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Southampton vs Crystal Palace: result 1-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 22Kick-off on January 2, 2018 at 07:45 PM (UTC)St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire

Southampton
1-2
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Southampton vs Crystal Palace?

Crystal Palace won 1-2 on January 2, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 17′S. LongSouthampton
  • 69′J. McArthurCrystal Palace
  • 80′L. MilivojevićCrystal Palace

Official lineup for Southampton vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Southampton

4-2-3-1
  1. 7S. Long
  1. 19S. Boufal
  2. 16J. Ward-Prowse
  3. 23P. Højbjerg
  1. 14Oriol Romeu
  2. 11D. Tadić
  1. 5J. Stephens
  2. 26Jérémy Pied
  3. 21R. Bertrand
  4. 3M. Yoshida
  1. 13A. McCarthy

Crystal Palace

4-2-3-1
  1. 17C. Benteke
  1. 11W. Zaha
  2. 4L. Milivojević
  3. 10A. Townsend
  1. 18J. McArthur
  2. 7Y. Cabaye
  1. 24T. Fosu-Mensah
  2. 15J. Schlupp
  3. 34M. Kelly
  4. 5J. Tomkins
  1. 13W. Hennessey
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Southampton have 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats; Crystal Palace have 4, 7 and 4.

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

Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 30, 2017Manchester United(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 26, 2017Tottenham(away)2-5Premier League
Dec 23, 2017Huddersfield(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 16, 2017Chelsea(away)0-1Premier League
Dec 13, 2017Leicester(home)1-4Premier League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 31, 2017Manchester City(home)0-0Premier League
Dec 28, 2017Arsenal(home)2-3Premier League
Dec 23, 2017Swansea(away)1-1Premier League
Dec 16, 2017Leicester(away)3-0Premier League
Dec 12, 2017Watford(home)2-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2017Crystal Palace 0-1 SouthamptonPremier League
Apr 5, 2017Southampton 3-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Dec 3, 2016Crystal Palace 3-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Sep 21, 2016Southampton 2-0 Crystal PalaceLeague Cup
May 15, 2016Southampton 4-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Jan 9, 2016Southampton 1-2 Crystal PalaceFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Southampton on Sep 16, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Southampton score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Southampton1.11.7210/157/15
Crystal Palace1.31.349/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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17Crystal Palace82159197

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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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