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Manchester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Manchester City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 18 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' James McArthur
Y 26' Jordan Ayew
Benjamin Mendy 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Graham Scott

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

11
4
3
Manchester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2019-04-14 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 2–2 D
12 Jan Aston Villa FC A 6–1 W
01 Jan Everton FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Sheffield United FC H 2–0 W
27 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–3 L
21 Dec Leicester City FC H 3–1 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Manchester City FC A 2–2 D
11 Jan Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
28 Dec Southampton FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Crystal Palace FC
#1 Position #15
15 Points 4
5 Played 5
5 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
13 Scored 6
5 Conceded 11
+8 GD -5
3.00 PPG 0.80
100% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ 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)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 5 G
Rayan Cherki 3 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 2 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James McArthur.
  • 18' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 26' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' Jairo Riedewald has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Crystal Palace FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cenk Tosun on 39.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 49' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 54' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Benjamin Mendy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' David Silva makes way for Gabriel Jesus at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
  • 67' Manchester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
  • 72' Vicente Guaita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 325 appearances.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Riyad Mahrez. He replaces Bernardo Silva on 73 minute.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Connor Wickham comes on to replace Cenk Tosun.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Sergio Aguero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 87' Sergio Aguero doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Jairo Riedewald is replaced by Joel Ward on 88 minute.
  • 89' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Raheem Sterling exits the field as Rodri enters on 89.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Fernandinho gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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 8
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

2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2019-04-14 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Manchester City FC 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC

Manchester City FC Form

2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2020-01-12 Aston Villa FC 1–6 Manchester City FC W 2020-01-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Everton FC W 2019-12-29 Manchester City FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2019-12-27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–2 Manchester City FC L 2019-12-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-01-18 Manchester City FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC D 2020-01-11 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2020-01-01 Norwich City FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2019-12-28 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2019-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2019-12-21 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.35 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Manchester City FC to win 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC71% Draw16% Crystal Palace FC13%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 4.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
29%
Manchester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC61% Draw29% Crystal Palace FC10%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.1%
4 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
6.2%
1 – 1
5%
5 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
5 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 20% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 17% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 5% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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