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Crystal Palace U21 vs Southampton U21

26 Oct 2026 · 20:00
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a moderate model-market difference for an away win for Southampton U21. The model and market assessments show a noticeable divergence.

Recent Performance

The home side have experienced mixed results recently. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. The exchange of attempts has been broadly balanced.

The visitors have enjoyed a strong sequence of recent results. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. They have generated considerably more attempts than they have conceded, although a greater share of attempts has reached the target in the more recent matches.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

The available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 1.88 exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 1.85. This suggests a potential pricing advantage for an away win for Southampton U21, although the difference alone is not enough to establish a reliable betting opportunity. The assessment applies only before kick-off.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME
Crystal Palace U21
STOCHASTICBET 23.7%
PINNACLE 27.5% odd 3.37
DIFFERENCE -3.8 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 22.2%
PINNACLE 23.1% odd 4.02
DIFFERENCE -0.8 pp
AWAY MODEL > MARKET
Southampton U21
STOCHASTICBET 54.1%
PINNACLE 49.4% odd 1.88
DIFFERENCE +4.7 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 26 Oct 2026 · 19:31
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Southampton U21 has the stronger recent profile

The away side has the stronger recent profile in both attack and defence.

Attack Recent attacking output
Crystal Palace U21 Southampton U21
Shots 13.5 · On target 7.5 Shots 20.8 · On target 9.5

Recent attacking output favours Southampton U21, combining shots and shots on target.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Crystal Palace U21 Southampton U21
Shots allowed 16.0 · On target allowed 9.0 Shots allowed 5.8 · On target allowed 3.5

Southampton U21 has the stronger recent defensive profile, allowing fewer dangerous attempts.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Crystal Palace U21 Southampton U21

The combined recent performance profile favours Southampton U21.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Market Momentum

Normalized implied probability movement · percentage points · as of 2026-10-26 19:23:02

6h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -2.60 pp -2.32 pp
DRAW -0.30 pp -0.28 pp
AWAY +2.90 pp +2.60 pp

Market Agreement: HOME DOWN · AWAY UP

24h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -2.60 pp -4.15 pp
DRAW -0.30 pp -0.67 pp
AWAY +2.90 pp +4.82 pp

Market Agreement: HOME DOWN · AWAY UP

Based on available observation endpoints; continuous coverage is not verified. Unavailable values are not zero movements. Market movement is descriptive, not a prediction.

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RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: England Premier League 2 · 85 matches with scores · 79 with shots · coverage 92.9%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

Crystal Palace U216 matches · 3 home / 3 away
WLLLWW
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
Southampton U216 matches · 3 home / 3 away
DWWWWL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Crystal Palace U21Home team
+0.613.7 actual
Southampton U21Away team
+6.119.2 actual
Crystal Palace U21: 13.7 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matchesSouthampton U21: 19.2 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Crystal Palace U21Home team
+1.314.3 actual
Southampton U21Away team
−5.27.8 actual
Crystal Palace U21: 14.3 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matchesSouthampton U21: 7.8 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Crystal Palace U21Home team
+1.97.7 actual
Southampton U21Away team
+2.68.3 actual
Crystal Palace U21: 7.7 · league average 5.7 · 6 valid matchesSouthampton U21: 8.3 · league average 5.7 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Crystal Palace U21Home team
+1.67.3 actual
Southampton U21Away team
−1.64.2 actual
Crystal Palace U21: 7.3 · league average 5.7 · 6 valid matchesSouthampton U21: 4.2 · league average 5.7 · 6 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Crystal Palace U21Home team
−0.261.67 actual
Southampton U21Away team
+1.073.00 actual
Crystal Palace U21: 1.67 · league average 1.93 · 6 valid matchesSouthampton U21: 3.00 · league average 1.93 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Crystal Palace U21Home team
−2.6 pp12.2% actual
Southampton U21Away team
+0.9 pp15.7% actual
Crystal Palace U21: 12.2% · league average 14.8% · 6 valid matchesSouthampton U21: 15.7% · league average 14.8% · 6 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Crystal Palace U21Home team
+0.4 pp15.1% actual
Southampton U21Away team
+10.8 pp25.5% actual
Crystal Palace U21: 15.1% · league average 14.8% · 6 valid matchesSouthampton U21: 25.5% · league average 14.8% · 6 valid matches

Individual match details

Crystal Palace U21 · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
18/10/2026Away4–19 / 156 / 7
14/10/2026Home1–421 / 1510 / 8
22/09/2026Away1–58 / 245 / 17
19/09/2026Home0–116 / 109 / 4
15/09/2026Away2–113 / 77 / 3
02/09/2026Home2–115 / 159 / 5
Southampton U21 · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
20/10/2026Home1–127 / 710 / 4
13/10/2026Away6–517 / 89 / 6
09/10/2026Home5–117 / 511 / 3
18/09/2026Away2–022 / 38 / 1
12/09/2026Home3–119 / 117 / 3
08/09/2026Away1–413 / 135 / 8

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.