Crystal Palace are hoping to turn their poor recent fortunes around as they take on Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend.
- Date: 25/01/2026
- Kick-off: 2:00pm
- Location: Selhurst Park, South London
The Eagles enter the weekend on a poor run, taking just 0.40 points per game across their last five Premier League outings and failing to win any of those matches. At Selhurst Park this season they have averaged only 0.60 points per game, with 0.75 goals scored and 1.25 conceded per home fixture, leaving them among the league’s weaker home performers and contributing to a current ten‑game winless streak in all competitions. Off the pitch, confirmation that Oliver Glasner will leave in the summer and the sale of Marc Guehi to Manchester City have added to a growing sense of instability.
This season, they have scored 17 and conceded 21 in 16 league matches, averaging 1.06 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, with over 2.5 goals landing in 7 of those 16 fixtures. Their xG sits at 1.30 per match and xG against at 1.39, and their BTTS rate sits around 60% this season, reflecting frequent defensive lapses in otherwise competitive games.
Chelsea travel across London with more encouraging numbers, even if their season has still been uneven. They are taking 1.50 points per game overall in the league, with away form particularly noteworthy. They’ve recorded 1.60 points per game on their travels and an average of 2.40 goals scored in away Premier League matches this season, one of the stronger attacking records on the road. Their overall xG for sits at 1.58 per match (1.67 at home, 1.49 away), with xG against at 1.29 (1.33 away), reflecting a side that consistently creates more than it concedes and whose games tend to be relatively open.
In terms of goals trends, Chelsea’s season has been pretty high‑event. Across their 2025-26 Premier League fixtures, they average 2.17 goals scored and 1.33 conceded per match, producing around 3.5 total goals per game and taking them well above the league mean in over‑2.5 frequency. Away from home, that profile is similar if not slightly more pronounced, as Chelsea’s attack travels well, and data from this campaign shows them scoring at least twice in a majority of their road fixtures.
All in all, Palace’s poor form combined with increasing levels of toxicity surrounding their manager situation makes them the clear underdogs against a Chelsea side that enters the game in a more stable situation both on and off the pitch (which is really saying something).
Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea
