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Crystal Palace FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Mon 21 Aug 2023 · 19:00 UTC Selhurst Park 24,189 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' Martin Odegaard pen

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Arsenal FCPremier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Wade Smith

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
12 Aug Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W
28 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
20 May Fulham FC A 2–2 D
13 May AFC Bournemouth H 2–0 W
06 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Arsenal FC
#22 Position #8
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Arsenal FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal 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' William Saliba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Ayew.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' Martinelli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 66 goals in his last 81 appearances.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Crystal Palace FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 54' A stunning finish from Martin Odegaard — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' It’s high time Mikel Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 65' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Takehiro Tomiyasu. He receives a Red card.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Arsenal FC — Gabriel on, Martinelli off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Naouirou Ahamada is replacing Jeffrey Schlupp for the Crystal Palace FC side.
  • 79' The whistle greets Eddie Nketiah as he departs to be replaced by Jorginho.
  • 83' The whistle greets Joel Ward as he departs to be replaced by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
  • 88' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 89' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Martin Odegaard is withdrawn and Oleksandr Zinchenko gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Full Time. Arsenal FC beats Crystal Palace FC

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.42 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC23% Draw43% Arsenal FC34%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 62%
38%
± 1.5 29%
71%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Arsenal FC
77%
Crystal Palace FC or Arsenal FC
57%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC10% Draw72% Arsenal FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
38%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
2.6%
2 – 1
2.1%
0 – 3
1.3%
2 – 2
0.8%
1 – 3
0.7%
3 – 0
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% 97%
-1 3% 15% 82%
-0.5 18% 82%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 24% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
54%
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
66%

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