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

Premier League · 2019-20
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Crystal Palace FCPremier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 0–0 D
04 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
30 Nov Southampton FC A 1–2 L
23 Nov Burnley FC H 0–3 L
08 Nov Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
02 Nov Chelsea FC H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Watford FC A 0–0 D
03 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
30 Nov Burnley FC A 2–0 W
23 Nov Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
09 Nov Chelsea FC A 0–2 L
03 Nov Leicester City FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Crystal Palace FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Watford FC have won 391 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Christian Benteke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Ghana international Jordan Ayew has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Abdoulaye Doucoure is booked for Watford FC — Yellow card on 34.
  • 38' The referee shows Crystal Palace FC player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 40' Craig Cathcart is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Jeffrey Schlupp trudges off to be replaced by Jairo Riedewald on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Luka Milivojevic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' James Tomkins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 66' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Tomkins on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 73 minute. Andros Townsend leaves to be changed by Christian Benteke.
  • 77' Watford FC ring the changes. Roberto Pereyra has done his job and it is now time for Andre Gray to step up.
  • 78' Watford FC make a change. Abdoulaye Doucoure trudges off to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. Cheikhou Kouyate has done his job and it is now time for James McCarthy to step up.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Femenia Far gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Etienne Capoue is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC39% Draw31% Crystal Palace FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
61%
Watford FC or Crystal Palace FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC24% Draw54% Crystal Palace FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.5%
3 – 0
2.4%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% 65%
+0.5 69% 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
37%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
35%

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