With their 16 point advantage in the league table, Crystal Palace fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against West Bromwich Albion.
- West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (56) in Premier League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Crystal Palace form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Crystal Palace have to build on here at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Crystal Palace faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tottenham Hotspur (1-4). Before that, Crystal Palace drew at home versus Manchester United.
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 Palace have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost three.
The Palace fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Crystal Palace defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for West Bromwich Albion, who have the most conceded goals (56) in Premier League, so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-8 (win-draw-lose).
WBA are looking to quickly end their 259 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
WBA delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Newcastle United (placed 16th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. A 0-1 loss hosting Everton before that.
WBA are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and six defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting WBA as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. WBA have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Palace and West Bromwich Albion have met before this season: West Bromwich Albion - Crystal Palace 1-5. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Palace wins - draws - West Bromwich Albion wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Zaha 9 goals |  C. Benteke Liolo 5 goals |   M. Costa Pereira 5 goals |
Crystal Palace missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Crystal Palace | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 47 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 56 |
| 89% | 86% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 79% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 71% |
| 50% | 36% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 46% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 15% | 29% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 21% |
| 46% | 43% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 43% |
| 21% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 18% |
| 43% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 35% | 36% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 31% | 27% |
- West Bromwich Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (56) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have the the worst goal difference (-36) 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 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 37 | 65 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 54 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Everton | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 45 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | Southampton | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Fulham | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -29 | 14 |
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