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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
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.8 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
Grimsby Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grimsby Town FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Selhurst Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' Andrew Fox is having his name booked by the referee on 2.
  • 7' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' Jairo Riedewald has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 333 appearances.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' Grimsby Town FC is showing some good football. However, Grimsby Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cheikhou Kouyate is hanging Pape Ndiaye Souare on the field on 36 minute.
  • 41' Grimsby Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Luke Hendrie was booked on 45.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Crystal Palace FC and Grimsby Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' 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 Elliot Embleton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 61 minute. Alexander Sorloth leaves to be changed by Connor Wickham.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 68' Jordan Ayew has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jairo Riedewald on 68 minute.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' Grimsby Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 75' The Grimsby Town FC bench stirs into life. Wesley Thomas is withdrawn and Charles Vernam gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Jordan Ayew is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Grimsby Town FC tonight.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 86' GOAL! Jordan Ayew fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 89' The crowd applauds Martyn Woolford as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Cook steps in for Grimsby Town FC.
  • The points are shared — Crystal Palace FC 1-0 Grimsby Town FC. Honours even.

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.