Matchday

UEFA Conference League 25/26, Playoff round · 21 Aug 2025

Crystal Palace 1–0 Fredrikstad FK

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.6 – 0.7
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Crystal Palace favourites at 78%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Patrick Metcalfe, 73.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Patrick Metcalfe +25.2, Sondre Sørløkk +23.9, Daniel Eid +16.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Crystal Palace

17 Aug 2025D 0–0at Chelsea Premier League

Fredrikstad FK

14 Aug 2025L 0–2at FC Midtjylland Europa League
7 Aug 2025L 1–3v FC Midtjylland Europa League
2 Aug 2025D 0–0at Tromsø IL Eliteserien
25 Jul 2025W 3–2v Strømsgodset Eliteserien
20 Jul 2025D 1–1at HamKam Eliteserien

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Marc Guéhi Defender9000–65.8–
Maxence Lacroix Defender9000–58.6–
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder9000–57.0–
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper9000–49.3–
Will Hughes Midfielder9001–43.5–
Daniel Muñoz Midfielder9000–43.0–
Adam Wharton Midfielder9000–42.0–
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward9010–41.9–
Ismaïla Sarr Forward9000–40.1–
Justin Devenny Midfielder6900–37.7–
Odsonne Édouard Forward2100–36.4–
Borna Sosa Defender9000–21.2–

Fredrikstad FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sigurd Kvile Defender1400–95.1–
Rocco Robert Shein Midfielder1100–80.0–
Johannes Núñez Forward2600–73.7–
Patrick Metcalfe Midfielder9000–73.1+25.2
Sondre Sørløkk Midfielder6400–71.4+23.9
Maxwell Woledzi Defender9000–64.4+13.3
Henrik Langaas Skogvold Forward2600–62.1–
Martin Borsheim Goalkeeper9000–53.1–
Ulrik Fredriksen Defender9000–51.0+1.6
Daniel Eid Defender9000–49.5+16.7
Emil Holten Forward6400–47.2+0.3
Leonard Owusu Midfielder8300–44.0+1.3
Oskar Øhlenschlaeger Midfielder7600–42.7−3.2
Solomon Owusu Defender7600–36.8–