palace 3–0. Recorded in this match (Bournemouth – Crystal Palace): shots 16–7, shots on target 5–1, expected goals 2.29–0.78, possession 49%–51%. 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.

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.06 goals/match1.36 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots7 shotsBournemouth 16 shots, Crystal Palace 7 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots1 shotBournemouth 5 shots, Crystal Palace 1 shot
  • Expected goals2.29 xG0.78 xGBournemouth 2.29 xG, Crystal Palace 0.78 xG
  • Possession49%51%Bournemouth 49%, Crystal Palace 51%
  • Corners7 corners1 cornerBournemouth 7 corners, Crystal Palace 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls11 foulsBournemouth 10 fouls, Crystal Palace 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards2 cardsBournemouth 0 cards, Crystal Palace 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Bournemouth
3Draws
0Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace — Bournemouth · Premier League3–3
Crystal Palace — Bournemouth · Premier League0–0
Bournemouth — Crystal Palace · Premier League0–0
Bournemouth — Crystal Palace · Premier League1–0
Crystal Palace — Bournemouth · Premier League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bournemouth35 matchesCrystal Palace34 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/match ●Corners35/344.18 corners/match
2.4 cards/matchCards30/302.2 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls35/3410.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
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

Team rankings in Premier League

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

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