Match preview Premier League: Liverpool - Crystal Palace at Anfield

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

It's advantage Liverpool so far with their 1st position in the Premier League table, welcoming Crystal Palace who are placed 11th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Liverpool form and stats

Liverpool, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League, have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 45 points collected from 15 matches (15-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.

Liverpool's last game was hosting AFC Bournemouth (placed 18th) and winning 2-1. A FA Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Chelsea.

Liverpool are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (40 goals in 15 games). Liverpool have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crystal Palace form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita Panadero is eager to challenge this, with his 272 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The supporters enjoyed Crystal Palace's previous game versus Watford (placed 17th), a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that result Crystal Palace won their away game at Brighton & Hove Albion. The scoreline was 1-0.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Crystal Palace have scored 14 goals in 14 league games away. As opposed to that, Crystal Palace have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Liverpool and Crystal Palace have met before this season: Crystal Palace - Liverpool 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Liverpool eight wins, zero draws and Crystal Palace two victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
16 goals
LiverpoolS. Mané
S. Mané
14 goals
LiverpoolR. Barbosa de Oliveira
R. Barbosa de Oliveira
8 goals

Liverpool missing players

Crystal Palace missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Liverpool Crystal Palace
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 3 14 29
27 15 5 Won W 0 4 10
1 0 0 Drew D 1 5 9
1 0 0 Lost L 2 5 10
66 40 15 Scored S 2 14 26
21 12 5 Conceded C 5 19 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
86% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 66%
69% 73% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 28%
28% 47% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 14%
10% 20% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
55% 67% 80% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 41%
41% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 31%
3% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 34%
 
6.6 7.5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.7 4.8
4.7 5.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 9.7 6.9 6.4
0.9 0.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.4 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
443 249 92 Total Shots T S 14 116 292
173 99 36 Shots on Target S O 8 44 96
38% 40% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 27%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Crystal Palace has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
  • Crystal Palace have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crystal Palace have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals (21)
  • Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
  • Liverpool has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Liverpool has the most clean sheets (12)
  • Liverpool has the most points (45) at home
  • Liverpool has the most scored goals (40) at home
  • Liverpool has the most scored goals in the first half (34)
  • Liverpool has the the best goal difference (+28) at home
  • Liverpool has the the best goal difference (+45)
  • Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Liverpool have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Liverpool have scored more than double the goals of Crystal Palace.
  • Liverpool have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Liverpool is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 29 27 1 1 66 21 15 15 0 0 40 12 14 12 1 1 26 9 45 82
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 28 15 5 8 54 28 14 8 3 3 26 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 26 50
4 Chelsea 28 13 6 9 47 39 14 6 3 5 18 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 8 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 10 13 6 41 34 15 5 7 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 43
6 Sheffield United 28 11 10 7 30 25 15 7 3 5 17 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 5 43
7 Manchester United 28 11 9 8 42 30 14 7 5 2 27 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 42
8 Tottenham Hotspur 29 11 8 10 47 40 14 8 2 4 27 15 15 3 6 6 20 25 7 41
9 Arsenal 28 9 13 6 40 36 15 7 5 3 26 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 4 40
10 Burnley 29 11 6 12 34 40 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 39
11 Crystal Palace 29 10 9 10 26 32 15 6 4 5 12 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -6 39
12 Everton 28 10 7 11 37 42 14 7 4 3 19 15 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 37
13 Newcastle United 29 9 8 12 25 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 15 4 2 9 13 29 -16 35
14 Southampton 29 10 4 15 35 52 15 4 2 9 16 31 14 6 2 6 19 21 -17 34
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 6 11 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 15 2 5 8 15 25 -8 29
16 West Ham United 29 7 6 16 35 50 14 4 3 7 23 26 15 3 3 9 12 24 -15 27
17 Watford 29 6 9 14 27 44 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 2 4 9 11 27 -17 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 29 7 6 16 29 47 14 4 5 5 17 21 15 3 1 11 12 26 -18 27
19 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
20 Norwich City 29 5 6 18 25 52 14 4 3 7 19 26 15 1 3 11 6 26 -27 21

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 29 27 1 1 66 21 15 15 0 0 40 12 14 12 1 1 26 9 45 82
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 28 15 5 8 54 28 14 8 3 3 26 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 26 50
4 Chelsea 28 13 6 9 47 39 14 6 3 5 18 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 8 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 10 13 6 41 34 15 5 7 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 43
6 Sheffield United 28 11 10 7 30 25 15 7 3 5 17 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 5 43
7 Manchester United 28 11 9 8 42 30 14 7 5 2 27 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 42
8 Tottenham Hotspur 29 11 8 10 47 40 14 8 2 4 27 15 15 3 6 6 20 25 7 41
9 Arsenal 28 9 13 6 40 36 15 7 5 3 26 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 4 40
10 Burnley 29 11 6 12 34 40 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 39
11 Crystal Palace 29 10 9 10 26 32 15 6 4 5 12 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -6 39
12 Everton 28 10 7 11 37 42 14 7 4 3 19 15 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 37
13 Newcastle United 29 9 8 12 25 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 15 4 2 9 13 29 -16 35
14 Southampton 29 10 4 15 35 52 15 4 2 9 16 31 14 6 2 6 19 21 -17 34
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 6 11 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 15 2 5 8 15 25 -8 29
16 West Ham United 29 7 6 16 35 50 14 4 3 7 23 26 15 3 3 9 12 24 -15 27
17 Watford 29 6 9 14 27 44 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 2 4 9 11 27 -17 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 29 7 6 16 29 47 14 4 5 5 17 21 15 3 1 11 12 26 -18 27
19 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
20 Norwich City 29 5 6 18 25 52 14 4 3 7 19 26 15 1 3 11 6 26 -27 21

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.