Had Olise and Zaha not been nursing their fitness woes ahead of this game, Palace fans could be forgiven for expecting their side to take something from the derby, especially seeing how these two outfits love a stalemate.
Vieira's men still possess the attacking nous needed to breach a Ramsdale-less Arsenal backline, but Arteta's side will aim to pick up where they left off and have that winning formula away from home right now, so we can only back the Gunners to remain in control for fourth spot with a narrow victory.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 47.02%. A win for Crystal Palace had a probability of 27.41% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.26%) and 0-2 (8.42%). The likeliest Crystal Palace win was 1-0 (7.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood.
