Crystal Palace FC vs Cardiff City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Cardiff City FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andy Garratt
- Referee Lee Probert
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Andy Woolmer
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D 22 Dec Manchester City FC A 3–2 W 15 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–0 W 08 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–3 L 04 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–3 L 01 Dec Burnley FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D 22 Dec Manchester United FC H 1–5 L 15 Dec Watford FC A 2–3 L 08 Dec Southampton FC H 1–0 W 04 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–3 L 30 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 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' In just a few seconds Selhurst Park will turn into a battlefield for Crystal Palace FC and Cardiff City FC.
- 5' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Junior Hoilett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Luka Milivojevic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
- 36' 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 James Tomkins suffering a number of foals already.
- 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 45' Junior Hoilett is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' 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.
- 55' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' 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.
- 63' Connor Wickham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Max Meyer on 63 minute.
- 68' Aron Einar Gunnarsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' Victor Camarasa is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
- 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 363 games and scored 332 goals.
- 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Meyer made 307 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' Aron Einar Gunnarsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Camarasa on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 4
- 8
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7
Max Meyer ↓ Connor Wickham 63'
- 5
- 3
- 12
- 18
- 10
- 29
- 11
Bench
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 15
- 42
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21
Connor Wickham ↑ 63'
Coach Roy HodgsonCardiff City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 22
- 8
- 23
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33
Junior Hoilett ↓ Harry Arter 90'
- 21
Bench
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17
Aron Einar Gunnarsson ↑ 90'
- 11
- 12
- 19
- 24
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7
Harry Arter ↑ 90'
- 18
Coach Neil Warnock -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Martin Kelly 1 Andros Townsend 1 Wilfried Zaha 1 Michy Batshuayi 1 Bobby Reid 1 Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
2018-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2018-12-08 West Ham United FC 3–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-01 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Burnley FC WCardiff City FC Form
2018-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2018-12-22 Cardiff City FC 1–5 Manchester United FC L 2018-12-15 Watford FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2018-12-08 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2018-12-04 West Ham United FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2018-11-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.04 Crystal Palace FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.67 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 75%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.71Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 79% 21% ± 1.5 51% 49% ± 2.5 25% 75% ± 3.5 10% 90% ± 4.5 4% 96% Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw 77%Draw or Cardiff City FC 56%Crystal Palace FC or Cardiff City FC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 17.4%1 – 1 13.5%0 – 1 10.6%2 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 4.1%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 0 3.2%3 – 1 2.3%2 – 2 2.3%1 – 3 0.9%Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 12% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 25% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 15% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet 52% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.