FA Cup

FA Cup | Quarter-Finals

Mar 20, 2022 at 12.30pm UK

Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace
4 - 0
Everton

Guehi (25'), Mateta (41'), Zaha (79'), Hughes (87')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Gordon (62'), Gomes (64')

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Crystal Palace and Everton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Crystal Palace

Last Six:

Last Game: Crystal Palace 1-0 Man Utd
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
11	Newcastle United	38	-18	49
12	Crystal Palace	38	4	48
13	Brentford	38	-8	46

Everton

Last Six:

Last Game: Arsenal 5-1 Everton
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
15	Southampton	38	-24	40
16	Everton	38	-23	39
17	Leeds United	38	-37	38

We said: Crystal Palace 2-0 Everton

Despite Everton having built some momentum on Thursday, we cannot ignore that fatigue and squad rotation will likely play a part here. With that in mind, we feel that Palace could enjoy a relatively comfortable afternoon, possibly progressing with a clean sheet in the process. 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 Crystal Palace win with a probability of 46.09%. A win for Everton had a probability of 28.51% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (8.05%). The likeliest Everton win was 0-1 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Crystal Palace would win this match.

Result
Crystal Palace	Draw	Everton
46.09%	25.4%	28.51%

Both teams to score 53.45%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.05%

49.95%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.06%

71.94%

Crystal Palace Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.33%

21.67%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.19%

54.81%

Everton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.23%

31.77%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.81%

68.19%

Score Analysis

Crystal Palace 46.09%

Everton 28.51%

Draw 25.4%

Crystal Palace	Draw	Everton
1-0 @ 10.52% 2-1 @ 9.23% 2-0 @ 8.05% 3-1 @ 4.71% 3-0 @ 4.1% 3-2 @ 2.7% 4-1 @ 1.8% 4-0 @ 1.57% 4-2 @ 1.03% Other @ 2.38% Total : 46.09%	1-1 @ 12.07% 0-0 @ 6.88% 2-2 @ 5.29% 3-3 @ 1.03% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.4%	0-1 @ 7.89% 1-2 @ 6.92% 0-2 @ 4.53% 1-3 @ 2.65% 2-3 @ 2.02% 0-3 @ 1.73% Other @ 2.77% Total : 28.51%