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Sunderland vs Crystal Palace: result 2-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 28Kick-off on March 1, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
2-2
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Crystal Palace?

Sunderland and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 on March 1, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 36′D. N'DoyeSunderland
  • 61′C. WickhamCrystal Palace
  • 67′C. WickhamCrystal Palace
  • 90′F. BoriniSunderland

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

  1. 18J. Defoe
  1. 8J. Rodwell
  2. 10D. N'Doye
  3. 21Y. M'Vila
  4. 22W. Khazri
  5. 27J. Kirchhoff
  1. 3P. van Aanholt
  2. 16J. O'Shea
  3. 23L. Koné
  4. 24D. Yedlin
  1. 25V. Mannone

Crystal Palace

  1. 21C. Wickham
  1. 7Y. Cabaye
  2. 10Y. Bolasie
  3. 11W. Zaha
  4. 15M. Jedinak
  5. 22J. Mutch
  1. 2J. Ward
  2. 6S. Dann
  3. 27D. Delaney
  4. 34M. Kelly
  1. 13W. Hennessey
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Crystal Palace have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 27, 2016West Ham(away)0-1Premier League
Feb 13, 2016Manchester United(home)2-1Premier League
Feb 6, 2016Liverpool(away)2-2Premier League
Feb 2, 2016Manchester City(home)0-1Premier League
Jan 23, 2016Bournemouth(home)1-1Premier League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 27, 2016West Brom(away)2-3Premier League
Feb 21, 2016Tottenham(away)1-0FA Cup
Feb 13, 2016Watford(home)1-2Premier League
Feb 6, 2016Swansea(away)1-1Premier League
Feb 2, 2016Bournemouth(home)1-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Sunderland wins, 1 draw, 2 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 23, 2015Crystal Palace 0-1 SunderlandPremier League
Apr 11, 2015Sunderland 1-4 Crystal PalacePremier League
Nov 3, 2014Crystal Palace 1-3 SunderlandPremier League
Mar 15, 2014Sunderland 0-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
Aug 31, 2013Crystal Palace 3-1 SunderlandPremier League

Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Sunderland on Nov 23, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 1.3 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 0.9 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland1.31.9110/159/15
Crystal Palace0.91.457/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sunderland sit 17th in Premier League (4 points from 6 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 12th (7 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
12Crystal Palace62139127
17Sunderland61146124

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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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