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Crystal Palace U21 vs Benfica U21: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier League International CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 6, 2023 at 07:00 PM (UTC)VBS Community Stadium, Sutton, Surrey

Crystal Palace U21
2-1
Benfica U21

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What was the result of Crystal Palace U21 vs Benfica U21?

Crystal Palace U21 won 2-1 on December 6, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 10′Roshaun MathurinCrystal Palace U21
  • 57′Ademola Oladipupo Ola-AdebomiCrystal Palace U21
  • 59′Gustavo VarelaBenfica U21

Official lineup for Crystal Palace U21 vs Benfica U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Crystal Palace U21

  1. 9Ademola Oladipupo Ola-Adebomi
  2. 11F. Umeh
  1. 4K. Rodney
  2. 7J. Wells-Morrison
  3. 8D. Ozoh
  4. 10Roshaun Mathurin
  1. 2Daniel Edward Peter Imray
  2. 3T. Adaramola
  3. 5S. Grehan
  4. 6J. Sheridan
  1. 1J. Whitworth

Benfica U21

  1. 57José Precatado
  2. 89Gustavo Varela
  1. 58Maestro
  2. 74Ž. Jevšenak
  3. 79Hugo Félix
  4. 86Diogo Ferreira Prioste
  1. 62L. Lacroix
  2. 63José Müller
  3. 78Kiko
  4. 91Tiago Parente
  1. 98Ricardo Ribeiro
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Crystal Palace U21 have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Benfica U21 have 0, 1 and 0.

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

Crystal Palace U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2023Manchester City U21(away)3-0Premier League 2 Division One
Nov 24, 2023Birmingham City U21(away)4-1Premier League Cup
Nov 14, 2023Stevenage(away)2-5EFL Trophy
Nov 10, 2023Ipswich Town U21(home)2-4Premier League Cup
Nov 7, 2023AFC Wimbledon(away)0-2EFL Trophy
Benfica U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 22, 2023Liverpool U21(away)1-1Premier League International Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Crystal Palace U21 score 2.7 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica U21 score 1.0 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Crystal Palace U212.72.3211/1512/15
Benfica U211.01.001/10/1

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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