Cardiff City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Crystal Palace FC 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Referee Simon Bennett
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 May Crystal Palace FC H 2–3 L 27 Apr Fulham FC A 0–1 L 21 Apr Liverpool FC H 0–2 L 16 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W 13 Apr Burnley FC A 0–2 L 03 Apr Manchester City FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 May Cardiff City FC A 3–2 W 27 Apr Everton FC H 0–0 D 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 Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC0-151/116-30–/–31-451/846-601/261-751/–76+4/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Crystal Palace FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 10' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 11' Leandro Bacuna is replacing Victor Camarasa for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 16' 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.
- 21' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 28' What a strike from Wilfried Zaha! The score is 0-1.
- 31' What a strike from Martin Kelly! The score is 0-2.
- 36' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 39' What a strike from Michy Batshuayi! The score is 0-3.
- 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 49' Jordan Ayew needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 54' Cheikhou Kouyate has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Bakary Sako has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' The whistle greets Daniel Ward as he departs to be replaced by Kenneth Zohore.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luka Milivojevic, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 70' What a strike from Andros Townsend! The score is 0-4.
- 73' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Michy Batshuayi is replaced by Bakary Sako on 73 minute.
- 78' Max Meyer is replacing Jordan Ayew for the Crystal Palace FC side.
- 80' Junior Hoilett has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Murphy on 80 minute.
- 84' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Andros Townsend departs to be replaced by Cheikhou Kouyate.
- 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
- 90' Goal! Bobby Reid scores his 38 goal in 363 matches.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
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11
Josh Murphy ↓ Junior Hoilett 80'
- 14
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 19
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9
Daniel Ward ↓ Kenneth Zohore 60'
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Bench
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15
Leandro Bacuna ↑ 11'
- 32
- 28
- 6
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10
Kenneth Zohore ↑ 60'
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33
Junior Hoilett ↑ 80'
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Coach Neil WarnockCrystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 4
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14
Jordan Ayew ↓ Max Meyer 78'
- 2
- 6
- 34
- 18
- 10
- 29
- 11
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23
Michy Batshuayi ↓ Bakary Sako 73'
Bench
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8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↑ 84'
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7
Max Meyer ↑ 78'
- 13
- 3
- 44
- 21
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26
Bakary Sako ↑ 73'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Martin Kelly 1 Andros Townsend 1 Wilfried Zaha 1 Michy Batshuayi 1 Bobby Reid 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
Crystal Palace FC Form
2019-05-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2019-04-27 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Everton FC D 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.29 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.57 Crystal Palace FC xGI would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Crystal Palace FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Crystal Palace FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.86Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 58%Draw or Crystal Palace FC 69%Cardiff City FC or Crystal Palace FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 12.5%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 1 8.1%0 – 0 7.6%2 – 1 7.2%0 – 2 7%1 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 5.7%2 – 0 4.7%1 – 3 4.6%0 – 3 3.6%3 – 1 3.1%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 21% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.