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Cardiff City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Sat 4 May 2019 · 16:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett

Head-to-Head

1
1
Cardiff City FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cardiff City FC to score. At the same time, Crystal Palace FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 11' Leandro Bacuna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Camarasa on 11 minute.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Kelly made 322 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' Michy Batshuayi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 28' GOAL! Wilfried Zaha scores on 28. Assisted by Andros Townsend
  • 31' GOAL! Martin Kelly scores on 31.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' What a strike from Michy Batshuayi! The score is 0-3.
  • 44' Vicente Guaita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Ward suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Daniel Ward is replaced by Kenneth Zohore.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' GOAL! Andros Townsend scores on 70. Assisted by James McArthur
  • 73' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Michy Batshuayi by Bakary Sako on 73 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jordan Ayew by Max Meyer on 78 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Josh Murphy by Junior Hoilett on 80 minute.
  • 84' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Andros Townsend departs to be replaced by Cheikhou Kouyate.
  • 89' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' GOAL! Bobby Reid scores on 90. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
  • Full Time. Crystal Palace FC beats Cardiff City FC

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Crystal Palace FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC31% Draw28% Crystal Palace FC41%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC23% Draw45% Crystal Palace FC32%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 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.