What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Liverpool lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Crystal Palace -0.69, Liverpool +0.21.
- Points per game over the last five: Crystal Palace 0.80, Liverpool 2.00.
- Attack: Crystal Palace xG per match 1.39, 11.8 shots, 2.2 big chances created; Liverpool xG per match 1.34, 14.6 shots, 1.4 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Crystal Palace 2.09, Liverpool 1.13; shots on target faced 9.6 vs 6.8, big chances faced 3.4 vs 1.6.
- Running: Crystal Palace 112.2 km, Liverpool 111.3 km; sprints 109 vs 125.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Big chances created per match
2.2
vs 1.4
· Edge 36.4%
xG per match
1.39
vs 1.34
· Edge 4.2%
Distance covered per match (km)
112.2 km
vs 111.3 km
· Edge 0.9%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
Goals conceded per match
0.80
vs 2.20
· Edge 63.6%
Points per game
2.00
vs 0.80
· Edge 60.0%
Big chances faced per match
1.6
vs 3.4
· Edge 52.9%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Crystal Palace
|
Metric |
Liverpool
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 0.80 | Points per game | 2.00 |
| 1.00 | Goals per match | 1.00 |
| 2.20 | Goals conceded per match | 0.80 |
| 0.95 | Expected points per game | 1.51 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.39 | xG per match | 1.34 |
| 11.8 | Shots per match | 14.6 |
| 6.6 | Shots on target per match | 8.6 |
| 2.2 | Big chances created per match | 1.4 |
| 46.8% | Possession | 48.2% |
| 6.6 | Deep completions per match | 7.8 |
| Defence | ||
| 2.09 | xGA per match | 1.13 |
| 15.2 | Shots faced per match | 12.4 |
| 9.6 | Shots on target faced per match | 6.8 |
| 3.4 | Big chances faced per match | 1.6 |
| 6.4 | Deep completions allowed per match | 10.6 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| 112.2 km | Distance covered per match (km) | 111.3 km |
| 109 | Sprints per match | 125 |
| 18.0 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 24.4 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Crystal Palace 3
- Chadi Riad Injury Expected back late June 2027
- Ismaïla Sarr Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Takehiro Tomiyasu Injury Expected back late November 2026
Liverpool 6
- Conor Bradley Injury Expected back early January 2027
- Dominik Szoboszlai Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Giovanni Leoni Injury Expected back late November 2026
- Hugo Ekitiké Injury Expected back early January 2027
- Jeremie Frimpong Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Víctor Muñoz Injury Expected back early November 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.