Chelsea vs Crystal Palace prediction | 2 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Chelsea
Ranking: #15 overall, #6 in England

87.9 → 84.6 (-3.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 30 Aug Brighton (H) 87.3 +0.7
2-1 06 Sep Arsenal (A) 86.9 -0.4
2-2 12 Sep Hull City (H) 85.9 -1.0
3-0 18 Sep Brentford (A) 85.0 -0.9
5-1 10 Oct Bournemouth (H) 84.6 -0.4
Crystal Palace
Ranking: #26 overall, #12 in England

84.9 → 81.7 (-3.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 05 Sep Fulham (A) 83.9 -0.8
2-3 12 Sep Ipswich (H) 82.6 -1.3
4-0 17 Sep Lech Poznań (H) 82.5 -0.1
0-0 20 Sep Leeds Utd (A) 82.5 0.0
3-1 11 Oct Nottm Forest (H) 81.7 -0.8

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace: by the numbers

Chelsea sit 11 places above Crystal Palace in our European rankings, and 6 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Crystal Palace have moved -3.2 rating points, against -3.3 for Chelsea.

Last time these teams played, on 25 January 2026, Crystal Palace lost 0.4 rating points.

The highest Chelsea have ever stood in our European rankings is #2, first reached on 5 May 2021.

Crystal Palace first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 87.4 on 26 October 2025.