Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 17

Jan 2, 2021 at 3pm UK

Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace
2 - 0
Sheff Utd

Schlupp (4'), Eze (45+6')
Eze (67')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Bogle (45+1'), Norwood (63'), Fleck (89')

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The Match

Match Report

The Eagles secure a sixth win of the season.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Crystal Palace win with a probability of 36.02%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 35.13% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.53%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (11.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Crystal Palace would win this match.

Result
Crystal Palace	Draw	Sheffield United
36.02%	28.85%	35.13%

Both teams to score 45.3%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.69%

61.31%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.78%

81.22%

Crystal Palace Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.6%

32.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.08%

68.92%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.01%

32.99%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.43%

69.57%

Score Analysis

Crystal Palace 36.02%

Sheffield United 35.13%

Draw 28.83%

Crystal Palace	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 12.04% 2-1 @ 7.53% 2-0 @ 6.79% 3-1 @ 2.83% 3-0 @ 2.55% 3-2 @ 1.57% Other @ 2.72% Total : 36.02%	1-1 @ 13.35% 0-0 @ 10.68% 2-2 @ 4.17% Other @ 0.63% Total : 28.83%	0-1 @ 11.85% 1-2 @ 7.41% 0-2 @ 6.57% 1-3 @ 2.74% 0-3 @ 2.43% 2-3 @ 1.54% Other @ 2.58% Total : 35.13%