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Arsenal FC vs Crystal Palace FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Sun 21 Apr 2019 · 15:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Andrew Halliday

Head-to-Head

8
6
2
Arsenal FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 2–3 L
18 Apr SSC Napoli H 0–1 L
15 Apr Watford FC A 1–0 W
11 Apr SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
07 Apr Everton FC A 0–1 L
01 Apr Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Arsenal FC A 3–2 W
14 Apr Manchester City FC H 1–3 L
06 Apr Newcastle United FC A 1–0 W
03 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L
30 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–0 W
16 Mar Watford FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Arsenal FC Crystal Palace FC
#8 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Emirates Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Arsenal FC and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' James McArthur has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Arsenal FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
  • 16' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
  • 17' Christian Benteke is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 22' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Scott Dann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at Emirates Stadium. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Alex Iwobi. He replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos on 46 minute.
  • 47' GOAL! Mesut Ozil fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. Arsenal FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
  • 57' Laurent Koscielny has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wilfried Zaha makes it 1-2.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Mesut Ozil is booked for Arsenal FC — Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Matteo Guendouzi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Mohamed El Neny by Lucas Torreira on 68 minute.
  • 69' Assisted by Scott Dann with the perfectly-timed delivery and James McArthur makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 414 games and scored 725 goals.
  • 77' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Arsenal FC are in front.
  • 78' The whistle greets Christian Benteke as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Ayew.
  • 80' Max Meyer makes way for Andros Townsend at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Joel Ward. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Sead Kolasinac needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • With this win, Crystal Palace FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.84 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Crystal Palace FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC30% Draw34% Crystal Palace FC36%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
70%
Arsenal FC or Crystal Palace FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC19% Draw57% Crystal Palace FC24%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
18.4%
0 – 1
14.5%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 3
2.5%
1 – 3
2.2%
3 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% 91%
-1 9% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% 72%
+0.5 64% 36%
+1 64% 22% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
37%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
44%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.