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Southampton FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Tue 11 May 2021 · 19:15 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 Andy Madley
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Eddie Smart

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Crystal Palace FC H 3–1 W
08 May Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
30 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–1 D
21 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
12 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Southampton FC A 1–3 L
08 May Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W
01 May Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
26 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Chelsea FC H 1–4 L
05 Apr Everton FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at St. Mary's Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' Brilliant from the ! Christian Benteke makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
  • 3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christian Benteke makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 8' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 13' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' Danny Ings does the damage! The net is bulging and Southampton FC surge ahead!
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Danny Ings gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Southampton FC have won 417 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Takumi Minamino is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
  • 35' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Jannik Vestergaard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jean-Philippe Mateta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
  • 44' A moment of madness from Jan Bednarek on 44 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Southampton FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Jan Bednarek exits the field as Mohammed Salisu enters on 46.
  • 48' What a moment for Che Adams! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Jannik Vestergaard gets a Yellow card.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Stephens made 348 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Jeffrey Schlupp comes on to replace Luka Milivojevic.
  • 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FCMichy Batshuayi on, Jordan Ayew off on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Danny Ings doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' Michael Obafemi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Ings on 76 minute.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cheikhou Kouyate.
  • 78' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Christian Benteke exits the field as Jean-Philippe Mateta enters on 78.
  • 83' 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.
  • 88' Wilfried Zaha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Wilfried Zaha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC49% Draw27% Crystal Palace FC24%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
51%
Southampton FC or Crystal Palace FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC33% Draw48% Crystal Palace FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% 76%
-1 24% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
35%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
23%

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