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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' What a night it is going to be! Crystal Palace FC welcome Southampton FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Martin Kelly has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Crystal Palace FC and Southampton FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. James McArthur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 47' What a strike from Danny Ings! The score is 0-1.
  • 52' It’s high time Mark Hughes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' Charlie Austin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shane Long at the 62 minute mark.
  • 64' Aaron Wan-Bissaka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Hughes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 72' Andros Townsend makes way for Cheikhou Kouyate at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
  • 73' Matt Targett is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mohamed Elyounoussi at the 73 minute mark.
  • 76' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Jordan Ayew trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Sorloth on 76 minutes.
  • 77' Southampton FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 78' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oriol Romeu is hanging Danny Ings on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' Jannik Vestergaard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Pierre Emile Hojbjerg has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

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.