Premier League
Everton - Crystal Palace
08/22/2026, 02:00 PM
Expected Goals
1.3
3.0
1.7
The Lab
- 1Everton: 7 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 8 games)
- 2Crystal Palace: 7 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 8 games)
- 3Everton: scored only in H2 in 3 consecutive games (3 of 8 total)
- 4Everton with Tyrique George: 1.2 goals/game. Without: 3 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
- 5Everton: 70% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)
Key Factors
- Tactical approach: Both teams played a counter-oriented style recently, averaging around 4 shots on target per match
- Historical dominance: Everton lead the direct comparison of the last 4 matches with 3 wins and one draw
- Offensive trend: Crystal Palace's goal production is stalling recently, averaging 1.2 goals compared to their season average of 1.4
Risk Factors
- Beto, James Garner, Michael Keane, Jake O'Brien, Tim Iroegbunam missing, only 68% of the usual starting line-up strength available
- Everton conceded an average of 2.2 goals per game recently
- Crystal Palace concede an average of 1.40 goals away from home
Overview
Everton host Crystal Palace at the Hill Dickinson Stadium
Premier League match on August 22, 2026, 4:00 PM
Early season clash between 6th place and 12th place
Both teams start this encounter with 0 points
Form
Everton's form: LDDLL (W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss)
Everton are winless in 5 matches with 2 consecutive losses at the end
Crystal Palace's form: DLDLW
Crystal Palace won their last match, securing 1 win from their last 5 games
Statistics
Everton scored avg. 1.24 goals and conceded avg. 1.32 goals per game last season
In home games, Everton averaged 1.24 goals scored and 1.29 goals conceded
Crystal Palace scored a season average of 1.08 goals and conceded avg. 1.40 goals away
Both teams scored in 19 of Everton's 38 games and in 20 of Crystal Palace's 38 games
Head-to-Head
4 head-to-head matches in the database
Everton lead the record with 3 wins and one draw
Crystal Palace are yet to win in these encounters
The last direct meeting ended in a 2-2 draw on May 10, 2026
Key Players
Thierno Barry is in focus with 8 goals this season and a rising form trend
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall also scored 8 goals but shows a declining form trend
Iliman Ndiaye contributed 6 goals and 3 assists so far
Not nominated: Ismaïla Sarr (9G/1A), Yéremy Pino (2G/2A), Maxence Lacroix (1G/2A), Jørgen Strand Larsen (3G/0A)
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford guards the Everton goal with 11 clean sheets last season
Dean Henderson is in goal for Crystal Palace and achieved 12 clean sheets
Both goalkeepers look to stabilize their defensive lines in this season opener
Influences
The match takes place at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on grass
Stadium statistics show an average of 3.4 goals per game over the last 5 matches
Both teams scored in 3 out of 5 of these matches at this venue