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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
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

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
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ 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' A meaty challenge results in booking for Etienne Capoue on 4.
  • 7' Wilfried Zaha is having his name booked by the referee on 7.
  • 12' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Patrick van Aanholt, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Joel Ward has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' Magnificent from Roberto Pereyra! That is 31 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' Jose Holebas doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Ken Sema comes on to replace Andre Gray.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Max Meyer comes on to replace Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 78' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Wilfried Zaha! He fires home on 78 to make it 2-1!
  • 80' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 84' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Christian Benteke trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Sorloth on 85 minutes.
  • 86' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Troy Deeney as he leaves the pitch. Isaac Success steps in for Watford FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.