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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueMatchday 4Kick-off on September 14, 2013 at 11:45 AM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United
2-0
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Manchester United vs Crystal Palace?

Manchester United won 2-0 on September 14, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 45′Robin van PersieManchester United (pen.)
  • 81′W. RooneyManchester United

Official lineup for Manchester United vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester United

  1. 10W. Rooney
  2. 20Robin van Persie
  1. 8Anderson
  2. 16M. Carrick
  3. 25A. Valencia
  1. 3Patrice Evra
  2. 5R. Ferdinand
  3. 15Nemanja Vidic
  4. 18A. Young
  5. 22Fábio
  1. 1David de Gea

Crystal Palace

  1. 16D. Gayle
  2. 29Marouane Chamakh
  1. 6Campaña
  2. 8K. Dikgacoi
  3. 13J. Puncheon
  4. 15M. Jedinak
  1. 3A. Mariappa
  2. 19D. Gabbidon
  3. 21D. Moxey
  4. 27D. Delaney
  1. 1J. Speroni
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Crystal Palace have 4, 5 and 6.

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

Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2013Liverpool(away)0-1Premier League
Aug 26, 2013Chelsea(home)0-0Premier League
Aug 17, 2013Swansea(away)4-1Premier League
Aug 11, 2013Wigan(away)2-0Community Shield
May 19, 2013West Brom(away)5-5Premier League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2013Sunderland(home)3-1Premier League
Aug 27, 2013Bristol City(away)1-2League Cup
Aug 24, 2013Stoke City(away)1-2Premier League
Aug 18, 2013Tottenham(home)0-1Premier League
May 27, 2013Watford(home)1-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Manchester United wins, 0 draws, 1 Crystal Palace win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 30, 2011Manchester United 1-2 Crystal PalaceLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Manchester United vs Crystal Palace on Nov 30, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester United score 1.6 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 0.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester United1.61.066/156/15
Crystal Palace0.91.356/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester United sit 18th in Premier League (8 points from 10 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 20th (7 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Manchester United1015414198
20Crystal Palace1021710247

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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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