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

Premier League · 2019-20
Sat 28 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Crystal Palace FCPremier League at St. Mary's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Andre Marriner

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Chelsea FC A 2–0 W
21 Dec Aston Villa FC A 3–1 W
14 Dec West Ham United FC H 0–1 L
08 Dec Newcastle United FC A 1–2 L
04 Dec Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
16 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Watford FC A 0–0 D
03 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Crystal Palace FC gets underway.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Southampton FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Jack Stephens has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Ralph Hasenhuttl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Southampton FC have won 417 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' The 30-year-old Jan Bednarek has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Luka Milivojevic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' 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 Wilfried Zaha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 47' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Goal! James Tomkins scores his 5 goal in 322 matches.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Alex McCarthy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 63' Moussa Djenepo is replacing Che Adams for the Southampton FC side.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Southampton FC! Stuart Armstrong comes on to replace Sofiane Boufal.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' Goal! Danny Ings scores his 67 goal in 348 matches.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James Ward-Prowse.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Cheikhou Kouyate comes on to replace Max Meyer.
  • 85' James McArthur is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Southampton FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC43% Draw31% Crystal Palace FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
57%
Southampton FC or Crystal Palace FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC28% Draw54% Crystal Palace FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 74% 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
42%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
31%

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