Chelsea and Crystal Palace have both played out a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf expression. Both reside in mid-table positions in the Premier League.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
There have been limited time to rest for the hosting team, as they were involved in a Premier League game only three days earlier. That game was an away game at Fulham, so at least Chelsea are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Chelsea form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Chelsea have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.
No payout for Chelsea in their previous match, an away game at Fulham that ended in defeat 1-2. Koulibaly was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The defender Koulibaly scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 1 of 5 duels.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Manchester City in the FA Cup. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Chelsea matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 5 games).
Low on goals? In this club's last 10 league games, 8 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).
The Chelsea fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Chelsea are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stamford Bridge in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Crystal Palace form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a FA Cup home defeat versus Southampton with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Olise was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Olise hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).
A loss against Tottenham Hotspur was the result prior to that, in a Premier League home game.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Manchester United in just three days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Crystal Palace in these games.
Head 2 Head
Chelsea have been victorious in all of the 11 latest duels versus this opponent. Another win today?Crystal Palace - Chelsea 1-2 was the scoreline in these teams' latest head-to-head game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Zaha 6 goals |   K. Havertz 4 goals |  R. Sterling 4 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Crystal Palace missing players
| Chelsea | Crystal Palace | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 72% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 76% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 24% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 10.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.2 | 11.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 29% | 46% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 25% |
| 11.3 | 11.4 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Fulham | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
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