Opta Stats: Crystal Palace v Liverpool

Dan Fitch
29 March 2018

Will Jurgen Klopp be celebrating after Liverpool's match against Crystal Palace?

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Two teams fighting for points for very different reasons meet when struggling Crystal Palace host Champions League chasing Liverpool. Opta presents the vital statistics.

"Mohamed Salah has scored in 20 of the 30 Premier League games he has played in this season – he is one game away from the equalling the record in a 38-game season (21 - Robin van Persie 2012-13 and Cristiano Ronaldo 2007-08)."

Salah is 1.834/5 to score.

Since a 3-1 win in the Premier League in November 2014, Crystal Palace have lost each of their last three home meetings with Liverpool in all competitions. Liverpool are 1.548/15 to win.

The Reds haven't completed a Premier League double over Palace since the 1997-98 campaign when they were managed by Roy Evans. A draw is 4.77/2.

The Eagles have conceded the first goal in 20 different Premier League games this season, more than any other side. Liverpool are 2.26/5 to win half-time/full-time.

Liverpool haven't lost back-to-back away league games since February 2017 (vs Hull and Leicester). Palace are 7.06/1 to pull off a shock defeat.

Liverpool have won 678 top-flight away games, just one fewer than Arsenal's record haul of 679. The draw half-time/Liverpool full-time double result is 4.84/1.

Christian Benteke has scored six goals in eight Premier League appearances against Liverpool, only three fewer than he managed in 29 league games for the Reds in the 2015-16 season. Benteke is 4.216/5 to find the net.

This will be Jurgen Klopp's 100th Premier League game as a manager (W53 D28 L18); Klopp's 99 games so far have seen 322 goals (F206 A116) - only Manuel Pellegrini's first 100 games in the competition saw more (329). Over 2.5 goals is 1.594/7.

Roy Hodgson has won three of his last five Premier League encounters with Liverpool (D1 L1), winning the most recent game 1-0 at Anfield as West Brom manager in April 2012. Crystal Palace are 5.59/2 in the Draw No Bet market.

Mohamed Salah has scored in 20 of the 30 Premier League games he has played in this season - he is one game away from the equalling the record in a 38-game season (21 - Robin van Persie 2012-13 and Cristiano Ronaldo 2007-08). Salah is 1.834/5 to score.

Salah has opened the scoring in as many Premier League games as opponents Crystal Palace have this season (8). He's 4.216/5 to score the first goal.

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