Arsenal FC vs Crystal Palace FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Arsenal FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal FC 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Marc Perry
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Andrew Halliday
3 games this season
🟨 6.0/game
⚽ 15.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #15 |
| 12 | Points | 4 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 4 / 0 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 3 |
| 8 | Scored | 6 |
| 4 | Conceded | 11 |
| +4 | GD | -5 |
| 2.40 | PPG | 0.80 |
| 80% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
69%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
Arsenal FC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Arsenal FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Arsenal FC
| Bukayo Saka | 3 G |
| Martin Odegaard | 2 G |
| Kai Havertz | 2 G |
Crystal Palace FC
| Tyrick Mitchell | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Arsenal FC welcome Crystal Palace FC for this crunch clash at Emirates Stadium.
- 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 10' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 16' Konstantinos Mavropanos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 17' Crystal Palace FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Christian Benteke on 17.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' Andros Townsend needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 46' Alex Iwobi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos on 46 minute.
- 47' Mesut Ozil adds to his 0 season tally! Arsenal FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 52' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 61' GOAL! Wilfried Zaha fires home to make it 1-2!
- 63' Poor challenge from Mesut Ozil. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 68' Matteo Guendouzi was booked on 68.
- 68' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Mohamed El Neny is replaced by Lucas Torreira.
- 69' A goal from the Scotland international James McArthur! He fires home on 69 to make it 1-3!
- 74' Max Meyer, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 77' Goal! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his 144 goal in 416 matches.
- 78' Jordan Ayew gets the nod from Crystal Palace FC. He replaces Christian Benteke and will look to change the dynamic.
- 80' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Max Meyer trudges off to be replaced by Andros Townsend on 80 minutes.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Ward.
- 85' A moment of madness from Shkodran Mustafi on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Arsenal FC will be frustrated.
- 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- With this win, Crystal Palace FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 19
- 10
- 6
- 4
- 25
- 20
- 31
- 27
- 9
- 14
Bench
-
11
Lucas Torreira ↑ 68'
-
17
Alex Iwobi ↑ 46'
- 1
- 18
-
15
Ainsley Maitland-Niles ↑ 46'
- 7
- 49
Coach
Unai Emery
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 4
- 8
-
7
Max Meyer ↓ Andros Townsend 80'
- 2
- 6
- 34
- 18
- 29
- 11
-
17
Christian Benteke ↓ Jordan Ayew 78'
Bench
-
14
Jordan Ayew ↑ 78'
- 13
- 3
- 44
-
10
Andros Townsend ↑ 80'
- 23
- 26
Coach
Roy Hodgson
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Martinelli | 5 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 4 |
| Christian Benteke | 3 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 3 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 3 |
| Jordan Ayew | 3 |
| Nicolas Pepe | 3 |
| Luka Milivojevic | 3 |
Head to Head
Arsenal FC Form
Crystal Palace FC Form
2019-04-21
Arsenal FC
2–3
Crystal Palace FC
W
2019-04-14
Crystal Palace FC
1–3
Manchester City FC
L
2019-04-06
Newcastle United FC
0–1
Crystal Palace FC
W
2019-04-03
Tottenham Hotspur FC
2–0
Crystal Palace FC
L
2019-03-30
Crystal Palace FC
2–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
2019-03-16
Watford FC
2–1
Crystal Palace FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.28
Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33
Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 66%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 4.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
Double Chance
Arsenal FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
49%
Arsenal FC or Crystal Palace FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC
| Handicap | Arsenal FC covers | Push | Crystal Palace FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 17% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 21% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 12% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.