Discover Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Stats: Crucial Historical Data Fans Must Know Now
Okay, let me walk you through how I dug up those Crystal Palace vs Arsenal stats today. Woke up thinking ’bout how often Arsenal actually drop points at Selhurst Park. Grabbed my laptop still in pajamas, coffee brewing.
Starting Point Was Pure Chaos
Hopped online searchin’ simple stuff like “Palace Arsenal past games.” Big mistake. Every site flooded me with ads pop-ups worse than confetti cannons. Found one table with recent results, but no dates or details. Useless.
Smashing Data Into Shape
Decided to hit the Premier League archives directly. Took ages to find the filter for just these two teams. Stats came raw – columns for shots, possession, yellow cards, all jumbled together like a messy drawer. Copied the whole pile into a spreadsheet.
- First: deleted columns nobody cares about (like throw-ins, seriously?).
- Second: colored losses red, draws yellow. Looked like a messy traffic light.
- Third: added my own “underdog win” column because Palace upsets are tasty drama.
Spotting the Nasty Patterns
Scrolled through twenty seasons’ worth. Burned my eyes squinting at tiny numbers. Noticed Arsenal dominates… except when they don’t. Five seasons ago popped up: Palace beat ’em at home twice straight. Dug deeper. Turned out both times were rainy night games in December. Weird coincidence?
Then saw that corner kick stat. Arsenal concedes way more corners at Palace’s ground than anywhere else. Probably why Eagles scored two headers last meeting. Stuff like that hides in plain sight.
Why This Garbage Takes Hours
Thought I was done. Nope. Double-checking found a 2020 game missing. Premier League site had it under “Aston Villa” by mistake. Almost threw my laptop. Fixed it manually by cross-referencing old news reports – took forty minutes alone. Final step? Made pretty charts so normal folks wouldn’t fall asleep reading this.
Bottom line: stats feel simple until you wrestle them yourself. Next time somebody throws numbers at you, remember some poor blogger combing through twenty years of kickoff times.
