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Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Manchester City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Anthony Taylor

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

10
4
3
Manchester City FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 2–3 L
15 Dec Everton FC H 3–1 W
12 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–1 W
08 Dec Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
04 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
01 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Manchester City FC A 3–2 W
15 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
08 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–3 L
04 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–3 L
01 Dec Burnley FC H 2–0 W
24 Nov Manchester United FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Crystal Palace FC
#9 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Etihad Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Aymeric Laporte, a Spain , has 20 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wilfried Zaha, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ilkay Gundogan makes it 1-0.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jeffrey Schlupp makes it 1-1.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Andros Townsend makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' Wilfried Zaha was booked on 44.
  • 45' Wilfried Zaha was booked on 45.
  • 50' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Nicolas Otamendi is replaced by Sergio Aguero on 50 minute.
  • 51' Goal! Luka Milivojevic scores his 17 goal in 322 matches.
  • 56' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Kevin De Bruyne on, Fabian Delph off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 69' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riyad Mahrez is hanging Raheem Sterling on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Patrick van Aanholt on 75.
  • 80' James McArthur catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Kevin De Bruyne gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 88' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Wilfried Zaha by Jordan Ayew on 88 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Vicente Guaita. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Max Meyer by Jason Puncheon on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Crystal Palace FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 6
Kevin De Bruyne 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Raheem Sterling 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Rico Lewis 3
Ilkay Gundogan 2
Omar Marmoush 2

Head to Head

2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC

Manchester City FC Form

2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-15 Manchester City FC 3–1 Everton FC W 2018-12-12 Manchester City FC 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2018-12-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2018-12-04 Watford FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-01 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2018-12-08 West Ham United FC 3–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2018-12-01 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2018-11-24 Manchester United FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.13 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC35% Draw31% Crystal Palace FC34%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Manchester City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
65%
Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC24% Draw51% Crystal Palace FC25%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.4%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 0
10.3%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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