Recent-results contrast
Verified source factAFC Bournemouth: 2-6-2; Crystal Palace FC: 1-2-7 across last 10 league matches.
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AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace FC
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC
England · Sat, Feb 20, 2027, 3:00 PM
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AFC Bournemouth are favourites
Season win rate separates the participants most clearly: Crystal Palace FC 25% versus AFC Bournemouth 0%, using the displayed verified samples. The released model nevertheless weighs the full evaluated factor set and makes afc bournemouth are favourites.
AFC Bournemouth are favouritesSeason win rate: AFC Bournemouth 0% vs Crystal Palace FC 25%AFC Bournemouth 2-6-2; Crystal Palace FC 1-2-7 in their latest verified league sample.
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Validated predictionAFC Bournemouth are favourites
Season win rate separates the participants most clearly: Crystal Palace FC 25% versus AFC Bournemouth 0%, using the displayed verified samples.
AFC Bournemouth51%
Draw23%
Crystal Palace FC26%
Reconciled comparison
Season win rate
0%AFC Bournemouth · n=5
25%Crystal Palace FC · n=4
Average points margin
-0.4 pointsAFC Bournemouth · n=5
-1.25 pointsCrystal Palace FC · n=4
Average points conceded
1.6 pointsAFC Bournemouth · n=5
2.75 pointsCrystal Palace FC · n=4
Average points scored
1.2 pointsAFC Bournemouth · n=5
1.5 pointsCrystal Palace FC · n=4
FansSpace Momentum
Season win rate momentum
Every point is a time-ordered verified event. Lines connect observations only; they are not smoothed or projected.
AFC Bournemouth was unchanged from 0% to 0%. Crystal Palace FC was unchanged from 0% to 0%.
AFC Bournemouth · n=5Crystal Palace FC · n=4
8/22/2026 → 9/20/2026Axis 0–100 percent
Accessible observation details
- AFC Bournemouth · 8/23/2026 · 0 percent · L
- AFC Bournemouth · 8/29/2026 · 0 percent · D
- AFC Bournemouth · 9/5/2026 · 0 percent · D
- AFC Bournemouth · 9/12/2026 · 0 percent · D
- AFC Bournemouth · 9/20/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Crystal Palace FC · 8/22/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Crystal Palace FC · 8/28/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Crystal Palace FC · 9/5/2026 · 100 percent · W
- Crystal Palace FC · 9/12/2026 · 0 percent · L
FansSpace Match DNA
What makes this matchup distinctive
Attack versus resistance
FansSpace calculationAFC Bournemouth average 1.40 goals scored per match against an Crystal Palace FC record of 2.60 conceded; the reverse matchup is 1.20 scored versus 1.20 conceded.
Venue-specific pressure
FansSpace calculationAFC Bournemouth's latest 10 verified home matches produced 2-7-1; Crystal Palace FC's latest 10 verified away matches produced 3-2-5.
Latest verified meeting
Verified source factAFC Bournemouth 3-0 Crystal Palace FC on 3 May 2026.
FansSpace What to Watch
Factors that could matter
- 1
Recency-weighted home and away scoring
Venue can change scoring and win rates, so the model evaluates the role each participant has in this fixture.
tested model factor
- 2
Chronological opponent-adjusted team rating
It discounts results earned against weaker opposition, making recent records more comparable.
tested model factor
- 3
Recent-results contrast
AFC Bournemouth: 2-6-2; Crystal Palace FC: 1-2-7 across last 10 league matches.
descriptive contrast
FansSpace Outcome Paths
Most plausible scorelines
The leading scorelines use fitted goal intensities. Their probabilities are distinct paths and are not resampled winner probabilities.
Expected total: 3.1 goals · 80% fitted range 1.0 to 5.0 · n=6,098
AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Crystal Palace FC10.6%
AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Crystal Palace FC9.6%
AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Crystal Palace FC8.5%
AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Crystal Palace FC7.7%
AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Crystal Palace FC6.6%
Behind the Insight · how FansSpace knows this
Evidence and calculation
Sources: OpenFootball, FansSpace validated model output.
Observation period: 8/23/2026–9/12/2026.
Football scoring model: estimates each team’s scoring rate from earlier results, opponent strength and home/away effects, then converts possible scorelines into win, draw and loss chances.
In an internal time-ordered test of 786 past events, this model performed better than its comparison model. That is useful evidence, but it is not an independent audit or a promise about this event.
Quality and limitations
Internal chronological test: 786 held-out forecasts · Apr 26, 2023–Sep 20, 2026.
Brier score 0.584 · Recorded comparison benchmark 0.667 · calibration gap 2.5%.
The verified match count differs between participants; each denominator is shown.
Composition fansspace-intelligence-composition-v2 · calculated 10/27/2026, 11:26:42 PM · freshness delayed.
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Your event briefing
What to know
- 1.AFC Bournemouth would move from 6 to 9 points with a win; with every other points total held unchanged, that corresponds to positions 9–11, depending on tiebreakers.
- 2.Crystal Palace FC has 2 wins in the last 5 available results.
Match snapshot
AFC Bournemouth
- points
- 6
- position
- 15
Crystal Palace FC
- points
- 7
- position
- 14
Latest news & context
- 1.Official status: TIMED
- 2.AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC: TIMED
FansSpace prediction / outlook
Available standings and recent-form evidence supports a cautious comparison, not a numerical forecast.
- • AFC Bournemouth are 15 on 6 points.
- • Crystal Palace FC are 14 on 7 points.
- • Uncertainty: this outlook uses only the labelled table and recent-result inputs; it is not a betting-market forecast.
Why it matters
AFC Bournemouth would move from 6 to 9 points with a win; with every other points total held unchanged, that corresponds to positions 9–11, depending on tiebreakers.
Recent form
AFC Bournemouth
W L L D D
current-season league; most recent first
Crystal Palace FC
L W D L W
current-season league; most recent first
Standings context
Manchester United FC
- played
- 7
- points
- 7
- position
- 13
Crystal Palace FC
- played
- 7
- points
- 7
- position
- 14
AFC Bournemouth
- played
- 7
- points
- 6
- position
- 15
Coventry City FC
- played
- 6
- points
- 6
- position
- 16
Participants to watch
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC: TIMED.
- • AFC Bournemouth
- • Crystal Palace FC
What a result could mean
- • AFC Bournemouth would move from 6 to 9 points with a win; with every other points total held unchanged, that corresponds to positions 9–11, depending on tiebreakers.
What happens next
- • AFC Bournemouth would move from 6 to 9 points with a win; with every other points total held unchanged, that corresponds to positions 9–11, depending on tiebreakers.
History & records
- • Founded: 1894
Venue / location
- • England
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