Premier League prediction and preview: Crystal Palace small expected to top AFC Bournemouth

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Selhurst Park (25073 seats)

Carrying a 1 point lead in the league standings, Crystal Palace followers want to see their beloved team get full points from this fixture vs AFC Bournemouth.

Insights:
  • Crystal Palace have the most points from losing position (24) in Premier League
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (36) in Premier League

This has all the signs of an interesting match with lots of action and energy as both teams are well rested since they last played a game. Get ready!

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Crystal Palace form and stats

6 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Crystal Palace have to build on here at Selhurst Park in the Premier League.

In their previous game, the manager Hodgson led his Palace to a defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Selhurst Park. Olise, a striker, was the best performer for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.45 (out of 10). Olise hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Crystal Palace had a home game versus West Ham United which ended with a victory 4-3.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Crystal Palace have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

Palace are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 17 games. On the other hand, Crystal Palace have conceded 22 goals.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

AFC Bournemouth have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 5-2-10 (17 played). Bournemouth have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Home advantage was not enough for AFC Bournemouth in their previous game as they lost hosting Chelsea, 1-3. Midfield player Christie was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.14/10. Christie served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Leeds United.

AFC Bournemouth are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 4 matches.

For AFC Bournemouth, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Palace have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when playing AFC Bournemouth.

This happened when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; AFC Bournemouth - Crystal Palace 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

Crystal PalaceE. Eze
E. Eze
8 goals
Crystal PalaceW. Zaha
W. Zaha
7 goals
AFC BournemouthP. Billing
P. Billing
7 goals

Crystal Palace missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crystal Palace AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
10 6 4 Won W 1 5 11
10 6 1 Drew D 1 2 6
15 5 0 Lost L 4 10 18
35 18 9 Scored S 3 17 37
46 22 5 Conceded C 10 40 67
86% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
66% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 76% 77%
40% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 51%
17% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 41% 34%
11% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 23%
46% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 35% 40%
23% 24% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 23%
46% 41% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 47% 43%
 
4.7 4.9 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.4 3.9
4.7 4.4 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 8 7
2.3 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.2 12 17.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.5 9.4
3.6 3.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.6
28% 30% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 29% 29%
 
12.6 12.5 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16.8 18 16.3
4.5 4.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5.9 5.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (36) in Premier League
  • AFC Bournemouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Crystal Palace have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crystal Palace have the most points from losing position (24) in Premier League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 34 26 4 4 89 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 16 10 3 3 30 14 58 82
2 Arsenal 34 24 6 4 81 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 17 11 3 3 33 17 42 78
3 Newcastle United 33 18 11 4 61 27 16 10 5 1 32 11 17 8 6 3 29 16 34 65
4 Manchester United 33 19 6 8 49 40 16 12 3 1 28 8 17 7 3 7 21 32 9 63
5 Liverpool 35 18 8 9 67 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 25 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 35 17 6 12 64 57 18 12 1 5 36 22 17 5 5 7 28 35 7 57
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 16 7 9 62 40 16 9 3 4 32 14 16 7 4 5 30 26 22 55
8 Aston Villa 35 16 6 13 46 43 17 10 2 5 29 19 18 6 4 8 17 24 3 54
9 Brentford 35 12 14 9 52 45 17 8 7 2 32 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 7 50
10 Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 17 7 4 6 24 24 17 6 2 9 21 22 -1 45
11 Chelsea 34 11 9 14 34 39 17 6 5 6 17 16 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 42
12 Crystal Palace 35 10 10 15 35 46 17 6 6 5 18 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -11 40
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 11 7 17 30 50 18 9 2 7 18 19 17 2 5 10 12 31 -20 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 35 11 6 18 37 67 18 6 4 8 20 27 17 5 2 10 17 40 -30 39
15 West Ham United 34 9 7 18 37 50 17 6 4 7 22 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -13 34
16 Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 17 4 4 9 21 23 17 4 2 11 25 36 -13 30
17 Leeds United 35 7 9 19 44 69 17 5 6 6 23 31 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 30
18 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 17 6 6 5 22 21 17 1 3 13 8 41 -32 30
19 Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 17 5 3 9 15 24 17 1 8 8 12 28 -25 29
20 Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 17 2 4 11 15 31 17 4 2 11 13 29 -32 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 34 26 4 4 89 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 16 10 3 3 30 14 58 82
2 Arsenal 34 24 6 4 81 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 17 11 3 3 33 17 42 78
3 Newcastle United 33 18 11 4 61 27 16 10 5 1 32 11 17 8 6 3 29 16 34 65
4 Manchester United 33 19 6 8 49 40 16 12 3 1 28 8 17 7 3 7 21 32 9 63
5 Liverpool 35 18 8 9 67 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 25 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 35 17 6 12 64 57 18 12 1 5 36 22 17 5 5 7 28 35 7 57
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 16 7 9 62 40 16 9 3 4 32 14 16 7 4 5 30 26 22 55
8 Aston Villa 35 16 6 13 46 43 17 10 2 5 29 19 18 6 4 8 17 24 3 54
9 Brentford 35 12 14 9 52 45 17 8 7 2 32 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 7 50
10 Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 17 7 4 6 24 24 17 6 2 9 21 22 -1 45
11 Chelsea 34 11 9 14 34 39 17 6 5 6 17 16 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 42
12 Crystal Palace 35 10 10 15 35 46 17 6 6 5 18 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -11 40
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 11 7 17 30 50 18 9 2 7 18 19 17 2 5 10 12 31 -20 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 35 11 6 18 37 67 18 6 4 8 20 27 17 5 2 10 17 40 -30 39
15 West Ham United 34 9 7 18 37 50 17 6 4 7 22 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -13 34
16 Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 17 4 4 9 21 23 17 4 2 11 25 36 -13 30
17 Leeds United 35 7 9 19 44 69 17 5 6 6 23 31 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 30
18 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 17 6 6 5 22 21 17 1 3 13 8 41 -32 30
19 Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 17 5 3 9 15 24 17 1 8 8 12 28 -25 29
20 Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 17 2 4 11 15 31 17 4 2 11 13 29 -32 24

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