Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crystal Palace played Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League (England). The match was played on 28 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Crystal Palace: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Tottenham Hotspur: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crystal Palace scores 1.24 and concedes 1.12 goals per match. Tottenham Hotspur scores 1.53 and concedes 1.35. League average: 2.80 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crystal Palace 47%, Tottenham Hotspur 53%. Over 2.5: Crystal Palace 53%, Tottenham Hotspur 71%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Crystal Palace has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.20. Crystal Palace: 11.7 shots per match, Tottenham Hotspur: 9.9.

Match halves

Crystal Palace: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.71. Tottenham Hotspur: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.94.

Goals by minute

Crystal Palace: 61-75 (6 goals). Tottenham Hotspur: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.80 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

62Possession (%)38
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
15Shots8
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2Shots on target4
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
1.64xG0.99
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
3Corners2
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
76Dangerous attacks27
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
7Fouls5
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
3Cards2
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
1.24Goals scored / match1.53
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
1.12Goals conceded / match1.35
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
42%Average possession52%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
4.18Shots on target / match3.29
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.65Shots per match9.88
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
4.18Shots on target3.29
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
10.6%Shot conversion15.5%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
42%Possession52%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
1.32xG for1.2
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
1.34xG against1.36
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

Shooting quality

Crystal Palace: BalancedTottenham Hotspur: Efficient finishing
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
Accuracy (shots on target)36%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.47

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Crystal Palace is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Crystal Palace · 0.8 pts / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace
LWWLL
Season result split
41% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-5
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Tottenham Hotspur
LDWLL
Season result split
35% W24% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-7
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 60%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.

Tottenham Hotspur is 23% better for: goals scored per match.

1.24 goals / match - Crystal Palace · 1.53 goals / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.12 goals / match - Crystal Palace · 1.35 goals / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace scoring profile: strong

Crystal Palace scores in 71% of matches (12 of 17 matches), while Tottenham Hotspur keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 matches).

Tottenham Hotspur scoring profile: strong

Tottenham Hotspur scores in 82% of matches (14 of 17 matches), while Crystal Palace keeps a clean sheet in 41% (7 of 17 matches).

21Goals scored (season)26
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
19Goals conceded (season)23
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
2.35Average goals in match2.88
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
5Goals scored (last 5)6
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
10Goals conceded (last 5)9
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal82%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
41%2 goals53%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
12%3 goals18%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

59%1 goal71%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
29%2 goals47%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
18%3 goals12%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
6%4 goals6%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

53%
Tottenham Hotspur - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 17 matches
54%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time18%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
29%Scored in both halves24%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS24%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
60%BTTS - last 560%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

Match 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 is 61% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.71 pts / match - Crystal Palace · 1.06 pts / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace - half-time state
47% leading29% draw24% trailing
Tottenham Hotspur - half-time state
24% leading35% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.71Points per match (1st half)1.06
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.59
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0.94Average goals (1st half)1.29
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
71%Clean sheet before half-time47%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
47%No goal before half-time59%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)1.59
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.94
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.59
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
53%Clean sheet after half-time59%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur
53%No goal after half-time35%
Crystal PalaceTottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace - second-half results

29% W41% D29% L
29
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding87%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 41%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Tottenham Hotspur - second-half results

41% W35% D24% L
18
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crystal Palace - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Tottenham Hotspur - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Tottenham Hotspur
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
1
16-30
5
7
31-45
6
4
46-60
2
2
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.62
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Crystal Palace

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Tottenham Hotspur

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Crystal PalaceLigaTottenham Hotspur
Average goals in match 2.352.80 2.88
Both teams scored 47%54% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%56% 71%
Clean sheets 41%26% 29%
Goal before half-time 76%72% 76%
Goal after half-time 71%82% 76%

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

2.80
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
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. Tottenham HotspurYellow cardKevin Danso
  2. Tottenham HotspurYellow cardArchie Gray
  3. Tottenham HotspurGoalArchie GrayAssist: Richarlison de Andrade
  4. Crystal PalaceYellow cardWilliam James Hughes
  5. Crystal PalaceYellow cardMaxence Lacroix
  6. Crystal PalaceSubstitutionOn: Edward Keddar NketiahOff: Nathaniel Edwin Clyne
  7. Crystal PalaceSubstitutionOn: Christantus Ugonna UcheOff: Yeremi Jesús Pino Santos
  8. Crystal PalaceYellow cardJefferson Andrés Lerma Solís
  9. Crystal PalaceSubstitutionOn: Romain EsseOff: Justin Devenny

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.

Jarred GillettMatches officiated: 22
3.68Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 223%Home wins32%Draws45%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur?

The Premier League match finished Crystal Palace 0:1 Tottenham Hotspur. 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 Tottenham Hotspur?

Crystal Palace score 1.24 goals per game on average and Tottenham Hotspur 1.53. The Premier League average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Crystal Palace's matches and 53% of Tottenham Hotspur's.

What form are Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur in?

Over the last 5 games Crystal Palace have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Tottenham Hotspur 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur?

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.