aleavici-football · v1.0-xgboost · 11 September 2026
UEFA Europa League

Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznan

Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 19:00
Blowout AlertHigh probability of dominant scoreline — 54% confidence
Win probability
66%
Crystal Palace wins
20%
Draw
14%
Lech Poznan wins
xG Home
2.16
Crystal Palace
Blowout %
54%
Dominant win
xG Away
0.87
Lech Poznan
Analysis

Our model puts a Crystal Palace win at 66.1% in this UEFA Europa League fixture — the clearest call on this fixture. Expected goals run 2.16 to 0.87.

The ratings gap

Crystal Palace carry a rating of 1759 against 1668 for Lech Poznan, a gap of 91 points. On our scale that is the difference between a side that controls most of its fixtures and one that has to earn each of them. It is also the single largest input into the probabilities above.

Attack against defence

The single rating hides where the mismatch actually sits. Splitting it, Crystal Palace's attack should find room against Lech Poznan's defence, by 95 points. That is the mechanism behind the expected-goals line rather than a separate opinion about it.

Margin risk

Our blowout flag reads 53.5%: more than half of all simulations end with a three-goal margin or more. Finishing gaps that wide make the scoreline far less predictable than the winner.

Market odds
1.43
Crystal Palace
4.80
Draw
7.00
Lech Poznan
Published 11 September 2026 · aleavici-football
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