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Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: result 0-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Selhurst Park, London

Crystal Palace
0-1
Chelsea

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What was the result of Crystal Palace vs Chelsea?

Chelsea won 0-1 on December 30, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 51′N. KantéChelsea

Official lineup for Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Crystal Palace

4-5-1
  1. 11W. Zaha
  1. 4L. Milivojević
  2. 10A. Townsend
  3. 8C. Kouyaté
  4. 18J. McArthur
  5. 29A. Wan-Bissaka
  1. 15J. Schlupp
  2. 3P. van Aanholt
  3. 5J. Tomkins
  4. 12M. Sakho
  1. 31Guaita

Chelsea

4-3-3
  1. 18O. Giroud
  2. 10E. Hazard
  3. 22Willian
  1. 7N. Kanté
  2. 5Jorginho
  3. 8R. Barkley
  1. 2A. Rüdiger
  2. 3Marcos Alonso
  3. 28César Azpilicueta
  4. 30David Luiz
  1. 1Kepa
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Crystal Palace have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Chelsea have 10, 2 and 3.

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

Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2018Cardiff(home)0-0Premier League
Dec 22, 2018Manchester City(away)3-2Premier League
Dec 15, 2018Leicester(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 8, 2018West Ham(away)2-3Premier League
Dec 4, 2018Brighton(away)1-3Premier League
Chelsea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2018Watford(away)2-1Premier League
Dec 22, 2018Leicester(home)0-1Premier League
Dec 19, 2018Bournemouth(home)1-0League Cup
Dec 16, 2018Brighton(away)2-1Premier League
Dec 13, 2018Fehérvár FC(away)2-2UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 4, 2018Chelsea 3-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Mar 10, 2018Chelsea 2-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Oct 14, 2017Crystal Palace 2-1 ChelseaPremier League
Apr 1, 2017Chelsea 1-2 Crystal PalacePremier League
Dec 17, 2016Crystal Palace 0-1 ChelseaPremier League
Jan 3, 2016Crystal Palace 0-3 ChelseaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace on Nov 4, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Crystal Palace score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 1.9 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Crystal Palace1.11.356/157/15
Chelsea1.90.977/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Crystal Palace sit 14th in Premier League (7 points from 7 matches) and Chelsea sit 4th (13 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chelsea7412171313
14Crystal Palace72149177

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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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