England · Premier League · Matchweek 1515:00

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Saturday, 12 December 2026

Selhurst Park · Analysis updated 15:41 UTC

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.68 expected goals for Crystal Palace and 1.64 for Manchester United, a combined total of 3.32. That distribution gives Crystal Palace the largest share of the 1X2 market at 40%, with the draw at 23%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 64% for over 2.5 goals and 66% for both teams to score, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 10%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 40% favourite still loses or draws a large share of the time.

Model pick

Home/Draw

62.5% probability

Moderate confidenceLow data42/100

Expected goals

1.68 – 1.64

Model version

poisson-v2

Cold start: only league-table or short-form data was available for these teams.

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Why the model likes this

Each point below is derived from this fixture's own data — recent results, home and away splits, scoring and defensive rates and head-to-head history where it exists. Points only appear when the underlying data supports them.

  • Crystal Palace home form

    9 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.

  • Manchester United away threat

    Scored in 2 of their last 4 away fixtures.

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates Crystal Palace to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 40%, against 40% / 23% / 38% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 1.68 goals for Crystal Palace and 1.64 for Manchester United, a combined 3.32 — an open game on paper.

Match result (1X2)

Crystal Palace win40%
Draw23%
Manchester United win38%

Double chance 1X

63%

Double chance 12

77%

Double chance X2

61%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals84%
Over 2.5 goals64%
Over 3.5 goals42%
Both teams to score66%

Correct score

  • 1–110.0%
  • 2–18.4%
  • 1–28.2%
  • 2–26.9%
  • 1–06.1%

Recent form

Crystal Palace

  • 2026-10-11T13:00:00.000Z · H vs Nottingham Forest · 3-1 (W)
  • 2026-10-03T11:30:00.000Z · H vs Bristol City · 0-2 (L)
  • 2026-09-20T13:00:00.000Z · A vs Leeds · 0-0 (D)
  • 2026-09-17T19:00:00.000Z · H vs Lech Poznan · 4-0 (W)
  • 2026-09-12T14:00:00.000Z · H vs Ipswich · 2-3 (L)

Manchester United

  • 2026-10-13T19:00:00.000Z · A vs Atletico Madrid · 0-2 (L)
  • 2026-10-10T16:30:00.000Z · H vs Tottenham · 1-1 (D)
  • 2026-09-20T15:30:00.000Z · A vs Fulham · 1-1 (D)
  • 2026-09-16T19:00:00.000Z · H vs Brighton · 2-3 (L)
  • 2026-09-13T15:30:00.000Z · H vs Manchester City · 0-1 (L)

Head-to-head

Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

Premier League table

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#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Manchester City66001118
2Arsenal6501515
3Brighton64111313
4Brentford6240610
5Everton6240310
6Chelsea6312210
7Leeds623139
8Hull City623129
9Liverpool623109
10Ipswich6303-39
11Newcastle6222-38
12Crystal Palace6213-37
13Manchester United613206
14Coventry6204-66
15Nottingham Forest6123-35
16Aston Villa6123-55
17Sunderland6114-64
18Bournemouth6033-63
19Tottenham6033-63
20Fulham6024-42

Prediction conclusion

The model's leading selection is Home/Draw, at 62.5%. Its single most likely scoreline is 1–1.

It puts both teams scoring at 66% and over 2.5 goals at 64%.

A 63% selection is expected to miss in the remaining share of matches, and football regularly produces red cards, injuries and tactical changes the data cannot see. Treat this as a probability, not a forecast of the result.

Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.