Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Crystal Palace (12th, 53 pts) held a 41-point advantage over Southampton (20th, 12 pts). Recent form flatters Crystal Palace's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Southampton were scoring 0.68 and conceding 2.26, Crystal Palace 1.34 and 1.34, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Southampton had been beaten in six straight games. Crystal Palace arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Southampton, 15/15 for Crystal Palace.
GioScore's database holds 30 meetings between the two: 14 for Southampton, 11 for Crystal Palace and 5 drawn, at 2.53 goals per meeting.
The venue was St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, with room for 32,384 spectators. On the scoreboard, Southampton led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Southampton: Paul Onuachu (20') · Crystal Palace: Matheus França (90')