Match report â
Olympique Lyonnais â Crystal Palace3 : 2
Why the model thinks so
Olympique Lyonnais
1.57
Total xG
2.77
Crystal Palace
1.20
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff
How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.
| Factor | Olympique Lyonnais | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| Attack strength (1.25x league average) | +0.75 | |
| Small sample (0 matches) - regression to mean | â0.73 | |
| Small sample (5 matches) - regression to mean | â0.47 | |
| Rising form (3 vs 1.5 season average) | +0.44 | |
| High-scoring league (2.9 goals/match) | +0.39 | +0.39 |
| Attack strength (1.28x league average) | +0.33 | |
| 4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.4 goals/match) | +0.26 | |
| Rising form (2.5 vs 1.8 season average) | +0.20 | |
| Defensive weakness (1.4 conceded vs 1.6 league avg) | â0.16 | |
| 3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match) | +0.05 | |
| Pavel Sulc on the bench (1 goals, 3 assists) | ||
| Full strength squad available |
Key factors
- Attacking form for Olympique Lyonnais: The team is currently scoring more frequently (2.5) than their season average (1.8)
- Attacking trend for Crystal Palace: The team averaged 3.0 goals per match recently compared to their season average of 1.5
- Model prediction: Calculations assign a 45% probability to a home win
Risks
- Defensive away concern: Crystal Palace concede an average of 1.40 goals per away match
- Absence of Pavel Sulc (1 goal, 3 assists) from the Olympique Lyonnais starting XI
- Multiple injuries for Crystal Palace including D. Henderson, J. Mateta, T. Tomiyasu, and C. Riad
All probabilities
Result
Olympique Lyonnais45%
Draw28%
Crystal Palace27%
Goals
Over 1.578%
Under 1.522%
Over 2.552%
Under 2.548%
Over 3.530%
Under 3.570%
Double chance
Olympique Lyonnais or draw73%
Crystal Palace or draw55%
No draw72%
Both teams score
Yes57%
No43%
Most likely scores
1:1
13%
2:1
9%
2:0
8%
1:2
7%
2:2
6%
3:2
Final score
The Lab
Patterns our system found in the data.
- Crystal Palace: 4 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais 4-3-1-2 · Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1
Olympique Lyonnais
- 1 D. Greif
- 13 Z. Athekame
- 20 F. Bacher
- 21 R. Kluivert
- 16 A. Da Silva Santos
- 99 N. Teye Nartey
- 23 T. Morton
- 8 C. Tolisso
- 18 K. Merah
- 11 K. Nakamura
- 7 E. Appiah Nuamah
Crystal Palace
- 44 W. BenĂtez
- 26 C. Richards
- 5 A. Disasi
- 6 J. Canvot
- 30 Ă. Mingueza GarcĂa
- 20 A. Wharton
- 23 Q. Timber
- 3 T. Mitchell
- 7 I. Sarr
- 10 Y. JesĂșs Pino Santos
- 22 J. Strand Larsen
Substitutes
- 24 J. Duranville
- 85 N. Kamara
- 22 C. Mata Pedro Lourenço
- 40 R. Descamps
- 10 P. Ć ulc
- 6 T. Tessmann
- 19 M. Niakhaté
- 2 M. Bidstrup
- 45 R. Himbert
- 26 K. Boudache
- 37 S. Kango
- 25 J. Joao
- 11 D. McNeil
- 18 D. Kamada
- 19 W. Hughes
- 9 E. Nketiah
- 31 R. Matthews
- 21 H. Ahanor
- 25 A. Khalaili
- 24 D. Osorio Osorio
- 54 D. Benamar
- 81 L. Benetton
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