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

Premier League · 2018-19
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Everton FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Head-to-Head

11
7
2
Everton FC 20 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Crystal Palace FC H 2–0 W
06 Oct Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
29 Sep Fulham FC H 3–0 W
23 Sep Arsenal FC A 0–2 L
16 Sep West Ham United FC H 1–3 L
01 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Everton FC A 0–2 L
06 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
01 Oct AFC Bournemouth A 1–2 L
22 Sep Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D
15 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
01 Sep Southampton FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Everton FC Crystal Palace FC
#7 Position #15
9 Points 4
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
6 Scored 6
3 Conceded 11
+3 GD -5
1.80 PPG 0.80
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Everton FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Everton FC are 7th (9 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Everton FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Kurt Zouma has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 321 appearances.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Luka Milivojevic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marco Silva will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Wilfried Zaha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Idrissa Gana Gueye on 29.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' England international Theo Walcott has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' Luka Milivojevic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' James Tomkins is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Everton FC so far.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. Everton FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
  • 67' The Everton FC manager makes a substitution. Bernard departs to be replaced by Cenk Tosun.
  • 72' 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 Bernard suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Seamus Coleman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 82' Dominic Calvert-Lewin is replacing Andre Gomes for the Everton FC side.
  • 87' Dominic Calvert-Lewin does the damage! The net is bulging and Everton FC surge ahead!
  • 89' A goal from the Turkey international Cenk Tosun! He fires home on 89 to make it 2-0!
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Connor Wickham. He replaces James McArthur on 89 minute.
  • Everton FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03 Everton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Everton FC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC69% Draw21% Crystal Palace FC10%
Actual: Everton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Everton FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
31%
Everton FC or Crystal Palace FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Everton FC51% Draw43% Crystal Palace FC6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.6%
3 – 0
11%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
3.1%
4 – 1
2.8%
5 – 0
2.3%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Everton FC

Handicap Everton FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 23% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 26% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Everton FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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