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Premier League | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2022 at 8pm UK
Selhurst Park
Arsenal logo

Crystal Palace
0 - 2
Arsenal


Clyne (64')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Martinelli (20'), Guehi (85' og.)
Xhaka (44'), White (60')

The Match

Team News

Gabriel Jesus, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko all start for Arsenal in Friday's Premier League opener with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Friday's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Arsenal 6-0 Sevilla
Saturday, July 30 at 12.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal

The likes of Conor Gallagher and Nuno Tavares were big factors in Palace's 3-0 win over Arsenal last term, and with neither man taking part in this contest, Arteta will hope for a vastly different showdown on Friday. Palace will of course take major confidence from their showings against Arsenal last term and their spate of clean sheets at home, but the Gunners have looked like a different beast in pre-season and have upped their pressing game tenfold, which should help them begin their Premier League season in winning fashion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 44.33%. A win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 30.16% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.08%) and 0-2 (7.63%). The likeliest Crystal Palace win was 1-0 (8.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.

Result
Crystal PalaceDrawArsenal
30.16% (0.115 0.11) 25.52% (0.23 0.23) 44.33% (-0.344 -0.34)
Both teams to score 54.06% (-0.688 -0.69)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.4% (-0.926 -0.93)49.6% (0.926 0.93)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.38% (-0.836 -0.84)71.62% (0.837 0.84)
Crystal Palace Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.61% (-0.389 -0.39)30.39% (0.39 0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.41% (-0.466 -0.47)66.59% (0.46799999999999 0.47)
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.67% (-0.55 -0.55)22.33% (0.552 0.55)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.19% (-0.832 -0.83)55.81% (0.832 0.83)
Score Analysis
    Crystal Palace 30.16%
    Arsenal 44.32%
    Draw 25.51%
Crystal PalaceDrawArsenal
1-0 @ 8.08% (0.216 0.22)
2-1 @ 7.22% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-0 @ 4.81% (0.077999999999999 0.08)
3-1 @ 2.87% (-0.032 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.15% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-0 @ 1.91% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 30.16%
1-1 @ 12.11% (0.12 0.12)
0-0 @ 6.79% (0.252 0.25)
2-2 @ 5.41% (-0.092000000000001 -0.09)
3-3 @ 1.07% (-0.049 -0.05)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.51%
0-1 @ 10.17% (0.211 0.21)
1-2 @ 9.08% (-0.054 -0.05)
0-2 @ 7.63% (0.037 0.04)
1-3 @ 4.54% (-0.103 -0.1)
0-3 @ 3.81% (-0.044 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.7% (-0.092 -0.09)
1-4 @ 1.7% (-0.067 -0.07)
0-4 @ 1.43% (-0.04 -0.04)
2-4 @ 1.01% (-0.052 -0.05)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 44.32%

How you voted: Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

Crystal Palace
12.6%
Draw
11.5%
Arsenal
76.0%
994
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