Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[makishart]

Yep, Chelsea isn't a club who often score a goal in the late, so it's really surprising how they can score 2 goals during injury time.

I feel like Chelsea was lucky, Crystal Palace is a mediocre club, but Chelsea still struggle to beat them. Crystal Palace had a terrible history, they rarely won in this season. We will see the real Chelsea's improvement in the next five days, they will face Manchester City in Etihad Stadium.

Well, Chelsea's victory in that match was like luck. But Chelsea's performance is indeed much better than Crystal Palace. Even in the record of meetings between these two teams, we can see that Crystal Palace always loses to Chelsea. But getting 2 goals in the extra minutes was just like luck. But this luck was also created due to the persistence of the Chelsea players who continued to attack the Crystal Palace defense and dominated the match from the first half until the final minute. So this victory is indeed a worthy victory and also does not come as any surprise to anyone.

What I observed from both teams during the second half, crystal palace had more than two chances to score but due to the defense it was just too difficult and Chelsea at the other hand had multiple chances to score but they managed to score two extra goal, if Chelsea had applied more pressure during the first half I think they would have gotten 2 goals before the second half, although this is not so easy because crystal palace had good attack and defense with this the match looked so tough for Chelsea. I'm still surprised how Chelsea managed to score two goals within a short period of time, I'm thinking it's due to their pressure and possession during the second half like I said before Chelsea really had  good chances compared to crystal palace.

The fact that chelsea was struggling during the first half. The situation was so difficult for chelsea when it could not score during the first half. Connor gallagher was able giving the best solution to score another goal before the match was almost ended. Chelsea was able getting perfect result after enzo was also adding another goal again.
Crystal palace was leading the game but the consistency of the players were not able helping palace to keep lead the game till the end of second half. I was feeling disappointed with the performance from chelsea during the first half. It's like chelsea was 5 minutes FC. It's caused by the club was able winning the game that only took less than 5 minutes to created two additional goals. The first half was still the same problem as usual happened with chelsea. It was so terrible but gallagher was helping the club when the first half was almost ended. The next leg was just something magical after gallagher was scoring the second goal. chelsea found its shit in the second half.
It was so crazy and i saw that many fans were starting to praise gallagher even some urged the club to give another contract for gallather to stay at chelsea much longer. Gallagher needs to develop himself even better.

[beerlover]

Chelsea next game against Manchester City is going to reveal if they have actually made any positive improvement in terms of their play. The last time the met at Stanford bridge it was really an entertaining encounter with lots of goals. I think Chelsea are going to be the next victim in Manchester City quest for another title this season. I see the Manchester City are more equipped compared to Chelsea. And Manchester City has not really lost a game in their home for a long time now and all their star players are active and available for selection. So I think this is something Chelsea can't escape.

Losing to City is not really that much of a terrible thing, it really doesn't feel like it's going to be something that would benefit them in any way, we are talking about City here and they are just that much good, it's normal that people would lose to them. I think it's quite clear that we are going to end up with something much better, and that has to be something that we could take care of in the future.

All in all I believe that the best thing to do right now would be just making sure that I could go about with everything, and that would not be all that easy. Hopefully life would not be all that easy for City, they are always winning and it gets boring, but I do not see Chelsea getting a win on that game at all.

[KTChampions]

I'm surprised that despite the fact that City have regained the lead (if you count by lost points) and the fact that KDB and Haaland have successfully returned, the bookmakers rate them as favorites for the title:

Manchester City 1.52

Liverpool 3.19

Arsenal 5.88

but not very confidently, at least not like it was at the beginning of the season when at some point they were given 1.10. I'm hoping for Arsenal and Liverpool, but I wouldn't be surprised if City win the Premier League again. Do you think 1.52 is a fair/favorable/unfavorable assessment of City's odds?

[Jody.Drummer]

Where Chelsea needs to be is to be in the top 6. Being in the top 10 will not do them any good. Chelsea has moved on from the strong Chelsea impression we have been accustomed to for years. Now Chelsea is a team trapped in the middle ranks. Neither Pochettino nor anyone else could change this. It seems that the administration will not take steps on this issue. I think the fans are the ones who are really upset right now.

If you look at Chelsea's current condition, which appears inconsistent, it seems difficult for them to finish in 6th place. Yes, since the transfer of ownership, Chelsea's strength has dropped drastically even though they have made quite good efforts to return Chelsea to the top of the standings. In my opinion, with not many matches remaining and still having tough opponents left, it looks like they will finish in 10th or 11th position again. Only a miracle can bring the Blues to finish in the European zone.

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

There is still a chance for Chelsea to be in the European zone next season, but how big are their chances of being able to realize that? that is a question that I think the answer is debatable. They are 12 points away from 5th place, that is a long distance and will be difficult for them to realize, especially with their inconsistent performances.
Realistically I would say that they will not be able to get there, there are so many basic reasons that I can give so that I can say things like that. There are how many clubs have to slip if you want Chelsea to be in position 5, I count at least 5 clubs that have to lose a lot or lose a lot of points.
With facts like that then I am pessimistic to see them in that rank. Nevertheless, they must also continue to improve their performance to be in a better position, and become a picture that they can also make improvements in the remaining matches this season.

[Mame89]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

So true. If you look at the Chelsea squad, it is indeed a luxurious and expensive squad. It's just that Chelsea's problem at the moment is that they can't be consistent. If Chelsea can play like when they beat Crystal Palace, have a high fighting spirit in every match, and their players can maintain their performance, I think their standings can slowly improve and recover. Chelsea's current development in the last two appearances Chelsea has succeeded in improving its defense. What is clear is that defensively, Chelsea was more solid, organized and competitive against Crystal Palace.

However, Chelsea's proof will actually be in the next three matches because Chelsea will face tough matches. they will face Man City, Tottenham and the final match against Liverpool in the league cup final. It will be interesting to see whether Chelsea can win the next three matches or lose all three matches.

[Falconer]

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Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

Of course, Chelsea still have many problems that they have not managed to solve so far. Of course there has been improvement in terms of play, but Chelsea still looks inconsistent so far. Yesterday's win over Crystal Palace was Chelsea's 10th win this season in the Premier League in 24 matches. Chelsea has experienced 10 defeats and 4 draws, but is certainly better than last season when they only got 11 wins and 16 draws.

The ratio of goals conceded per match is still very high, it is 1.6 goals per match. This means that Chelsea still has problems in defense where they concede too many goals due to weak or ineffective defensive strategies. Pochettino needs to solve the problem or at least fix it gradually, but it is not the only problem facing Chelsea.

[Coyster]

Do you think 1.52 is a fair/favorable/unfavorable assessment of City's odds?

I think so, there is a very high chance of City winning the title, i know that no team has ever won four EPL titles in a row, but City might be the first team to do that. Pep's team were pretty sloppy at the start of the season, but now they have stepped it up a gear and have started another one of their impressive winning runs. Liverpool look like the only team that can stop City from winning the league, i know it is a three horse race with Arsenal part of it, but i don't think they can do it this season, if City fail to win it, Jurgen Klopp's men would be the one to win it, but that is just my prediction.

[kro55]

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Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

Of course, Chelsea still have many problems that they have not managed to solve so far. Of course there has been improvement in terms of play, but Chelsea still looks inconsistent so far. Yesterday's win over Crystal Palace was Chelsea's 10th win this season in the Premier League in 24 matches. Chelsea has experienced 10 defeats and 4 draws, but is certainly better than last season when they only got 11 wins and 16 draws.

The ratio of goals conceded per match is still very high, it is 1.6 goals per match. This means that Chelsea still has problems in defense where they concede too many goals due to weak or ineffective defensive strategies. Pochettino needs to solve the problem or at least fix it gradually, but it is not the only problem facing Chelsea.

In the match against Crystal Palace, we see a change in Chelsea's match strategy. He played well enough in this match. Chelsea players have the ability to perform well. Now if the Chelsea players can adapt themselves well to this match strategy, and the bonding between the players is strong then Chelsea will be able to perform consistently well.

However, Chelsea's performance so far cannot be relied upon. Their performance is still not regular. Chelsea had lost both of their previous matches against Crystal Palace. I look forward to seeing how Chelsea fare against Manchester City and Tottenham in the next two matches.

[JoyMarsha]

Chelsea and Crystal Palace were almost equally strong in this match but as Chelsea is a bit stronger team I guess they will win the match but it might be by 1 goal margin. But Chelsea won the match by 2 goals which is a big achievement for them. They took advantage of this match and made the most of it. And by winning this match they got 3 points and Chelsea moved to the top 10 position in the points table. winning by 3-1 goal for Chelsea is really admirable

Crystal Palace is not in good form at the moment and neither is Chelsea, but in terms of quality the Chelsea team is much stronger so they can take advantage of this moment to win, this is quite a natural victory for Chelsea and also quite important for them to be able to improve their mentality and confidence. the team has been quite down in its last few matches.

Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

If Chelsea fails to finish in the top(1st-7th) spots in the Premier League table this season, it will make it two full seasons that Chelsea has finished outside the top position despite spending a billion dollars on new player signings and coaching changes.
The fact that Chelsea's issue with poor on-field performance persists to this day is quite disappointing. It makes it challenging to forecast the exact game they will win comfortably.
The next game Chelsea plays is against Manchester City, which I fully believe is a loss for them.

[Weawant]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

The strength of Chelsea is actually relative as they don't show strength all the times it's more like their strength are exhibited at times when they feel or appear superior than their opponent and this is usually displayed outside them playing in the premier league because their performance in the premier league is not consistently good.

Chelsea can still be able to fight for the Europa place on the premier league table this season, they are quite far from it but then they still have a chance at it and they have a squad with which they can attempt getting that, but I'm most certain about them not been able to get a spot at the champions league next season because their performance isn't such that can give them a chance at the champions league even by next season as the top four team already are even strong team who aren't willing to let go of their position to another team nay soon.

[youdacapt]

If Chelsea fails to finish in the top(1st-7th) spots in the Premier League table this season.

The truth is. Chelsea is not certain to make champions league football in the next 3 seasons; the squad is over bloated with young players tied to long contracts, some are injury prone. Some are not good enough, and some are clearly not premier league levels; with ffp ensuring Chelsea can’t just chop and change the squad; it’s a long road to rebuild

[Mr.suevie]

Where Chelsea needs to be is to be in the top 6. Being in the top 10 will not do them any good. Chelsea has moved on from the strong Chelsea impression we have been accustomed to for years. Now Chelsea is a team trapped in the middle ranks. Neither Pochettino nor anyone else could change this. It seems that the administration will not take steps on this issue. I think the fans are the ones who are really upset right now.

If you look at Chelsea's current condition, which appears inconsistent, it seems difficult for them to finish in 6th place. Yes, since the transfer of ownership, Chelsea's strength has dropped drastically even though they have made quite good efforts to return Chelsea to the top of the standings. In my opinion, with not many matches remaining and still having tough opponents left, it looks like they will finish in 10th or 11th position again. Only a miracle can bring the Blues to finish in the European zone.

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

And this has being the major problem for the some peculiar teams this season which i can relate to Chelsea and Manchester united too, the both teams have struggled to be consistent in securing streaks of victory and this is because they fail to actually play as one team sometimes and most of the time I feel its the coach also not getting the right formation and gameplay pattern because Chelsea like you said have a good team and can do well if eventually everything actually clicked .

[Ahli38]

Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

So true. Because actually in possession of the ball, Chelsea can do it very well. But the problem is that when they attack and fail we can see that sometimes gaps in their defense begin to open and the impact when the opponent makes a counter-attack is that Chelsea's defense often becomes difficult. And even made Chelsea concede. So the problem is that Pochettino still seems to have a lot of work to do to improve Chelsea's overall performance. One of them is the attack line which is still not sharp enough and the back line which sometimes still has gaps.

Well, Chelsea were almost held to a draw in that match because in normal time, namely 90 minutes, we can see that Chelsea still got a 1-1 draw. And it was in 1 minute of added time that Chelsea was able to get the lead. And we can say this as Chelsea's performance is almost equivalent to Crystal Palace. It's just that in terms of ball control and passing accuracy, Chelsea is still superior. Appearing in defense and attack, I think these two teams are still evenly matched. So we still can't say that Chelsea has returned to their maximum performance.

[khiholangkang]

Crystal Palace is not in good form at the moment and neither is Chelsea, but in terms of quality the Chelsea team is much stronger so they can take advantage of this moment to win, this is quite a natural victory for Chelsea and also quite important for them to be able to improve their mentality and confidence. the team has been quite down in its last few matches.

Roy Hodgson is competent and old, I think his days at the club is numbered. Watching closely, Chelsea was able to absorb the big winnings and also strive for good results at Selhurst Park. Though they found it to be challenging but were able to deliver the big deal. The mentality of winning comes from the players and the coach simply exist for the purpose to execute good game techniques for the team and supporters. Chelsea and Crystal Palace are tighten to a difficult spot this season, watching both clubs fighting really hard to win games without passing the budgeted margins for victory.

Hodgson should rest, and enjoy his old age, he should not continue to drain his mind to make a strategy for Crystal Palace, maybe being an advisor is much better in my opinion.

I think Chelsea is much better than Crystal Palace this season, although I myself know that these two teams have experienced a very significant decline, but Crystal Palace in my opinion is much worse, because if you look at Chelsea even though they have a strategy of draining the wallet and too many young players, but they can compete in the top 10 of the EPL standings this time, so I think the position is still fairly safe, yes even though I consider it stagnant.

[wmaurik]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

Not only is there still a chance and time for Chelsea to fight for it this season, but it is also related to the fact that it is not easy to fight in the Premier League with conditions like those experienced by Chelsea. Because they have been worse this season and it will even be difficult to reach the top five positions this season and besides, for the win at home to Crystal Palace. At least it can provide a little joy for Chelsea to be in the top ten of the Premier League at this time.

[Ahli38]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

Not only is there still a chance and time for Chelsea to fight for it this season, but it is also related to the fact that it is not easy to fight in the Premier League with conditions like those experienced by Chelsea. Because they have been worse this season and it will even be difficult to reach the top five positions this season and besides, for the win at home to Crystal Palace. At least it can provide a little joy for Chelsea to be in the top ten of the Premier League at this time.

Chelsea actually already has potential young players. It's just that these young players don't have much experience. And they have difficulty adapting because there are very few experienced players retained at this club. As a result, the development of the Chelsea squad was very slow and even seemed to get worse in the middle of the season. Because Chelsea even dropped out of the top 10. Luckily they got full points back and returned to the top 10.

But because the season is still quite long or less than half. Maybe it's true that there is still time to get better. Only now Chelsea must no longer experience a decline in performance if they still want to stay in the top ten or even move up to a better ranking. Because losing points in the next few matches could mean Chelsea will be thrown back to the bottom of the rankings. And that's not a good thing at all. I don't even know whether Chelsea will still be able to finish in the top 10 or not. Moreover, next week they have strong opponents.

[eightdots]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

Not only is there still a chance and time for Chelsea to fight for it this season, but it is also related to the fact that it is not easy to fight in the Premier League with conditions like those experienced by Chelsea. Because they have been worse this season and it will even be difficult to reach the top five positions this season and besides, for the win at home to Crystal Palace. At least it can provide a little joy for Chelsea to be in the top ten of the Premier League at this time.

Chelsea actually already has potential young players. It's just that these young players don't have much experience. And they have difficulty adapting because there are very few experienced players retained at this club. As a result, the development of the Chelsea squad was very slow and even seemed to get worse in the middle of the season. Because Chelsea even dropped out of the top 10. Luckily they got full points back and returned to the top 10.

But because the season is still quite long or less than half. Maybe it's true that there is still time to get better. Only now Chelsea must no longer experience a decline in performance if they still want to stay in the top ten or even move up to a better ranking. Because losing points in the next few matches could mean Chelsea will be thrown back to the bottom of the rankings. And that's not a good thing at all. I don't even know whether Chelsea will still be able to finish in the top 10 or not. Moreover, next week they have strong opponents.

Chelsea increased its points to 34 by beating Crystal Palace. Actually, I did not expect such a score because it is quite difficult to predict Chelsea's match this season. I think they will finish the league in the top 10 because there is not a huge point difference between other teams and Chelsea. If Chelsea can catch a winning streak, they can move up the ranks, but Chelsea's chances of getting into the top 5 seem difficult. They lost a lot of points this season and I think these points losses will continue. The reason I say this is that the football Chelsea plays is very far from the Chelsea football we are used to.

Big teams can have bad seasons like this. The important thing is that they show themselves better next season or in Europe and make this failure forgotten. Chelsea is a club that can achieve this.

[Antotena]

Not only is there still a chance and time for Chelsea to fight for it this season, but it is also related to the fact that it is not easy to fight in the Premier League with conditions like those experienced by Chelsea. Because they have been worse this season and it will even be difficult to reach the top five positions this season and besides, for the win at home to Crystal Palace. At least it can provide a little joy for Chelsea to be in the top ten of the Premier League at this time.

It's a joke to think that Chelsea still can fight this season to make a good place in the Premier League, not even 6th place of Europa conference league is secure for them. You see that win against Crystal palace was just an entertainment, they have their next match against Manchester City and the fact that the are going to Etihad makes it more concerned that they as re going to lose this match to Manchester city.

I have a small confidence that they will be not relegated this season, they are good to win some matches which can help them have an upper hand to,win some matches but it seem more difficult for them to go higher. Teams like Aston villa, Manchester united, Tottenham, West ham, Newcastle and Brighton are all ahead of them and they are working towards not coming down, Chelsea don't have what it takes to beat these teams in performance.

[gabbie2010]

Chelsea and Crystal Palace were almost equally strong in this match but as Chelsea is a bit stronger team I guess they will win the match but it might be by 1 goal margin. But Chelsea won the match by 2 goals which is a big achievement for them. They took advantage of this match and made the most of it. And by winning this match they got 3 points and Chelsea moved to the top 10 position in the points table. winning by 3-1 goal for Chelsea is really admirable

Crystal Palace is not in good form at the moment and neither is Chelsea, but in terms of quality the Chelsea team is much stronger so they can take advantage of this moment to win, this is quite a natural victory for Chelsea and also quite important for them to be able to improve their mentality and confidence. the team has been quite down in its last few matches.

Honestly it's like Chelsea has been swinging around that 10th position for a long time, it's like the team has been switching back and forth in that position due to their inconsistency in their performance, I hope their well deserve win against Crystal Palace would motivate the team towards achieving better results in their subsequent matches though they would face a big challenge this weekend as they battle Man City at the Etihad stadium it would definitely going to be a very tough match, Chelsea would aim to avoid a defeat to keep them on track while Man City who is a title contender would also aim to win the match.

[hahay]

Not only is there still a chance and time for Chelsea to fight for it this season, but it is also related to the fact that it is not easy to fight in the Premier League with conditions like those experienced by Chelsea. Because they have been worse this season and it will even be difficult to reach the top five positions this season and besides, for the win at home to Crystal Palace. At least it can provide a little joy for Chelsea to be in the top ten of the Premier League at this time.

It's a joke to think that Chelsea still can fight this season to make a good place in the Premier League, not even 6th place of Europa conference league is secure for them. You see that win against Crystal palace was just an entertainment, they have their next match against Manchester City and the fact that the are going to Etihad makes it more concerned that they as re going to lose this match to Manchester city.

I have a small confidence that they will be not relegated this season, they are good to win some matches which can help them have an upper hand to,win some matches but it seem more difficult for them to go higher. Teams like Aston villa, Manchester united, Tottenham, West ham, Newcastle and Brighton are all ahead of them and they are working towards not coming down, Chelsea don't have what it takes to beat these teams in performance.

Only a victory against Crystal Palace will clearly not make Chelsea rise to the top six because after all, in previous matches also sometimes Chelsea managed to win in away match. But yes, the reality is that the performance Chelsea is still unstable and therefore until now Chelsea is only struggling in the middle of the table neither falling deeper nor rising higher . Therefore, Chelsea victory against Crystal Palace maybe also basically just luck . Because anyway, if Chelsea really won well too then of course Chelsea could win at normal times of the match and not determine the victory until the extra time or the last minutes of the match.