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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

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' That's the starting whistle at Selhurst Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Crystal Palace FC and Grimsby Town FC.
  • 2' The referee shows Grimsby Town FC player a Red card on 2.
  • 7' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Crystal Palace FC and Grimsby Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Crystal Palace FC and Grimsby Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 22' Grimsby Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roy Hodgson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. Pape Ndiaye Souare has done his job and it is now time for Cheikhou Kouyate to step up.
  • 41' England international Jordan Cook has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Luke Hendrie is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Grimsby Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Grimsby Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Connor Wickham. He replaces Alexander Sorloth on 61 minute.
  • 66' Both keepers have barely been tested. Crystal Palace FC and Grimsby Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 68' Jairo Riedewald makes way for Jordan Ayew at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Grimsby Town FC that had 21 games and scored 30 goals.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Mitchell Rose. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Another change for Grimsby Town FC made on 75 minute. Wesley Thomas leaves to be changed by Charles Vernam.
  • 80' Grimsby Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Jolley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 86' Jordan Ayew doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 89' Jordan Cook gets the nod from Grimsby Town FC. He replaces Martyn Woolford and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Crystal Palace FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.