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Match insight

Bournemouth and Crystal Palace both sit clear of any zone pressure right now, making this a fairly even contest on the numbers. Crystal Palace currently sit 6 places and 4 points above Bournemouth in the table — 12th against 18th. Bournemouth have taken 3 points from their last 5, against 7 for Crystal Palace over the same stretch. Bournemouth's underlying rating suggests a stronger side than the actual table currently shows — about 6 places off where our metrics alone would put them.