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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace: match prediction

EPL · Round 13 · 2 Dec 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Home win57%Chelsea
Draw19%
Away win23%Crystal Palace
Expected points, home1.91

What to expect

Chelsea are favourites: 57% to win against 23%. Attack against defence: Chelsea should create more, 1.86 expected goals a match against 1.62. Read the table with care: Chelsea have taken 2.8 points more than their play deserved, so their position flatters them.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Chelsea581310.2+2.81.551.69
Crystal Palace17878.2−1.21.562.17

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Chances come from both teams' strength by xG with a home advantage; line-ups and injuries are not part of the calculation.

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