Crystal Palace vs Chelsea prediction | 6 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Crystal Palace
Ranking: #15 overall, #8 in England

85.7 → 84.7 (-1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 17 May Brentford (A) 84.9 +0.1
1-2 24 May Arsenal (H) 84.3 -0.6
1-0 27 May Rayo (H) 84.9 +0.6
2-0 22 Aug Everton (A) 85.5 +0.6
1-4 28 Aug Man City (H) 84.7 -0.8
Chelsea
Ranking: #8 overall, #4 in England

90.2 → 86.6 (-3.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 04 May Nottm Forest (H) 87.9 -0.3
1-1 09 May Liverpool (A) 88.0 +0.1
2-1 19 May Tottenham (H) 87.0 -1.0
2-1 24 May Sunderland (A) 86.0 -1.0
2-3 24 Aug Fulham (A) 86.6 +0.6

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea: by the numbers

Crystal Palace trail Chelsea by 7 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 4 in England.

The recent trend shows Crystal Palace on the rise, -1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Chelsea has gone the other way at -3.6.

Chelsea gained 0.4 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 25 Jan 2026.

The highest Crystal Palace have ever stood in our European rankings is #9, first reached on 18 Oct 2025.

The best xGtoday rating Chelsea have ever held is 94.6, first set on 22 Aug 2021.