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Europa Conference League

Crystal Palace - Fiorentina

04/09/2026, 07:00 PM

3 : 0
Expected Goals
Crystal Palace
1.6
Total xG
2.8
Fiorentina
1.2
Most Likely Scores

1:1

13%

2:1

9%

2:0

8%

1:2

7%

2:2

6%
What influences the xG?
CPFIO

Crystal Palace

Defensive strength (1.2 conceded vs 1.6 league avg)
-0.39
Attack strength (1.22x league average)
-0.34
Small sample (6 matches) - regression to mean
+0.27
Rising form (2 vs 1.4 season average)
+0.17
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)
-0.07
Strong home record (2.2 vs 1.4 goals/match)
Full strength squad available

Fiorentina

Defensive strength (1.5 conceded vs 1.2 league avg)
+0.31
Small sample (6 matches) - regression to mean
+0.20
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)
+0.16
Rising form (2 vs 1.5 season average)
+0.16
Attack strength (1.4x league average)
-0.14
Moise Kean not in squad (1 goals, 2 assists)
Model Probabilities

Match Result

Home Win

45%

Draw

28%

Away Win

28%

Goals

Over 1.5

78%

Under 1.5

22%

Over 2.5

53%

Under 2.5

47%

Over 3.5

30%

Under 3.5

70%

Double Chance

Home or Draw

72%

Away or Draw

55%

No Draw

72%

Both Score

Yes

57%

No

43%

Key Factors
  • The mathematical analysis predicts a home win for Crystal Palace with 45% probability and 1.58 expected home goals
  • Fiorentina is in strong current form with 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches
  • Crystal Palace critically has only 52% of their usual goal production available
Risk Factors
  • Limited data available for head-to-head matches
Overview

Crystal Palace (10th place, 10 points) host Fiorentina (15th place, 9 points) at Selhurst Park

The Europa Conference League match takes place on April 9, 2026, 8:00 PM

Both teams are close in the standings and are fighting for further progress in the competition

Form

Crystal Palace's form in the last five matches is LWDDW (2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss)

Their last result was a win

Fiorentina shows better form with WWWDW (4 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses)

Fiorentina also won their last match

According to Advanced Stats, Crystal Palace is currently scoring more frequently (2.0) than their season average (1.4), indicating a positive trend

Fiorentina is also currently scoring more frequently (2.0) than their season average (1.5) and displays a positive form trend

Statistics

Crystal Palace averages 1.1 goals scored and 1.17 goals conceded per game

At home, these figures are 1.08 goals scored and 1.38 goals conceded

Fiorentina averages 1.16 goals scored and 1.42 goals conceded per game

Away from home, Fiorentina concedes an average of 1.6 goals

Crystal Palace recorded 11 clean sheets in total, with 6 of those in home games

Fiorentina achieved 6 clean sheets, with 3 of them in away games

Selhurst Park has a history of an average of 1.6 total goals per game, with both teams scoring in 1 out of 5 matches and over 2.5 goals occurring in 1 out of 5 matches

Head-to-Head

The provided dataset does not list any historical head-to-head matches between these two teams

Key Players

For Crystal Palace, Ismaïla Sarr (5 season goals, 0 assists), Maxence Lacroix (2 season goals, 1 assist) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (1 season goal, 2 assists) are key players

Ismaïla Sarr scored 3 goals and provided 1 assist in the last 5 games with a rating of 7.28

Maxence Lacroix maintained his rating at 7.13 in the last 5 games

Jean-Philippe Mateta played in 4 of the last 5 games with an average rating of 6.50

For Fiorentina, Albert Gudmundsson (4 season goals, 3 assists), Cher Ndour (3 season goals, 3 assists) and Roberto Piccoli (3 season goals, 1 assist) are noteworthy

Albert Gudmundsson scored 2 goals and provided 2 assists in the last 5 games

Cher Ndour recorded 3 goals and 1 assist in the last 5 games

Roberto Piccoli scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist in 4 of the last 5 games with a rating of 7.30, showing a rising form trend

Not nominated: Moise Kean (1G/2A)

Goalkeepers

For Crystal Palace, Dean Henderson played in 9 season appearances and recorded 11 clean sheets in total, 6 of which were in home games

His rating in the last 5 games is 6.93

For Fiorentina, David de Gea was in goal for 7 season appearances and recorded 6 clean sheets in total, 3 of which were in away games

His rating in the last 5 games is 6.78

Influences

The home advantage at Selhurst Park is historically reflected in an average of 1.6 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 1 of 5 matches and over 2.5 goals occurring in 1 of 5 matches

Crystal Palace scored an average of 1.08 goals and conceded 1.38 goals in home games

Fiorentina conceded an average of 1.6 goals in away games

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