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

Premier League · 2018-19
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
1
3
Watford FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 Watford FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Burnley FC A 3–1 W
11 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
20 Aug Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
11 Aug Fulham FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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.
  • 4' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 4.
  • 7' Crystal Palace FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 12' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Abdoulaye Doucoure has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' Crystal Palace FC have won 379 goals from 325 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Daryl Janmaat is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 47' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crystal Palace FC that had 325 games and scored 379 goals.
  • 53' Roberto Pereyra is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' Troy Deeney is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Jose Holebas makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 73' Ken Sema has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Gray on 73 minute.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Jeffrey Schlupp is replaced by Max Meyer on 75 minute.
  • 78' A stunning finish from Wilfried Zaha — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' A moment of madness from Max Meyer on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Crystal Palace FC will be frustrated.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Holebas on 84.
  • 85' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Christian Benteke trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Sorloth on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Roberto Pereyra argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Troy Deeney is replaced by Isaac Success.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javi Gracia

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Watford 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
Watford FC51% Draw26% Crystal Palace FC23%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
49%
Watford FC or Crystal Palace FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC34% Draw47% Crystal Palace FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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