Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 17 May 2026

Brentford 2–2 Crystal Palace

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Chances everywhere: 3.7 xG · Standout: Sepp van den Berg scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.1
Actual xG
2.1 – 1.7
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made Brentford favourites at 53%.

A draw the chances agree with: 2.1 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Sepp van den Berg, 100.0 in 8′.

Brentford

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Sepp van den Berg Defender8010.18100.0
Nathan Collins Defender90000.0676.0
Kristoffer Ajer Defender8200–67.7
Dango Ouattara Midfielder90201.3464.7
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder6300–61.2
Jordan Henderson Midfielder2700–58.7
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder90000.0354.3
Josh Dasilva Midfielder13000.0654.0
Yehor Yarmoliuk Midfielder8900–49.7
Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper9000–45.6
Igor Thiago Forward90000.1142.0
Michael Kayode Defender9000–38.2
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender90000.0737.7
Mathias Jensen Midfielder6300–36.0
Kevin Schade Midfielder27000.2130.6

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Adam Wharton Midfielder90100.1876.3
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder1600–67.3
Evann Guessand Forward900–64.6
Ismaïla Sarr Forward89100.9464.0
Maxence Lacroix Defender61000.0162.0
Daniel Muñoz Midfielder90010.0758.6
Jaydee Canvot Defender9000–57.8
Tyrick Mitchell Midfielder90000.1553.8
Chris Richards Defender2900–52.8
Daichi Kamada Midfielder90000.1452.2
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward61000.1651.9
Yéremy Pino Forward4500–50.8
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward2900–50.6
Chadi Riad Defender74000.0346.3
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper9000–42.7
Brennan Johnson Forward4500–39.9