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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace: result 1-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 30Kick-off on April 1, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stamford Bridge, London

Chelsea
1-2
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Chelsea vs Crystal Palace?

Crystal Palace won 1-2 on April 1, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 5′Cesc FàbregasChelsea
  • 9′W. ZahaCrystal Palace
  • 11′C. BentekeCrystal Palace

Official lineup for Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chelsea

3-5-1-1
  1. 19Diego Costa
  1. 7N. Kanté
  1. 11Pedro
  2. 10E. Hazard
  3. 21N. Matić
  4. 4Cesc Fàbregas
  5. 3Marcos Alonso
  1. 28César Azpilicueta
  2. 30David Luiz
  3. 24Gary Cahill
  1. 13T. Courtois

Crystal Palace

4-2-3-1
  1. 31J. Schlupp
  1. 17C. Benteke
  2. 11W. Zaha
  3. 28L. Milivojević
  1. 10A. Townsend
  2. 42J. Puncheon
  1. 7Y. Cabaye
  2. 2J. Ward
  3. 5J. Tomkins
  4. 12M. Sakho
  1. 13W. Hennessey
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Crystal Palace have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chelsea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 18, 2017Stoke City(away)2-1Premier League
Mar 13, 2017Manchester United(home)1-0FA Cup
Mar 6, 2017West Ham(away)2-1Premier League
Feb 25, 2017Swansea(home)3-1Premier League
Feb 18, 2017Wolves(away)2-0FA Cup
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 18, 2017Watford(home)1-0Premier League
Mar 4, 2017West Brom(away)2-0Premier League
Feb 25, 2017Middlesbrough(home)1-0Premier League
Feb 11, 2017Stoke City(away)0-1Premier League
Feb 4, 2017Sunderland(home)0-4Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Chelsea wins, 0 draws, 2 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 17, 2016Crystal Palace 0-1 ChelseaPremier League
Jan 3, 2016Crystal Palace 0-3 ChelseaPremier League
Aug 29, 2015Chelsea 1-2 Crystal PalacePremier League
May 3, 2015Chelsea 1-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
Oct 18, 2014Crystal Palace 1-2 ChelseaPremier League
Mar 29, 2014Crystal Palace 1-0 ChelseaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea on Dec 17, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Chelsea score 2.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 0.7 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chelsea2.30.768/159/15
Crystal Palace0.71.353/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chelsea sit 5th in Premier League (13 points from 8 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 17th (7 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Chelsea8413171513
17Crystal Palace82159197

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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