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Crystal Palace FC vs Grimsby Town FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Crystal Palace FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Grimsby Town FC
Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 17:30 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'
R 2' Andrew Fox
Y 45' Luke Hendrie
Y 74' Mitchell Rose

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Grimsby Town FC — FA Cup at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Crystal Palace FC 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Grimsby Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Grimsby Town FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Grimsby Town FC H 1–0 W
02 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
30 Dec Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
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
Grimsby Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
02 Dec Chesterfield FC A 2–0 W
10 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Grimsby Town FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Grimsby Town FC
Jaze Kabia 3 G
Kieran Green 2 G
Danny Rose 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Crystal Palace FC welcome Grimsby Town FC for this crunch clash at Selhurst Park.
  • 2' Andrew Fox has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 2.
  • 7' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Grimsby Town FC have won 30 goals from 21 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mitchell Rose, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Crystal Palace FC and Grimsby Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Pape Ndiaye Souare is replaced by Cheikhou Kouyate on 36 minute.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Grimsby Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Grimsby Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their trying to find a way past Grimsby Town FC's compact .
  • 61' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor Wickham is hanging Alexander Sorloth on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' Elliot Embleton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' Jordan Ayew is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jairo Riedewald at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mitchell Rose on 74.
  • 75' Charles Vernam has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wesley Thomas on 75 minute.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 86' Jordan Ayew does the damage! The net is bulging and Crystal Palace FC surge ahead!
  • 89' Time for substitution for Grimsby Town FC. Martyn Woolford is replaced by Jordan Cook.
  • Full Time. Crystal Palace FC beats Grimsby Town FC

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Grimsby Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Jolley

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Grimsby Town FC xG
I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC44% Draw33% Grimsby Town FC23%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Grimsby Town FC
56%
Crystal Palace FC or Grimsby Town FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC26% Draw58% Grimsby Town FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Grimsby Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 24% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Grimsby Town FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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