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Crystal Palace FC vs Southampton FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Crystal Palace FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
4
Crystal Palace FC 13 games · Avg 2.4 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Southampton FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
20 Aug Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
11 Aug Fulham FC A 2–0 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Crystal Palace FC A 2–0 W
25 Aug Leicester City FC H 1–2 L
18 Aug Everton FC A 1–2 L
12 Aug Burnley FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Crystal Palace FC to score. At the same time, Southampton FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Hughes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Southampton FC's shape.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Crystal Palace FC and Southampton FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Wayne Hennessey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' What a strike from Danny Ings! The score is 0-1.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' The 31-year-old Mohamed Elyounoussi has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' Another change for Southampton FC made on 62 minute. Shane Long leaves to be changed by Charlie Austin.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 69' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Cheikhou Kouyate gets the nod from Crystal Palace FC. He replaces Andros Townsend and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Southampton FC make a change. Mohamed Elyounoussi trudges off to be replaced by Matt Targett on 73 minutes.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Alexander Sorloth comes on to replace Jordan Ayew.
  • 77' Southampton FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Southampton FC! Oriol Romeu comes on to replace Danny Ings.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 88' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Assisted by Matt Targett with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pierre Emile Hojbjerg makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • With this win, Southampton FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Hughes

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.78 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC23% Draw29% Southampton FC48%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Southampton FC
77%
Crystal Palace FC or Southampton FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crystal Palace FC14% Draw50% Southampton FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.3%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12.4%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3%
0 – 4
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 25% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

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