Crystal Palace vs Manchester United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Crystal Palace played against Manchester United in Premier League (England). The game was played on November 30, 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

Crystal Palace has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Manchester United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Crystal Palace scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 0.75. Manchester United scores 1.58 and allows 1.58. Games in this league average 2.80 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Crystal Palace's games and 67% of Manchester United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 67%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 58% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Manchester United has the higher season xG average, 1.69 to 1.37 per game. Crystal Palace takes 12.1 shots per game, while Manchester United takes 15.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Crystal Palace leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.83 goals per game after halftime. Manchester United leads at halftime in 58% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Crystal Palace's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (6 goals). For Manchester United, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.80 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 58% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 2
Second half

Game stats

44Possession (%)56
Crystal PalaceManchester United
14Shots14
Crystal PalaceManchester United
3Shots on target6
Crystal PalaceManchester United
1.36xG1.6
Crystal PalaceManchester United
4Corners4
Crystal PalaceManchester United
36Dangerous attacks40
Crystal PalaceManchester United
14Fouls14
Crystal PalaceManchester United
3Cards2
Crystal PalaceManchester United

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Crystal PalaceManchester United
1.33Goals scored / game1.58
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0.75Goals allowed / game1.58
Crystal PalaceManchester United
Crystal PalaceManchester United
43%Average possession52%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
4.42Shots on target / game5.17
Crystal PalaceManchester United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.08Shots per game15.25
Crystal PalaceManchester United
4.42Shots on target5.17
Crystal PalaceManchester United
11%Shot conversion10.4%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
43%Possession52%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
1.37xG for1.69
Crystal PalaceManchester United
1.26xG against1.29
Crystal PalaceManchester United

Shooting quality

Crystal Palace: BalancedManchester United: Attacking
Crystal PalaceManchester United
Accuracy (shots on target)37%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Crystal Palace
DLWDW
Season result split
42% W42% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-2
1.67 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Manchester United
WWDDL
Season result split
42% W25% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-4
1.50 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Manchester United is 19% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - Crystal Palace · 1.58 goals / game - Manchester United

Crystal Palace is 111% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.75 goals / game - Crystal Palace · 1.58 goals / game - Manchester United

Crystal Palace scoring profile: very strong

Crystal Palace scores in 67% of games (8 of 12 meczów), while Manchester United keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 12 meczów).

Manchester United scoring profile: strong

Manchester United scores in 75% of games (9 of 12 meczów), while Crystal Palace keeps a clean sheet in 50% (6 of 12 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)19
Crystal PalaceManchester United
9Goals conceded (season)19
Crystal PalaceManchester United
2.08Average goals per game3.17
Crystal PalaceManchester United
7Goals scored (last 5)10
Crystal PalaceManchester United
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
Crystal PalaceManchester United

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal75%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
50%2 goals58%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
17%3 goals17%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0%4 goals8%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal92%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
17%2 goals50%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
8%3 goals17%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0%4 goals0%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

67%
Manchester United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 12 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time8%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
33%Scored in both halves42%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
20%BTTS - last 580%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time92%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
8%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Crystal Palace - half-time state
50% leading33% draw17% trailing
Manchester United - half-time state
58% leading8% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.83Points per game (1st half)1.83
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.92
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0.75Average goals (1st half)1.33
Crystal PalaceManchester United
83%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
50%No goal before half-time33%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per game (2nd half)0.58
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Crystal PalaceManchester United
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1.17
Crystal PalaceManchester United
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.83
Crystal PalaceManchester United
58%Clean sheet after half-time25%
Crystal PalaceManchester United
50%No goal after half-time50%
Crystal PalaceManchester United

Crystal Palace - second-half results

33% W50% D17% L
22
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding84%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 42%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Manchester United - second-half results

0% W58% D42% L
22
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding72%

Leads at halftime in 58% of games and wins 42%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Crystal Palace - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.20
Goals scored / game0.21.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Manchester United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.400.60
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game1.22.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+4-2
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Crystal Palace
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
3
2
31-45
1
2
46-60
6
0
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Manchester United
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
5
0
31-45
2
4
46-60
1
4
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.62
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Crystal Palace

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
64%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Manchester United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Crystal PalaceLigaManchester United
Average goals per game 2.082.80 3.17
Both teams scored 42%53% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%58% 67%
Clean sheets 50%26% 8%
Goal before half-time 67%76% 92%
Goal after half-time 67%81% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.80
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.62
Home goals / game
1.18
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Manchester UnitedYellow cardBryan Mbeumo
  2. Crystal PalaceGoalJean-Philippe Mateta
  3. Crystal PalaceSubstitutionOn: Edward Keddar NketiahOff: Ismaïla Sarr
  4. Crystal PalaceYellow cardEdward Keddar Nketiah
  5. Manchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Noussair MazraouiOff: Leny Yoro
  6. Manchester UnitedYellow cardLuke Paul Hoare Shaw
  7. Crystal PalaceYellow cardAddji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guu00e9hi
  8. Manchester UnitedSubstitutionOn: Lisandro MartínezOff: Luke Paul Hoare Shaw
  9. Crystal PalaceYellow cardJefferson Andrés Lerma Solís

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Robert JonesMatches officiated: 18
4.17Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 261%Home wins17%Draws22%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Crystal Palace vs Manchester United?

The Premier League match finished Crystal Palace 1:2 Manchester United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Crystal Palace vs Manchester United?

Crystal Palace score 1.33 goals per game on average and Manchester United 1.58. The Premier League average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Crystal Palace's matches and 67% of Manchester United's.

What form are Crystal Palace and Manchester United in?

Over the last 5 games Crystal Palace have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Manchester United 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Crystal Palace vs Manchester United?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.